Posted on 02/12/2012 12:55:11 PM PST by writer33
A new poll shows GOP hopeful Rick Santorum surging in rival Newt Gingrich's home state of Georgia, threatening the former House speaker’s strategy of focusing on southern states to win the nomination.
A new Landmark Communications/Rosetta Stone poll of Georgia GOP voters finds Gingrich ahead in the state with 35 percent support, but followed by a rising Santorum with 26 percent.
Mitt Romney, who won Maine's Saturday caucuses and is the leader in delegates in the Republican race is in third place with 16 percent, followed by Texas Rep. Ron Paul at 5 percent support.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
More than that, it sounds like the Newtster himself after losing Iowa! He should follow his own advice, but his abundantly over-inflated ego just won’t let go. He, like RINO Romney, think it’s HIS TURN.
It would be totally irresponsible for Newt to step aside until we see how Rick fares after the butt-whooping that is sure to come his way before Super Tuesday. Newt obviously has far stronger positives than any other candidates in the race given his ridiculously successful career of promoting conservative government, but he suffered from some negative attacks. It would be disastrous if we see Rick get slaughtered under negative attacks after Newt drops out and then have no one to turn to. The Romneybots desperately want Newt to drop out because they know that’s their best plan to win the nomination...whittle the race down to one weaker opponent with a much weaker record of achievement than Newt, and kill him with negatives, leaving nowhere for the votes to go except to Romney.
I guess when he is president and he opposes Obamacare and tries to destroy it you will think that is a bad thing as well!?!?
You have an impressive drift factor FRiend.
Newt drops so Ricky Santo can roll over for the Es like he has done all his undistinguished career, leaving a clear path for Romney. Union lackey mission accomplished.
This inability for common sense, this automatic twisting and distortion of what other people support, is a sure sign of a Santorumbot, learned by Saint Rick himself!
All Saint Rick offers is the repitition that he is the “True Conservative” and the Holy Christian. He doesn’t have a platform, and all he is quite good at is mocking other people’s positions.
Just like Rick better.
and remember, I never called you or your candidate a name so at least we had one adult in the room.
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Gingrich’s run is done. He stands ZERO chance at being nominated. He needs to get out and endorse Rick. If he doesn’t we may get Mittens.
This election is headed for disaster, unless Newt can turn it around. Obama loves the thought of either Romney or Santo as the nominee, and the RNC/GOPE won't have to face the reality of accountability under Newt and company.
That’s irrelevant since it didn’t stop Newt or many of his foaming-at-the-mouth rabid supporters from calling on Santorum to drop after winning in Iowa. Newt has been losing ground since South Carolina while Santorum has been gaining momentum and money.
You didn’t call me a name, but you sure did ignore everything I said and even accused me of supporting Obama, when obviously that wasn’t my meaning.
I’m asking you for specifics here, but you just give me the same answers Saint Rick gives... which is basically just accusing the other candidate of being worse than he is, while not giving any solutions of his own.
Saint Rick has you playing in the palm of his hands!
Did you by chance open the details next to the states? As stated in just one for instance the Minnesota caucuses are nonbinding and the AP is estimating the delegates based on vote totals. That’s it, just and estimate by AP. That can quickly change as we all have seen previously. Also, the Maine caucuses are nonbinding so the numbers being reported by the NY Times are estimates and nothing more. Anyone can make estimates and be wildly wrong so take it with a grain of salt.
Pure B.S.
I guess that I would rather put my trust in Newt’s claim of repentance over a guy who almost pretends he is “without sin”.
I have known both really good cops and pastors who had initially gotten off on the wrong foot. But because they had been there, done that, they were much better able to relate and deal with “sinners” than those who had led a “spotless” life and want to fix everybody else.
THAT kind sre scarey to me!
Isn’t Ken Osmond a Republican? He’s quite a bit older now than we remember. Aren’t we all?
“Saint Rick,” I kind of like that. It will make millions of liberals outraged; no telling what those mean liberals will do if he were somehow to be our nominee. That said, I do wish Rick were more conservative on economic matters.
Yeah, I hear ya. Kinda weird but these links explain the difference.
http://www.capitalfreepress.com/4425-stream-media-misrepresents-delegate/
http://www.capitalfreepress.com/republican-primary-delegate-allocation-2012/
As for the motivation for one outfit to use one method and another to do it differently, well, for that you have to consider the source...
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Otherwise, the rarely conscious American voters will accidently discover, or get exposed to, the truth that Rick Santorum is just as anti-conservative as Mitt Romney.
Santorum spoke out against the TEA Party activists, and publicly vowed to support and promote candidates running against TEA Party candidates.
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