How can Newt Gingrich successfully “get around” all of his personal baggage and political baggage, should Newt Gingrich, officially, end up somewhere on the final ‘12 GOP Presidential ticket?
Here's what I do know:
If the GOP continues to be divided, and continues to be filled with voters who refuse to vote for someone because they are not perfect, and because they don't share every single one of their personal values, then the Democrats will win every time.
For example, if a Republican candidate was perfect in EVERY sense, except that candidate was either pro-choice or simply not perfectly pro-life enough, then there are millions of Republicans who will not vote for that candidate. That will give the election to the Democrats every time.
At some point, every single person in the GOP needs to realize that our COUNTRY is what is important here, not our own individual need for perfection in a candidate.
What we are seeing now is a perfect example. 75% of the voters don't want Romney. But that's who we WILL end up with, because everyone is going to vote for their own candidate, which will dilute the vote so much that Romney will win with only 23% of the GOP behind him.
Bachmann can't win. Her voters need to realize that and get on board with either Gingrich, Cain, or Perry, RIGHT NOW.
Huntsman can't win. His supporters need to go to Gingrich, Cain, or Perry. RIGHT NOW.
Same with Paul.
Same with Santorum.
Once we make that cut, from 8 down to 4, then we can go another few rounds of debates, and vet Gingrich, Cain, and Perry some more.
By December 1st, we need to cut it down to 2 of those 3 (two of Gingrich, Cain, and Perry).
Whichever of those three is trailing on December 1st, that person's supporters need to move to one of the remaining two.
And by Christmas, we need to pick our BEST “not-Romney” option, and we ALL need to vote for him, whether he is our personal first choice or not.
If we do not do this, WE, the GOP, the Conservatives, the TEA Party, the AMERICAN PEOPLE, will lose... we will end up with Romney... and we will end up with Obama.
So I don't care if Gingrich has baggage, or if he can “get around” his baggage. I care that we can elect someone besides Romney, and that we can beat Obama in 2012.
Simple. Just keep reminding yourself we’re electing a President, not a boarding school headmaster. Then remember ‘it’s only sex’.
Presidents are human beings, complete with flaws, not Demi-gods with no stains from the travails of life..