Remember that a lot of the Gingrich perception comes from the media drumbeat about him. If Newt becomes the nominee, he will go OVER the heads of the media, expose them for the partisans they are and present his case directly to the people. Many Indys/swing voters see that they were duped and are skeptical of the media. Newt can win them over by just telling them the truth.
If Obama somehow manages to pull off a win, then we (not us—the collective “we”) get the leader we deserve.
BTW, the media will beat Romney like a rented mule. All that weird stuff about Mormonism? It will ALL come out—not by the democrats, oh NOoooo; it will be blamed on Christians. You know, those “knuckle-dragging bigots”. But the MSM will report it, acting as if they are pained to have to report this “uncomfortable” stuff. Then Obama will be able to rise above it all (even though he started it), give this grand speech, where he will talk about all races and religions, and he will sound downright presidential, and the sheeple will swoon. The media will go on about how much he has “grown into the presidency” and this “defining moment”. Even Romney will be praising Obama for “rising above” the petty bigotry of close-minded evangelicals. Obama will get his next four years to complete his destruction of this country he hates.
I can picture this so clearly. I hope the voters can as well.
This primary is going to get really ugly now because the establishment does NOT want Gingrich. They are going to start pumping up Santorum, letting him think he stands a chance. If they manage to take out Gingrich, they will drop Santorum immediately. They are in a panic, so they will pull out all the stops.
Very thoughtful post. I think you nailed the scenarios we can expect.