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Posted on 11/14/2011 4:30:15 PM PST by presidio9
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich continues to surge in the polls. Last week a CBS poll had Herman Cain at 18%, with Mitt Romney and Mr. Gingrich tied at 15%. Even more impressive was the latest McClatchy-Marist poll, which had Mr. Romney at 23%, Mr. Gingrich at 19% and Mr. Cain at 17%. A little over a month ago, Mr. Gingrich was barely above 5% in any poll.
Is the former Georgia congressman simply the latest flavor of the month in the wake of the Herman Cain sexual-harassment allegations, or can he actually win? In an interview with me this weekend, he notes that "after every debate I keep rising in the polls." He sees at least 70% of voters looking for an alternative to Mitt Romney as the GOP nominee. Mr. Gingrich says conservative voters "know I am the one who would be best to debate President Obama."
One Gingrich strategy that seems to be paying off is to remind voters of his record as speaker. He says he was the one who was able to persuade then-President Clinton "to sign a balanced budget, welfare reform and tax cuts." He says he inherited a 10-year forecast of $2.7 trillion in deficits, but that when he left Congress the forecast was "more than $2 trillion in surpluses" and "voters would love to see that happen again."
Mr. Gingrich has clearly appeared presidential in the GOP debates, and he says focus groups almost always "pick me as the debate winner." Mr. Gingrich's campaign suffered some major setbacks earlier this year after
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I was considering making Cain 'my guy.' When he couldn't address the issue of "Right of return" I figured he would take that as a wakeup call...there were gaps in his knowledge he needed to address ASAP. I was willing to give a pass...but let's be real, 98% of all posters here could write paragraphs on the Right of return, about how an innocent sounding proposal was actually a poison pill to negotiations.
It's the latest example of the lying agenda of the Palis and, by extension, the root of the ME issue. You don't understand the ME if you don't understand Right of return.
Then...another questioner..."defined benefit or premium support?" He didn't know what the questioner was talking about.
As a former Fed Governor, finance should be his strong suit. This is the question at the root of debate today, the cause or cure of trillions in unfunded federal/state liability. Not most, but many Freepers could speak knowledgably about this issue.
I'm willing to support a non-politician/non national politician for the office, but they need to have a level of familiarity with issues we discuss here daily. Not experts, but familiar with the big picture.
During the Linciln/Douglas debate with Newt, Newt had to explain an issue to him. This is kinda late in the process for that.
Cain has lost me, I think. He'd be a great Cabinet Secretary but I'm not willing to agree to the amount of OJT he seems to require for head man. His obvious strengths do not balance that out for me.
This reason, you see, has nothing to do with the Politico flap.
When you suggest that those who disagree with you must be shallow, without even listening to their reasoning, you call your own judgment and world view into question.
Who's being fooled? We just don't agree with you.
Interesting viewpoint. It shows a belief that...
---If you don't vote for President, we won't have one, and time will stand still until 2016.
---That you believe while you may not be interested in "Lesser of evils" anymore, that your decision does not have real world and negative consequences.
A fantasy world, that's where you live.
“No doubt Newt’s a good debater, but he’s going to have a tough time explaining the $one million Tiffany debt.”
I believe it is a one million dollar credit limit not debt and so what? He has not worked for the government for years and whatever he purchases is from income of books and private sector jobs. He has absolutley no requirement to explain this to anyone. Don’t people ever ask themselves, “Gee this is private credit information, I wonder who released it to the public and why.”
Your observations about appealing to more than just one’s base are correct. Like it or not, conservatives aren’t going to elect ANY candidate or more importantly, beat Barack Insane Obama. Doing that will mean appealing to righ leaning democrats, independents and other moderates. It’s precisely what Obama did in the last election.
Ronald Reagan understood this well.
Late FReeper Common Tator (RIP) used to discuss this at length with me. He would also agree with your assertions.
And I'll sleep very well at night knowing that I voted my conscience and did not succumb to choosing between evils.
Thank you very much!
