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I think regardless of who wins the Republican nomination, they will also win the general as the seemingly capped Democrat anxiety(think Carvelle and Cadell) swells underneath the surface, the difference will be to get enough Senate and House seats and carry out a conservative agenda, I see Newt as being more able as the message he has conveyed during this campaign echos well everywhere... --
I think Newt would bring more down-ballot GOP gains than Romney would. If the GOP selects Romney as its standards bearer, many will stay home. If the GOP selects Romney as its standards-bearer (and it seems inclined to do so), some will work to defeat the GOP. I know I'll work to defeat a party of liars and liar-enablers.
You could be very well right though, that the GOP will take the presidency regardless. There are hoards of people who will support the GOP as the lesser of two evils.
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seemingly capped Democrat anxiety(think Carvelle and Cadell) , since I posted the Ralph Nader article Nader: White House Pressured Democrats Not To Challenge Obama
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2830319/posts, I note that the serious Progressive Democrat opponent Darcy Richardson has done nothing newsworthy after all his initial campaigning the last entry on his website
http://www.darcy2012.com/ is Jan 17, 2012, leading me to the conclusion, that those who are working to get Obama reelected were out convincing Democrats he could win so he gets no opposition from the left, and the clueless that have fell in line are about to get the wake-up call even Ron Paul sees as stated in one of the last debates, any of them would win. It was just so funny the way Ron Paul said it as if it were a given, but we all know overcoming the media is a big hurdle for any Republican Presidential Candidate.