“I doubt it has the same impact on non Pubbies as it does with the Pubbie base.”
I KNOW it doesn’t. Look, Newt’s said many times that making the ad was a very stupid thing, AND that he was speaking out against cap and trade on the House floor the day Gore was trying to push it. If R’s don’t know that, they haven’t been listening.
“He is the perfect foil to help Obama gin things up enough that his base will be so angry, they will turn out in higher numbers.”
You betcha. He’ll be painted everything from a rich fat cat who doesn’t care about “the 99%” to the architect of Obamacare 1.0. It’ll be a no-win situation. And that doesn’t even take into consideration what a wimp he’ll be debating BHO face to face. He wants so badly to be liked by everybody (including the Left), and he’s scared to death of the race card, that it’ll be Juan McLame all over again.
Are (almost all of) the so-called conservative pundits and Repub spokespeople really THAT dumb that they don’t see this??? It’s obvious why the Dems are talking him up - they DO see what an easy mark he is.
But what’s the Republicans’ excuse? Do they want to see BHO re-elected or what?
But what’s the Republicans’ excuse? Do they want to see BHO re-elected or what?”
No they are not that dumb. I don't know why, but it is no doubt related to money and power. I think they either don't care whether Obama is elected, or are convinced that he is not beatable.
The horrible onslaught of any Pubbie facing Obama Machine may also be a factor. I do think a number of people GOP E would like to see as president took a pass in favor of 2016.
It is possible that so much damage has been done, that we are already sunk. If GOP regains the senate and keeps the house, they get their committee chairmanship back, then Obama will have to accept the blame. Maybe. Who knows?