[TBBT]

Now if we could just get the Ricks out of the way...

[ronnie raygun]

Anyone can see Newt will mop the floor with ziooerhead and they know it. The only card they have in thier deck is the race card

[Erik Latranyi]

Waiting for the Santoum supporters to show up and start bashing Gingrich for sitting with Pelosi, etc, etc, etc.

Of course, that completely ignores Santorum’s votes for expanding the Department of Education, Medicare, etc.

When Gingrich was in office, he was reliable and kept his word. Santorum played party politics.

Neither is the perfect conservative.

So spare us your typed protests.

[Happy Rain]

So the most conservative candidate who can beat Mitt Romney is Rick Santorum (45%-39%)—makes me feel better about my vote Saturday...

...and pretty much puts the kibosh on the dolts who claim a vote for anyone but Newt is a vote for Willard.

[Jim Noble]

It should not matter how many candidates there are, and if it does, it's because of bad rules.

Romney needs more than half of the 2268 delegates. He has not yet gotten, and probably won't get, more than 35% in any primary.

Therefore, whether the other 65% of the votes go to one guy, or a hundred, shouldn't matter.

Saying Romney is "winning" with vote levels of 25%-35% is stupid.

[muir_redwoods]

Just an observation but I have never heard of pollpositions.com before this.

[relictele]

I take all stats and polls with a grain of salt but this certainly bolsters the argument that the white-shoe GOP types want the conservatives to eat their own.

[Mister Da]

Yep. The not-Romney crowd are splitting their votes among the remaining four.

I like Newt somewhat, but I don't trust him. He can be a little “scattered” at times, & he has fits of liberalism. Paul is scary. The rest are just pathetic looking.

That brings me back to Newt, who I believe can beat Obama, which is essential. He seems to be the best of a bad bunch. I am not energized.

[nhwingut]

What is pollpositions.com?

[Hattie]

And how does Newt do in a matchup with just Obama? Newt cannot defeat Obama folks. The general public will not elect him, they detest him.

[jimfree]

Fascinating. I just caution that “what if” polling is not always the same result as “this is your real choice” polling.

I’m almost willing now to accept Newt’s walking back from his attack on capitalism. (I know it’s Perry’s term) Vulture capitalism cleanses the business environment of underperforming assets and management.

[Elle Bee]

At this point Santorum is only in the race so that he can get several cable news 'contributor' gigs on cable tv

Much the same way Herman Cain had from the beginning

We've just cast our early ballots for Newt here in Florida

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[HamiltonJay]

I’ve said this since Rick won Iowa, all he is doing is playing spoiler so that we wind up with Romney, nothing more.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

Newt's strategy is that you FIRST have to win the argument. No one is better articulating the arguments, what Obama is doing that is not working and what will work, than Newt. Neither Rick can articulate as well and neither Rick has as strong of solutions as Newt.

Mitt's policies have been the same as Obama’s. A Dem campaign consultant said a week or two ago that he DARED Mitt to go after ObamaCare. It would be “Mitt vs Mitt”. Here is a new ad that illustrates exactly what will happen if Mitt is our nominee:

http://www.winningourfuture.com/

The Ricks won't beat Romney or Obama. They are not strong enough to go up against the Obama machine where it matters most, during the debates. If we are all honest, Newt wins EVERY debate and therefore, wins the argument. We need a candidate that can argue and win the argument that Obama and his polices are wrong for America. #withNewt

[campaignPete R-CT]

it ain’t ever gonna be head-to-head. Paulistas ain’t droppin’ out.

It would be Mitt vs. Newt vs Paul.

40/40/20