[Semper911]

There is nothing the left would love more than another cranky old has-been on the ticket.

See also: Bob Dole and John McCain.

I don't care how smart he is -- the country isn't going to get behind him. It is the media who is propping him up in recent polls.

[TitansAFC]

Whatever your beliefs on electability, you lose credibility when you suggest the media is “pumping-up” Newt. A simple Google News search reveals a roughly 95% negative to 5% positive litany of stories on Newt.

The only positive thing that is reported is his poll position.

[RightOnline]

Sorry, but I can’t agree with you there. To put Newt in the same category as that doddering old grandpa Dole....or that slimy “hero”..ahem..McCain....is nothing short of ridiculous. Not even close.

Think whatever you want of him, but Newt’s IQ is off the charts. He’s a Constitutional scholar and historian. He is eloquent. He understands conservatism at its core. He learned the hard way that he can’t and shouldn’t always try to be popular or liked.

The man learned a lot from his mistakes, and he did one hell of a lot right back in the ‘90’s.

I’d vote for him in a heartbeat, while I had to hold my nose to vote for Dole and McCain.

[Sudetenland]

The only people who seem incapable of "getting behind" Newt are the cranky old spoiled conservatives who would rather eat their own than defeat Obama.

Oh yeah, apparently you missed the fact that "the media" are trying to destroy him, not "prop him up."

Try reality for a change. Get off "The Cain Train" and stop taking the new "hopium" he offers.

[MHGinTN]

When Newt wins Iowa, what will that do to you?

[caww]

They’re already behind Newt.....