Newt can be good if he wants to be, but he is very establishment oriented and thinks he is a scholar more than a fighter these days IMO.
$1.6 million to run for the House. $10 million to run for the Senate.
Newt is no better than a liberal Democrat. No thanks.
Newt would never step down from speaker to freshman senator. His ego is way too big. He also can make more money in the private sector.
Even with his faults I still like Newt.
He was an unelectable stalking horse for Romney last time. NO thanks.
He’s 70 yrs old and would be 78 by the time he finished his term. Sure he’s smart and looks good sitting on a sofa with Pelosi.
Is he really the best VA can do?
Global Warming Hoaxster....personal issues...he would be trounced by Warner
I doubt he could get elected in VA.
From various threads on FR over the years, it seems VA has shifted somewhat leftward.
Add to that the fact that Gingrich has not won an election since he left the House.
He might be able to get a job on the street corner selling John Kerry’s global climate change book, however.
2011 and 2012 saw a mass purging of Romney supporters from this site, do you think it can withstand another?
Personally I don't think so and given the political climate around these parts, it's going to happen again. And if it does, given the health issues of the site owner, it could very well be the end of FR.......
Can they not find a Conservative to challenge Warner?
No expert on VA. But from afar seems like a lost state, no longer even purple.
Liz Cheney IMO should have gone for this or a congressional seat in VA, rather than carpetbagging up to WY to challenge a sitting senator who, though not perfect, is more conservative than she is.
But I like the Newt idea. I wonder what the chances are he runs and wins.
Over 50% of the now voting population, have no idea what he is talking about, because of their own self-indulgent imprisonment to stupidity.
NOOOOO!
NO.
The problem here is we are letting the establishment Republican party define what a “viable” candidate is - so of course the answer will be the only “viable” candidates are establishment Republicans.
Here is where I am at - I am done voting for “viable” GOP candidates - that is what gave us McCain as Presidential candidate. If they are not a conservative and willing to fight for those values then I dont care if we lose the seat. Let the liberals run the country into the ground and then we can pick up the pieces from there. I would rather rip the band-aid off at this point than to keep slowly pulling it away and losing our souls in the process.
Newt is just as much an elite as all the rest. We need a real outsider.