>> What matters is the narrative that this provides the media and the establishment. This will provide multiple news cycles worth of fodder to beat Newt over the head with. >>
In their minds, yes, but this will make it backfire. They thought they had a legitimate organizing issue or competency issue here, and it turns out all they had was BS vapor. It will likely backfire. They’ll go away just like ALL the rules are the rules trolls from this forum yesterday have.
Hear it? Crickets...........
In the numbers game... Virginia doesn’t really matter, unless it comes down to the wire at the end.
Where it matters is in the perceptions game - especially in how it can be used to sow doubt in someone’s campaign.
I wondered today if the ignorant masses would know the difference between not being on the ballot in VA for the primary and not being on the ballot in VA for the general. What do you suppose will go through the minds of the great unwashed if they get the notion that Newt has already forfeited one state if he goes up against Obama?