All of the liberal talking heads are telling us that Newt should get out. That tells me that Newt should stay in. Santorum supporters, please keep in mind that if Newt were to get out all the talking heads would immediately start calling for Santorum to get out.
>>All of the liberal talking heads are telling us that Newt should get out.<<
It’s really a moot point. People are going to vote for Romney or for the candidate with the best chance of beating Romney. Gingrich is no longer that candidate. His fundraising is going to dry up too, because only an idiot would blow money out the window at Gingrich after tonight’s results.
Face it. Santorum blew away everyone tonight, against expectations of the conventional wisdom, the pollsters, and both Romney and Gingrich supporters.
Someday, a movie will be made about the guy who started from scratch, following a horrible defeat in his home state after he stood his ground with Bush on Iraq, then won Iowa by visiting every county, took the South against all odds, overtook Romney on the way to the convention, and won the general election in a landslide against the least popular sitting President since Jimmy Carter. What Rick Santorum has accomplished so far is stunning, and there’s no reason to believe it won’t continue.
And I write this as a former Palin, then Perry, then Cain, then Gingrich, then finally, Santorum supporter. What he’s accomplished is impressive.
In all fairness, the liberal talking heads would be calling for Newt to get out if he was sweeping every state.
Those liberal talking heads might secretly think that Santorum has no chance in the general, but would win a Romney vs. Santorum only primary.
I think they’re wrong.
Bottom line, there is no chance of a Mitt candidacy if either Gingrich or Santorum drops out and endorses the other. If they both stay in, there’s a strong chance of Mitt being the GOP nominee. For me, that’s enough to admit defeat and say “well done Rick” and bow out.