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This press release is several days old but Newt is ahead in the latest Free Repulic poll so I think it's timely.

Newt may be great at vision casting; however, he is still lacking in integrity. Clinton was a disgrace to our country. Why knowingly place a man who cannot honor his vows before the Lord in high office? Are we settling?

Newt can still be a strong influence, but in another capacity.

The FR poll results are rather interesting. Among REGISTERED freepers, Duncan Hunter is the candidate of choice. Among LURKERS, Gingrich is beating Hunter 2-to-1. Normally the combined numbers don't make much of a difference because registered freepers far outnumber lurkers, but the lurkers are so lopsidedly in favor of Gingrich than the combined totals put him as the solid favorite.

What does this tell me? If I was DUmmie lurking on FR and I was going to vote in one of our presidential "polls", I'd pick the Republican with the most baggage because he'd theoretically be easiest to beat. From the candidates on that list, the choice is obviously Newt. The reverse would true if you went to a DU poll. The rank and file members are divided on Hillary, but if you had the lurkers vote, alot of them would pick Hillary in a Dem poll. Why? There are a bunch of freepers there looking for the most polarizing Dem with high negatives, and Hillary fits the bill alot better than John Edwards.

Newt's a great guy. But he was throughly demonized and destroyed as speaker, and is simply unelectable as a Presidential candidate.

FYI, I voted "undecided" because my top choice at this junction is Tommy Thompson but he's not in the poll despite being an announced candidate. Of the candidates listed, I like Hunter and Tancredo. Neither would be likely to win the nomination, Hunter is a good all-around conservative vote, Tancredo is best to rub it in the RINOs faces and send a message about an issue they're wrong on.

The FR poll results are rather interesting. Among REGISTERED freepers, Duncan Hunter is the candidate of choice. Among LURKERS, Gingrich is beating Hunter 2-to-1. Normally the combined numbers don't make much of a difference because registered freepers far outnumber lurkers, but the lurkers are so lopsidedly in favor of Gingrich than the combined totals put him as the solid favorite.

What does this tell me? If I was DUmmie lurking on FR and I was going to vote in one of our presidential "polls", I'd pick the Republican with the most baggage because he'd theoretically be easiest to beat. From the candidates on that list, the choice is obviously Newt. The reverse would true if you went to a DU poll. The rank and file members are divided on Hillary, but if you had the lurkers vote, alot of them would pick Hillary in a Dem poll. Why? There are a bunch of freepers there looking for the most polarizing Dem with high negatives, and Hillary fits the bill alot better than John Edwards.

Newt's a great guy. But he was throughly demonized and destroyed as speaker, and is simply unelectable as a Presidential candidate.

FYI, I voted "undecided" because my top choice at this junction is Tommy Thompson but he's not in the poll despite being an announced candidate. Of the candidates listed, I like Hunter and Tancredo. Neither would be likely to win the nomination, Hunter is a good all-around conservative vote, Tancredo is best to rub it in the RINOs faces and send a message about an issue they're wrong on.