Vote for the one who is most likely to defeat 0bama. That is Newt hands down.
I want an executive with a proven record.
I have no idea who is our toughest candidate to defeat Obama and no one else does, either.
So far, even Perry has the best winning record in elections.
>>The administration and agenda of either a President Gingrich or Perry would not be different in ANY substantive way.
Vote for the one who is most likely to defeat 0bama. That is Newt hands down.<<
You make two assertions. The first is almost certainly wrong. Perry will govern much more conservatively than Gingrich and he will be much more inclined to transfer power out of DC and back to the States. Gingrich is a creature of the DC establishment.
And the second assertion, that Gingrich will have an easier time beating Obama than Perry, is probably wrong too. It’s at least arguable that Perry’s consistent views over the years will look better to voters than Gingrich’s on-again, off-again, conservatism. Gingrich and Perry will both be lambasted by the MSM; of that there is no doubt.
But if the theme of the next election is to be one of limited government, Perry is at least as good a candidate as Gingrich in that regard. On the other hand, it the theme is getting along with the other guy, well, Gingrich has played both sides long enough, he should be pretty good at that.
And don’t think for a moment that his supposedly effective “calling out” of the MSM will be tolerated by the MSM in a general election environment. Every single time he picks on one of their own, he will be buried in opposition research, and the opposition won’t be the Dems, it will be that same MSM.