Well think about this, if Newt couldn’t beat Mitt in the primaries, what makes you think he would beat Obama?
Newt stood no chance in the primaries because the GOP-e decided they wanted Romney after giving 2008 to McCain. It’s all about whose turn next it is. Newt was cut off of all funding and couldn’t mount a good campaign at all due to endless smears from Mitt during the primary season in Florida and some other states where the mailers were just disgusting.
Newt ain’t perfect. Nobody is. But he sure as hell would have schooled the hell out of the school boy from Kenya...that’s for damn sure.
Hmm? There's always more than one way of looking at anything.
Personally, I don't think Mitt lost any points tonight with the voters who really matter. Had this debate happened tomorrow night, when there are no major league games scheduled, a lot more men would have watched, and the polling results would have come out quite differently.
Nothing that happened tonight is going to change anyone's mind, who's previously made their choice. Perhaps it mattered to that small percentage of voters who are still undecided at this late date. Dunno, but I do know that Mitt's real lead at this point in the race is commanding and insurmountable. It would take an absolute miracle for Obama to win it now.