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To: Thunder90
You are right, Obama is trying to raise $1 billion to wage the dirtiest election campaign in American history, not exceeding Jefferson/ Adams or the campaigns against Andrew Jackson or Abraham Lincoln. You are also correct, the media will throw spears on behalf of Obama against any candidate the Republicans put up.

And that is key. The question is not whether there will be ammunition, the question is how well our candidate runs his campaign? My belief is that to some degree Gingrich is inoculated against much of the personal baggage by virtue of time and by virtue of his marriage. Much of the ideological problems which we conservatives raise only tend to help him with Reagan Democrats and independents because he has wandered to the left. In other words, he paints himself as a reasonable man willing to work with the other side etc. etc.which appeals to the mushy middle.

There is also the matter of forensic skills which is a broader subject than mere debating ability. Gingrich has it all in this respect.

Finally, there is only one way to campaign against Obama's well-financed demagoguery and that is to dominate the scene by the force of one's personality. Seize the initiative, frame the issues, Spear Obama, present a vision for rescuing the country. In other words, dominate the board.

No one can do this as well as Gingrich and I believe these skills more than compensate for any vulnerability arising out of his history. That is a subjective opinion on my part but it has carried him far in this primary process.


143 posted on 11/28/2011 11:15:25 PM PST by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: nathanbedford

But, Gingrich will be attacked as viciously as Cain is being now, should Cain become irreverent or sink in the polls again. This would go as far as the MSM and dems paying one (or both) of Newt’s ex-wives to come out and say that Newt beat her/them. The Dems only want Mitt, as they hold a very large ace in the hole against him (IMHO this is something regarding violation of Federal law when Romney was head of Bane Capital). Furthermore, they want Mitt to come out of a brokered convention.


149 posted on 11/28/2011 11:22:03 PM PST by Thunder90 (Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
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To: nathanbedford

Nonsense. Running Newt, will simply mean that Obama can play BBall till november and still win.

If you are giving Newt a pass, it’s really hypocritical to be savaging Cain over unproven allegations.


154 posted on 11/28/2011 11:34:06 PM PST by BenKenobi (Honkeys for Herman! 10 percent is enough for God; 9 percent is enough for government)
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