Posted on 03/13/2012 7:59:22 AM PDT by PSYCHO-FREEP
Gingrich Takes His Stand in Dixieland
"Both boys said a lot of things I agree with, but it's the way Newt said it that I think has me going with him…"
-- Previously undecided Jefferson County, Ala. voter Obie Evans talking to the Birmingham News after hearing speeches by former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at a GOP forum.
The current Republican nominating process has done serious damage to the old notions about “must-win” races and momentum.
Fourth-place finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire? No problem. You can still win South Carolina by 12 points. Thirty-three points off the lead in Florida and 40 points back in Nevada in the same week? No sweat. You can come right back and win caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado.
But if ever there was a “must-win” moment in this rangy race, it’s for Newt Gingrich in today’s Dixie Primary. Gingrich needs a win in one or both of the contests in Alabama and Mississippi and if he does lose one, it had better not be to Rick Santorum.
A week ago today, Santorum suffered a painful loss in Ohio, a bastion of Reagan Democrats right next door to his former home state of Pennsylvania. Coming just one week after a pair of losses in Michigan and Arizona, it might have been the end of the road for the top rival to frontrunner Mitt Romney. (Snip)
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Much of Santorum’s support is an ABR bubble that built up after Florida. Newt appeared wounded, and some of his support went Rick’s way. How else do you explain Rick’s meteoric rise from the low teens to low thirties?
Glory be, you and I agree 100% on something. Another thing too, Romney has gotten worse since 08. He has moved left - while the electorate, certainly the GOP voter, has moved right. In 08, Romney care had not been a model for Obama Care. In 08, we had not seen the sham that is global warming. In 08, Romney had not continued to defend Romney Care under assault. He had not said such nice things about Obama either. Supporting Romney in 08 V McCain and Huck after Fred T. left was a good move. Things were different four years ago. Much different.
That, plus Rush and Michelle Malkin and some others defending RS as "the true conservative" in the race - which I totally disagree with. There is no TRUE conservative in the race and the closest thing we have is "the good Newt" - not Santuckabee.
Let’s FReep this poll:
http://www.marklevinshow.com/Article.asp?id=2412858&spid=32364&pollid=32908&iframe=
I listened to Santorum’s speech, he sounded like he was the Speaker during his freshman year in Congress in 1994, and tried to take responsibility for Speaker Gingrich’s success in the 104th legislature (” I balanced the budgets, cut the deficits, created 11 million jobs”) ... It was simply outrageous.
Thanks! Will do.
There is no TRUE conservative in the race and the closest thing we have is “the good Newt” - not Santuckabee.
I’m with you. Domestically speaking, I am more in line with Ron Paul. I don’t believe his foreign policy is workable in today’s world (and he says some downright nutty things).
Rick is too establishment for me (he doesn’t have the stones to stand up to the powers that be), and I don’t see him as politically savvy (he’ll be outmaneuvered at every step).
The foolish Lemmings here are eating it up like it is true.
But Marguerite, it's worse than that. RS will turn around a minute later and say the Newt was a failed Speaker and had to be removed by brave folks like himself of course. HEY RS VOTERS: this is precisely why we cannot stand the puke!!!!
I believe Speaker Gingrich also knows should he drop out, Lil’ Ricky would find a reason to drop out after the next primary or two — such as not having full ballot access in 4 upcoming primaries — .
Gimme the details on that full ballot access thing in four states...thx
That was the most pathetic display of desperation I have ever seen. Newt in total class let it go. The thing is Santorum thinks everyone is as gullible as the people who have been buying his bridge.
“RS will turn around a minute later and say the Newt was a failed Speaker”
He has already done all that in his negative ads against Newt. Sometimes he impersonates Mitt, other times, like last evening, he imitates Newt ...
Gingrich campaign produced only one ad v.Santorum, with not even a word added to Santorum’s own declarations:
but....but....but.....he’s got a nice family. He’s got 7 kids. He’s faithful to his wife. He speaks about the social issues all the time........so what if he is two faced, sanctimonious, back stabbing.
did I mention he had 7 kids?
I think that Santorum would do anything to become POTUS. He almost has, he has trotted out his morality and religion, used his family including the miscarried little baby, and handicapped child, coal mine roots, military roots, honeschooler and now he is lying about his accomplishments in the senate, not just lying but taking credit for something he had little to do with.
Who can add to what has been said here by most of the best brains of our outfit!
Now. If we can just play the game and see conservative counties HOLD their final tally until the cities report, we have a chance.
He won’t appear on the Washington, D.C., for whatever that’s worth. There are problems in Illinois with a few of the Chicago area Congressional districts, again, does it matter?
There was a problem in Indiana that appears to have been resolved. There’s was one more, I’m still searching.
I’ll keep looking!
Offtopic here but ... THIS IS DYNAMITE!
“While Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, introduced Michael Herzog of Berlin, Germany and Paul Guenette of Calgary, Canada, to George H.W. Bush, Sr. to develop a business relationship for the purpose of placing funds in Federal Reserve sanctioned high yield trade programs...
...The result of the forensic investigations revealed that George H.W. Bush, Sr. placed the funds in trade, generating profits and paying off people knowledgeable of these transactions. Romney was paid approximately one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) over a two year period ending with his last payment from the Commerce Bank, Frankfurt, Germany in early May of 2008.”
http://tdarkcabal.blogspot.com/2010/12/white-hat-report-5-december-12-2010.html
I've wondered if that is the case, but would like to understand his rationale for that.
I wouldn't think a lot of Gingrich or Santorum voters would flock to Romney, if one dropped out. But you never know.
On the otherhand, if Gingrich would accept a VP spot and they combined forces, I wouldn't think they would lose any voters to Romney.
As opposed to the Romney/Paul allegiance, where I suspect that if Paul dropped out, that Paul's followers would not choose big government Romney as their first choice.
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