Please don’t get me wrong, RitaOK. I’m all in for Newt. I know how much he needs Santorum supporters to vote for him in Florida. But I know some Santorum supporters, and they will not be persuaded to vote for Newt to stop Romney by dissing their guy or dissing them.
Newt has been careful not to trash any other GOP candidate except Romney (who deserves it). I think, in part, that this is what helped him win Rick Perry’s endorsement. And it’s about to pay off for Newt big time, as some of Perry’s high-dollar contributors have been in discussions with the Gingrich camp about making donations to Newt’s campaign.
It’s a cliche, but it still rings true. You can attract many more flies with honey than you can with vinegar.
Just watch. Now Mitt’s supporters will tell Santorum supporters that some guy on FR called them “a bunch of flies.”
;-)
Thanks,
- JP
I thank you for the explanation. I am at peace with the Santorum voters actions on Tuesday and only sorrow for their ignorance, but many of us are fasting and praying for over the course of the next hours through Tuesday and GOD’s will shall be done. We are going to get the leader and president we deserve.
Newt is handling them gingerly, you are correct. I am saying it more directly only because I believe it to be true, that they are “good men doing nothing”, a mathmatical certainty to boot when you look at the outcome such a vote brings, just as they believe that purity trumps saving the nation from Romney or Obama.
Fortunately, Santorum has sunk from 16 to 9 in Florida and so many must be getting the picture as Newt is said tonight to be tightening. Thank you for explaining, Josh.
God be with us.
It was Perry's own doing. He's not supporting Newt on conditions. He's simply a Patriot and conservative so it's about our country, not him. He'll forever be known as a Patriot.