Still stuck on the concept of 100% ideological purity, eh? Newt may be a flawed conservative, but he loves this country and its Constitution, and will fight the leftists like no one else on our side.
He's also had a whole lot of experience in the halls of power, and knows how the Washington game works. Even better than Santorum, who was never in a leadership position in Congress (as far as I know).
Santorum may have come within a few votes of winning Iowa, but I'm afraid that's his high water mark. He's been at or near the bottom in polling since the primary contest began, and will not catch fire hot enough to win a plurality of the primary contests.
That leaves Newt as the only viable alternative. He's going to do well in South Carolina and Florida. I believe his momentum will pick up from there, and that he'll knock Romney out of the running before it's all over.
Oh, no, he's now just 8 points behind Romney NATIONWIDE! Santorum 2012. He's really passionate, committed, and articulate. Give PA another chance to redeem itself!
“...than Santorum, who was never in a leadership position in Congress...”
Santorum was the third highest ranking Republican in the Senate. He was billed as “the Republican the democrats love to hate.”
From wiki:
As a Senator, Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 to 2007.
Santorum is considered both a social and fiscal conservative. He is especially well-known for his strong social conservative positions, his role in enacting welfare reform in 1996, and his views on U.S. foreign policy towards Iran.
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If not Santorum, Newt or Perry suits me just fine.
Newt is a non-starter.
He is an admitted “progressive republican”. One who will govern in the cast of Wilson....Newt is not what this country needs now.
We are past the days of “he is not” a democrat so lets vote for him.
We need a solid conservative...Someone who can get the Country back on to a moral footing so we can move forward again. Newt is not a moral person and he is not a real conservative by his own admission.