What is the evidence you see that Gingrich will feel beholden to the conservative base and that that will keep him on a short leash rather than going down every rabbit hole that enters his mind?
Or do you just trust Gingrich implicitly?
Sincere questions.
I do not trust anyone implicitly but I sure as hell do want to know something about them. So.... I look at their record. Between Mitt and Newt — it’s Newt, hands down.
You dance with the one that brought ya. Hardcore conservatives would be responsible for any Gingrich Presidency.
Romney is already running as a moderate in the primaries. He'll go further to the left in the general. His base isn't comprised of conservatives. He'll see his election as a basis for a "moderate" agenda.
If elected, he'll be about as favorable to conservatives as Lisa Murkowski has been since she won as a write-in candidate.