I don’t see Newt playing to win. I don’t see the crowds embracing Santorum. I think I’ll stick with Perry.
“I don’t see Newt playing to win. I don’t see the crowds embracing Santorum. I think I’ll stick with Perry.”
Yeah that’s where I see it right now too. The Newt train is heading off the rails and Santorum does not have the organization and cash to stick it out for the long haul. Plus, the new primary setup where the ‘winner take all’ states don’t vote till April give candidates a good opportunity for a comeback.
We have to keep in mind that these new rules combined with an election cycle where our country is in deep peril and we’re facing the most leftist POTUS in modern times means conventional wisdom from past elections does not apply. Just the rule change alone-had it happened in 2008-may have kept McCain from getting the nomination.
This time around-I sense that there are enough GOP primary voters who simply don’t want to accept having the establishment ram their nominee down our throats again. In a normal time of peace and prosperity, we might have been inclined to give it up and say “okay, we’ll run with Dole, McCain, or whomever”. But this time, the stakes are just way too high. We can’t afford to get this wrong, and we sure as heck can’t afford to put up another RINO loser that will guarantee another 4 years of Obama under the guise of being the most “electable” candidate.
All that to say-Perry may as well stick it out and see what happens with the other two guys. Who knows, if Newt fully implodes and Santorum fails to gain traction, conservatives may yet rally behind Perry as the anti-Romney.