“Is Newt setting Romney up for something ? “
I suspect that Newt is simply continuing to build a case for the convention. This will give him a couple more paragraphs to use in addressing how unfit Romney is, and would be, against Obama.
The Romney and Saintorum people are making a big mistake in underestimating Newt.... and over estimating their guy.
AND, Newt is right on the issue.
Everybody, including Mark Levin and Rush, are making a big mistake underestimating Newt. Maybe 17 days ago, Newt started the 2.50 gal aspect of his campaign. He wanted to rebrand his campaign to that issue - quickly - and a lot of stuff was sent out to field and grassroots staff. everybody double downed, all the little newt stickers of gas pumps, newt's stop at gas stations, a drilling site in MS... small time, newt gas pump signs, stuff any local campaign can do without a lot of money or bigtime support.
Today, on Fox and Friends, they pointed out to Newt how Obama is now using some of Newt's talking points about gas, the obama campaign is in full throttle response to Newt's gas campaign, talking about energy and oil, just as the economy is starting to lose a little steam as a campaign issue. And people are still saying Newt can't win. Newt is setting the agenda.
Gator, I think we discussed it before, but it’s time for Newt to change his tune- now or never. He’s been saying throughout that he would unite around the eventual nominee- which is proper to say in a fair fight. But, this fight has been anything but fair.
In response to the Gop-e’s orchestration of this pantomime of a primary, and Romney/Wall Street slash and burn— Newt should intimate that the conservatives might well bolt the party. Make clear that the non-Romneys constitute the overwhelming majority of the republican voters, and the minority Gop-e is trying to hijack the process.
Shake it up- he’s got nothing to lose at this point–. Romney and the Gop-e sit back smugly thinking the majority grassroots have no where to go- well, the hell with them– make them think otherwise.