Posted on 01/17/2012 3:32:52 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Sorry, I let wishful thinking get in the way of critical thinking...but coincidences do happen ;-)
The conventional wisdom outside of FR, in "mainstream" media is that Romney is the strongest candidate vs. Obama. I don't necessarily agree with that, partly because my opinions are not those of elite liberal media.
But Democrats and many independents are the product of the left wing media. Your assumptions is that all these Democrats and independents all read FR, they found here that Romney is the weakest candidate, and therefore, in open primary are going to vote Romney, in order to weaken GOP, strnghten Dems..
That, to me, is just not intuitive. Open primary will result in more of the less conservative voters participating. But it is not a conspiracy to give GOP the weakest candidate. It is just that they (some Democrats - mostly "former" Democrats, and some independents) have found a candidate they liked.
Nope. It's the style Newt was pushing until he was challenged to one by Santorum.
Right. As of now, the fate of our country hangs by a very thin thread. If we let the conservative vote be split, it will be a disaster.
I don’t think that the Paujl people would move to any other GOP candidate if he dropped out. Most will retreat to the bong and the rest will go to the Liberttarians.
Perry was close to dropping out after NH, and I am certain does not want to be VP....Santorum on the other hand would probably jump at the opportunity to be VEEP. Gingrich/Santorum would actually be a formidable ticket.
Gingrich +5%
Paul +5%
Santorum -1%
Perry -5%
Romney -5%
Problem solving at its best, LOL.
Try asking Alvin Toffler. I love that Newt is so open minded and willing to experiment. I just think his lack of discipline makes him a loose cannon on deck. Winning debates is different than winning national elections. I remember the 1990s and Newt is extremely polarizing. People who are not interested in doing the research will be horrified by the things Newt has said and done, both professionally and personally. That said, I will gladly vote for anyone,including Newt, selected by the GOP to run against President Obama, who IMHO is on a mission to destroy America.
Newt/Bolton 2012 works for me.
Muss his hair up a little LoL!
Nah, that’s industrial strength grease-—that stuff is gonna hold like tar, LOL.
Well, I like the changes Newt’s suggesting like a 15% personal flat tax after deductions and a 12.5% corporate tax. Elimination of the capital gains tax. Privatize social security and medicare and eliminate the payroll tax. Neuter the Fed and the EPA. Eliminate 185 federal welfare programs and return them to the states and the people. Repeal ObamaCare, repeal Dodd-Frank, repeal Sarbanes-Oxley, fire the czars and dismantle the Marxist government. Cut government, cut spending, cut entitlements, cut taxes, cut regulations, cut borrowing, cut the deficit, reduce unemployment, balance the budget and create an environment for the free market to flourish. Set our people free to produce and prosper AND enjoy the fruits of their labor. What’s not to like? And he has a history of conservative accomplishments just like these with the Reagan Revolution of the 80’s and the Republican Revolution of the 90’s. And I believe he has the fire in the belly to do it again.
Ah well.
It was worth consideration.
Oh, yeah, and I forgot a big one: Directly challenge and fight the unconstitutional rule of the liberal activist judiciary!!
” What’s really scary is that Newt said he’s decided to stay in after SC even if he loses. So what the hell was he going to do? “ <<<<
I believe that remark was code for two things; 1.) for us to do the damn math; 2.) clear the brush out of my path and I can take this guy out in South Carolina, and still have some money to at least cross the border into Florida, and try to retake my lead there. Otherwise, “congratulations folks, meet your nominee, Romney.”
Well, there’re other options...snapping the magic underwear (yuck!), forcibly injecting a personality.....
“And then Rubio for VP”
This is a merry-go-round. Is Rubio a natural born citizen?
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