Posted on 01/18/2012 11:17:55 AM PST by Red Steel
An inevitable play by the Gingrich campaign, hoping to keep Monday's debate triumph top-of-mind for South Carolina voters. Behold, "the moment:"
The Gingrich campaign blasted out a quote from Frank Luntz yesterday, in which the pollster said he couldn't recall a standing ovation during a primary debate like the one Newt received on this week. (I remember another one, actually). Reminding the Republican electorate how good Newt can be at debating is a no-brainer for his campaign, but don't they already have the "I want the guy who can really take it to Obama in debates" vote locked up? The problem with this mentality is that head-to-head confrontations in debate formats represents, oh, less than one percent of the totality of a general election. Remember, the GOP nominee will only have three limited shots at The One in those settings. I know Newt thinks he can goad Obama into seven Lincoln-Douglas style debates, but it'll never, ever happen. Obama won't agree to it for a number of reasons, one of which we discussed yesterday. What Newt needs to do is convince Republican voters that he's viable in a general -- a very tall task. Why? Over to you, Bill Kristol:
Just let me know Bill Kristol’s opinion so I can throw it in the garbage.
[ I know Newt thinks he can goad Obama into seven Lincoln-Douglas style debates, but it’ll never, ever happen. ]
True its never going to happen.. Zerodamus is not stupid..
Newt will be fighting ONE Billion dollars worth of propaganda..
He’d better come up with a Plan “B”..
Romney is Zerodamus’s Plan “B”..
America just elected a virtual Marxist as President..
America just loves some good propaganda..
AND has just rejected ALL conservative candidates..
America does not want a conservative as President..
Looks like they haven’t had enough of Obama.. YET..
If Newt was smart he throw cold water in Americas FACE..
Start talking like Obama is already ELECTED...
ONLY Newt has big enough BALLS to do that..
I don’t care what side of the fence that Bill Kristol wants to stand on for any given day, that sissy boy has NO CREDIBILITY, NONE.
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