Divide and conquer. Our problem is that the Tea Partiers are not able to consolidate their votes behind one candidate. The decentralized structure of the Tea Party is it’s strength, but also its weakness. Right now Tea Party votes are split between Newt, Santorum, and Ron Paul, so Romney is winning. If Santorum would get out of the race or if his supporters would wise up, Newt’s winning would be a cinch and the Tea Party would be exercising real power that could not be ignored.
The same thing happened with McCain’s primary election in AZ in 2008. The AZ Tea Partiers were split between JD Hayworth and a nobody by the name of Jim Deakin. Between that split and McCain spending $23 million in negative ads against JD, JD didn’t have a chance in the end. Sound familiar? History is repeating itself. Wake up Tea Party and make a business decision. Vote Newt!
McCain won the primary with 58% Add Hayworth's 30% and Deakin's 11.5% and it seems like people just didn't like Hayworth that much. Perhaps some conservative were turned off by Hayworth's big spending record in congress and infomercials showing how we can all suckle at the teat of the federal government for just 3 easy payments of $19.99