So you agree with all of THIS?
Newt Gingrich endorses Dede Scozzafava in NY-23 House race
Gingrich Explains Scozzafava Endorsement, Slams Right-Wing Critics
Memo to Gingrich: Get Lost. Now
Gingrich Backs Obamacare's Individual Mandate Requiring Health Insurance
Gingrich donors dropping like flies
Bill Bennett to Gingrich: You’re Shooting at [Paul Ryan] From Behind! (Testy Radio Interview)
Mark Levin grills Newt Gingrich on his comments about Paul Ryan’s plan
Gingrich Calls GOP Medicare Plan 'Right-Wing Social Engineering' (supports individual mandate)
Gingrich Backs Obamacare's Individual Mandate Requiring Health Insurance (Newt praises Romneycare)
Gingrich Backs Obamacare's Individual Mandate
Gingrich Apologizes to Paul Ryan for 'Right-Wing Social Engineering' Criticism
Gingrich: ‘Strategic Blunder’ for Palin to Mock Obama as ‘Community Organizer’
Newt Gingrich Acknowledges ‘Contradictions’ On His Libya Views, ‘I Was Trying To Follow Obama’
Gingrich: My Ad on Global Warming with Pelosi was a "Debate," I will "Not Apologize"
Are you referring to this thread, or FR in general? Because right now I see about a dozen active participants, and at least one of them is planning on writing in Sarah Palin to make some idiotic point to no one.
There are no perfect candidates, but that’s no reason to drop your drawers and go all the way down to Newt’s level. Newt’s a snake who will say whatever he feels he needs to say to sway the argument his way.
Rick Santorum is WAY BETTER than Newt. My only beef with Rick is that he supported Arlen “Scottish Law” Specter, but that’s only because they were from the same state. Other than that, Rick’s been a pretty solid conservative.
Just completed a review of Article II & Amendment 12, and was suprised to find that no provision has ever been made for the sleeping patterns of the electorate.
You are correct, and Santorum is my first choice for president. Unfortunately, he is not going to win, even if we all band together and write in Sarah Palin. As an analogy, Jenniffer Connelly is probably my first choice for girlfriend, but when that option became unrealistic, I moved on to the one I have now.
I got some more unpleasant news for you----I ain't the only one by any stretch of the imagination who will be writing in Palin's name.
No more "lessers of evil."
Period.
I would have a hard time believing that you scored better than 400 on the written section of the SAT (if you took it), because your reading comprehension flat-out sucks. Here is the post that you were responding to:
Are you referring to this thread, or FR in general? Because right now I see about a dozen active participants, and at least one of them is planning on writing in Sarah Palin to make some idiotic point to no one.
Unless you can find another person (among the remaining dozen active participants to this particular thread) who has stated that he/she plans to write in "Palin" (and thereby tacitly vote for Obama), your post makes no sense.
Well, I give you credit for at least staring reality in the face. Seriously, though, in this game of 'musical flash-in-the-pans' of a campaign, you can't really make the statement "he cant' win". I mean, they've said the same thing about everyone in this thing so far. IF Sarah Palin is gonna take a bye, then the only best replacement would be Santorum. Everyone else is just takin us for a ride.
Again, I LOVE Rick Santorum, but I stand by my assessment that he and John Huntsman are the two remaining candidates with zero chance of winning. He provides valuable input in the debates, but any time wasted projecting him as a viable candidate is helpful to one man only: Mitt Romney.
“Santorum and John Huntsman are the two remaining candidates with zero chance of winning.”
Really? Clinton was impeached on sex?
I don't think the Articles of Impeachment even used the word sex...or any synonym.
Tell us more.
...and he's running at about 1% support. Do you intend to install him by coup?
I agree with him on most issues. He is, however, running as a fiscal and social conservative.
I believe we have a working majority for fiscal conservatism.
I firmly believe we do NOT have a working majority for social conservatism.
That's why I believe he is unelectable.
That's an idea with widespread support, now!
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