I was commenting on a facebook thread last night.
I think people are backing Newt because he’s putting the lamestream media in their place and they hope he will do the same thing in the debates. We want someone on our side to forcefully call out Obama. And because Newt is calling out the media, there is this hope that he’ll do the same to Obama.
I am under no such illusions. We don’t call the R’s the stupid party for nothing.
“I was commenting on a facebook thread last night.
I think people are backing Newt because he’s putting the lamestream media in their place and they hope he will do the same thing in the debates. We want someone on our side to forcefully call out Obama. And because Newt is calling out the media, there is this hope that he’ll do the same to Obama.”
There is no denying that Newt has the ability to communicate. We called Reagan the “Great Communicator” because of his ability to take the fight to the American People. I think people are excited when they see a candidate as fed up about Washington and the puppet media outlets as they are.
Most of us acknowledge the fact that this is a weak field. My theory is that a lot of republican voters are seeing this and loosening their standards in hopes of at least beating Obama... regardless of the candidate’s level of conservatism.
Just a theory :)
BTW I really wish Cain was still in. He might have gotten a second look...