So was this 'bounce' orchestrated by the unexplained inability to calculate the Iowa caucus votes? Something still does not smell right about how long it took to count. From all appearances to me thus far Romney and his 'establishment' campaign are emulating the strategy used by the Obama campaign.
I think the Romney campaign believed after Iowa they had put Newt away. But when Newt fought back using Romney's own claims (Bain capitalism was just like Obama's auto industry bailout.) they then went real dirty and brought out x-wife, who stated her sole purpose was to end Newt's political career. Course don't forget before ABC put the x-wife under the bright lights, Miss Meggy McCain wrote her tutorial to the 'values' voters regarding the present Mrs. Gingrich adulterous ways.
I think Mitt is losing because he’s not engaging anyone. His support is a mile wide and an inch deep. He had a number of opportunities to really grab this thing the past ten days and almost seemed self sabotage himself.
Unlike most though, I’m ok with this knock down, drag out fight. In 1992, they beat the crap out of Clinton in those primaries with tales of his affairs and dodging the draft.
Then when the general election came and Bush surrogates tried to make an issue of it, most in the middle didn’t care. It seemed like old news.
So hopefully all the mud these guys are throwing at each other now will get out in the public domain and seem like old news come September.