Posted on 02/29/2012 7:21:05 PM PST by red flanker
Obama is not that smart. Clever and devious, maybe but not overly intelligent. I bet his raw IQ is 110 tops. I also don’t believe every government employee in the country will vote for him. 60-70% probably will but not 100%. Don’t get me wrong, I still think Obama will win but it will be a result of extreme media bias rather than Obama’s intellect.
I want a conservative DC insider who knows where the bodies are buried and who is willing to play hardball.
I’m sticking with Newt, “baggage” and all.
Whatever you're taking, be careful with it.
You and about 5% of the general electorate put that first.
That's the margin of victory/defeat in the last several elections. Maybe more.
And many of us small (l)ibertarians would love to discuss the requirements to win your vote with a dirty rotten scoundrel who will represent your interests.
If past sin disqualifies a man in the eyes of the Social Conservative, who can qualify?
Once we shift to relative merits, do not other qualities count?
One of the most famous conservatives in American history? The conservative who was handed the Reagan torch by Nancy Reagan? The conservative who ran the movement during the 90s after largely creating it?
The conservative endorsed by Jim Robinson of freerepublic? I think Newt gets to call himself conservative.
Whatever you’re taking, be careful with it.
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Thanks for your concern- lancey; but I assume you’re an intelligent person- so, if you have a gripe, why not just articulate it?
Most people who moved their support to Rick couldn’t see through Obama’s strategy to deliberately make contraception an issue in order to make Rick rise in the polls. We’re in this vote-splitting mess now because people fell for Obama’s smoke and mirrors and abandoned the ONLY conservative who can defeat Romney, Newt Gingrich. The ONLY chance we have now is for people to move back to Newt QUICKLY and make Santorum the afterthought he was before.
http://www.newt.org/answers/#dede-scozzafava-endorsement
Dede Scozzafava Endorsement
Newt has admitted it was a mistake to back Dede Scozzafava, the Republican nominee in the 2009 NY-23 special election.
Whether it was helping to build the Republican Party of Georgia back when Democrats controlled the entire state or leading the nationwide effort in 1994 to break 40 years of Democratic rule in the House, Newt has always tried to advance the cause of a truly conservative Republican party. This has always meant supporting the most conservative nominee possible as selected by Republican primary voters.
Therefore, Newt will almost always back the nominee of the Republican party and not back an independent candidate in a race against a Democratic candidate.
Newt still believes in this principle, however, he has admitted it was a mistake to back Dede Scozzafava, the Republican nominee in the 2009 NY-23 special election. Although she was the Republican nominee, the problem was that Republican primary voters did not pick her, the local party leaders did, otherwise her liberal views would have prevented her from becoming the nominee. The Conservative Party candidate whom Scozzafava was running against, Doug Hoffman, recently remarked about Newt’s endorsement of his rival, “I would advise other conservative republicans: Don’t hold this against him.”
Performs well? You think losing the Senate by 18 points to the voters who know you best is "performing well?" That's some fuzzy math you're using there. If you haven't noticed, Santorum spent a lot of time at the bottom of the polls in this primary and is on his way back. The February fluke is over and Newt has learned all the valuable lessons about how to deal with negative attacks and will not misstep again.
A district 23 endorsement would be nothing in a general election, people would not even know what they were getting at, endorsing Romney could have a little effect though.
Here are some who endorsed her.
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chairman Pete Sessions (Texas) and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who is in charge of recruiting candidates to run next (that) year and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas).
This poll is no fluke. I analyzed the AZ and MI exit polls in the below thread and also found Newt’s support doubling and tripling on the final day of voting. Considering there was NO wind at his back in states he wasn’t even competing in, that on top of the Gallup spike means he’s got something really solid and real driving his numbers:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2852347/posts
Keep in mind though that Newt suffered because he was outspent 12 to 1. That will not be true in the general election. We will probably have a pretty even playing field. Newt's platform is certainly business friendly. He should have no problem earning money once the choice is down to Obama or him. And I don't think Obama is going to quite get the billion they were hoping for. Also, free media is going to be available to Newt just as much as it is to Obama. I guarantee you Newt can handle the tough questions. He's a big boy and I honestly don't even think Obama and the media can do any worse than this grilling over the coals he's gotten in the primary, when even his own friends turned on him. Newt's going to be ready for anything they might throw at him.
Since it is so heavy for you, take a load off, I will carry NEWTS "so called" baggage for awhile.
Well I'll be, it's really light as a feather now, as there is nothing in it anymore.
“...A man who cheated on two wives,..”
We’re choosing a politician to be a candidate for President, not a parish priest!
As for baggage, Barry Soetoro’s immigration file is firmly in the hands of Janet Napolitano, and the Democratic Party sent an operative to Jakarta, Indonesia, July 2007, to buy up all documents pertaining to Obama.
NOW, that’s baggage, and don’t forget BHO2 is loaded with it!
Not really. The article made me LOL! Newt is up by only two points from a previous poll!!! He’s toast. Accept it and move on with your life. By the way, neither Drudge nor Rush needs you. You’re fairly insignificant.
Newt and Palin are extremely close biographically...middle class upbringing, common sense conservatives, patriotic spirits, have a streak of populism that pisses off the establishment elites, got slammed by the media as being worse than Hitler after they rose to national prominence, got attacked with bogus ethics charges by Democrats, and eventually resigned in part because of the constant harassment and in part because they had better financial opportunities outside of government once they became household names.
I just don’t see a reason to have them fight each other. They’d have the kind of dynamic Newt and Cain did. They would obviously like each other and agree on a lot, but Newt would win overall due to having a greater command of facts, figures and history.
How do you know his wives didn’t cheat on him?
I will repeat myself, neither Rush nor Drudge need you.
The fact is that Newt has much less money than needed and that when Newt was ahead, he completely blew it in Florida. He has a massive mouth that most people are tired of hearing.
LOL! Now I'm reminded why we raised today's OTHER Lazarus back from the dead! Sounds like you made good use of your free time during zot purgatory to catch up on your research.
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