Also, notice that for so many everything is a conspiracy. People who are seeing the flaws in both Romney and Newt are bad when they mention Newt’s shortcomings. Longterm conservatives become liberals overnight for not backing Newt. Some people are acting like the folks who blindly support Obama. We’re going to need to keep Newt or Romney faithful if, as I think, one of them is elected president.
Also we will need unity once we get a nominee.
Telling those with whom you disagree to shut up, saying they have no right to state their opposition in an appropriate venue, moving to excommunicate them in essence, really ticks people off.
Saying “I vehemently disagree with you and will do everything I can to defeat the candidate you are supporting” is something that grown-ups can accept. And reach unity over once the race is over.
Calling names, turning viciously on people who have been helpful to the conservative cause of years, telling people it’s a “rookie mistake” to even mention Gingrich’s foibles is what can sink the race.
I don’t know why people feel so insecure in their own views that they don’t want to accept that others go through the same process that they have, yet reached a different conclusion on who to support at this point in time.
Simply disagree and fight to persuade others of your point-of-view. That is all.