The big advantage Newt has over Santorum is that Newt has shown he can articulate the conservative message in a way that educates the public and perhaps persuades them. That is the one major thing we have been lacking in all our presidential candidates since Reagan. We need to change hearts and minds in this country. The media and educational system has driven people further left than arguably they have ever been. Even if Newt lost, we will have made gains in educating people about conservative thought.
His biggest con is the fact that his current marriage is to a woman who he apparently admitted was his mistress for several years during his previous marriage. I do feel that is the type of baggage that has the potential to turn off women voters. At some point Callista is going to face the media as a potential First Lady and the optics on this don’t look good. I’m also not sure if Newt’s previous wives have ever given interviews or if they might be brought out by the media to criticize Newt in the campaign. Since we’re most likely going to win on the issues, this other stuff is where the media is going to look for weaknesses.
Thank you!!! I have gotten some excellant feedback on Newt and all things considered it helped comfirm my gut feeling; I just needed some input like yours. I WILL BE supportig Newt at the Iowa Caucuses.