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thank you!
Posted on 02/10/2012 2:29:53 PM PST by Kaslin
Sure would be nice to have a fiscal conservative instead. Sigh.
Very strong articulation of conservatism.
Sounds like he’s had his 3rd big million dollar fundraising day in a row.
Good old Rush. Running to where he can feel to be on the “winning” side like always.
Another one of those clowns that participated in the Florida smear job.
That’s utter nonsense. Rush praised, and somewhat endorsed Rick before the Fla. primary. Rick got 13% in Fla, and spent no ad money. Bob
Listen, all you Newt supporters; OK, your guy had a rough week. Persistence is a virtue which nature rewards with prosperity. I’m not for Newt in the primaries, but if he is the nominee, ya think I’m for Obama? Let’s hear his ideas and we’ll decide. We won’t however be pushed.
Santorum was OK, but he just does not have many specific plans to revitalize the economy he can point to. It was a good speech for CPAC, but Newt’s more comprehensive agenda is superior.
"Why would an undecided voter vote for a candidate of a party who the party is not excited about?" This is something the Republican establishment often overlooks.
Hell, no, they don't overlook it. They know damned well what will happen. But they'd rather lose the race than nominate someone who might cut government back and take away any of their beloved PORK.
Rush thinks that they've been pulling this stuff for 40 or 50 years, and they still DON'T GET IT? Don't make me laugh. They're not that dumb, they are greedy, power-drunk, and corrupt, through and through.
When it comes down to it I can support Newt or Rick in this thing.
I will not lower myself to support Mitt or Ron.
I would love to see a Newt/Rick ticket with either one being the others VP.
Please not Santorum. I can’t believe this is where we are. Rick Santorum? He lost his last election by 17 points. His social values are rock solid but his fiscal values are moderate and tend toward more government in our lives.
I watched Santorum’s whole speech. The content was good. If I had read it as an Op-Ed piece it would have been fine but no matter the message, as a speech, as communication, as sales, as inspiration or persuasion it sucked. Rick Santorum could make “you just one the lottery” boring. I genuinely like the guy and I would vote for him happily against Obama but I don’t think he can go head to head with Obama in the media today and not lose badly. Gingrich has all kinds of problems and he has the potential to implode at anytime but when he is on his game he is truly inspiring and could KO Obama. Santorum is so bad in the Charisma department that he make Mitt Romney seem like Ed McMahon.
The idea that Rick is a big government conservative is the phoniest meme that I’ve ever heard in a Presidential election. Hate to tell you, but Newt will never overcome his dalliances. 20% of women see in his their rotten ex-boyfriends of husbands. It’s Rick or Milt. Bob
Governor Palin supports Speaker Gingrich before S.C. and Newt takes it walking away. Rush’s giant ego gets bruised and needs a massaging. Uses his brother as his stand-in and supports Santorum. Etc., Etc. ...
With respect to needing and winning independents ... it’s a bunch of hogwash.
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: CORRECTING MYTHS ABOUT INDEPENDENT VOTERS
http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/aia2011070702/
- the large majority of independents are independents in name only
- the large majority of self-identified independents are “closet partisans”
- independents with no party preference are 10% of the electorate & have a low rate of turnout
- in all three closely contested presidential elections since 1972, the candidate backed by most independent voters lost.
We don’t need independents. We need the conservative base. When we run moderates that the base opposes, we lose every time.
While Newt Gingrich was Speaker of the House, earmarks nearly doubled to $14.5 billion.
Phony? Here are the facts, FRiend:
He was a go-along, get-along Big Government Republican in the Bush era. He supported No Child Left Behind, the prescription drug benefit entitlement, steel tariffs, and earmarks and outraged us movement conservatives by endorsing RINO Arlen Specter over stalwart conservative Pat Toomey. ~Michelle Malkin, 2.30.2012
BuckeyeTexan is right about Independents. We do need someone who will turn out the base. The problem that the GOP faces is that their base used to be simpler to define. With the Tea Party there is now a distinctly small government libertararian leaning chunk of high motivatable (but not to be taken for granted) voters. This group is not motivated by the same issues as the Christian right. The Christian right delivered the turnout for both GWB wins. The Tea Party provided the turnout for the 2010 midterm win. The current GOP field is a disaster when you look at these two demographics. The candidates who appealed strongly to both, Perry, Bachman & Cain are all gone. Santorum appeals to the Christian right but the Tea Party doesn’t like his big government, pro-union, big brother votes. Newt both appeals to and disgusts both of those bases. Mitt appeals to neither. If it has to be one of those three than they really need to reach out to those groups. Romney and Santorum have both snubbed the Tea Party to their own demise. Newt’s penis has betrayed the Christian right too many time for their tolerance. Maybe the right VP can redeem one of those three. For turning out those bases here are some options - Santorum-West, Santorum-Rubio, Santorum-Cantor, Romney-Huckabee, Romney-West, Romney Santorum, Romney Perry, Gingrich-Huckabee, Gingrich-Perry.
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