Posted on 12/09/2011 5:56:49 PM PST by katiedidit1
Silver doesn’t quite go so far as to say that it makes a brokered convention or a late-breaking establishment candidate likely, but I’m willing to go that far. There’s just no way the Republican establishment lets Gingrich become their nominee. As Andrew Sullivan pointed out today, you’re already seeing the anti-Gingrich mobilization among conservative thought leaders: Here’s George Will, Charles Krauthammer, David Brooks, Ross Douthat, Tom Coburn and Ann Coulter, just for starters. There’s this Politico story about all the Washington Republicans who hate Gingrich.
Now, I think it’s more likely that this mobilization leads to a Romney win then a brokered convention or a new entrant. But I think it makes a Gingrich win almost impossible to imagine. And if something once considered so impossible begins to look likely, then correspondingly extraordinary events — again, like a brokered convention — will become likely, also.
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Unfortunately, several of the republican elites and know-it-alls are in control of PACs with lots of bucks, like Rove. I'm not so certain they will fall in line and release the money unless the nominee is Romney.
I hope my suspicions are wrong.
Do that and the GOP is done. If true, it proves that the game is rigged.
Do that and the GOP is done. If true, it proves that the game is rigged.
If that happens, they will sink all their money into trying to take control of the Senate.
Even if he wins, he will have a Democrat controlled House and Senate, (I consider Crybaby Boehner a Democrat plant). If he were to push conservative programs, he will get nowhere. The only thing he will be successful at would be his usual "reaching across the aisle" and getting progressive programs, like amnesty, passed. This, of course, would end any chance of turning the Country around.
Gingrich will have short coattails. There will be no surge of enthusiastic conservative voters to support Gingrich. A lot of those voting for him will be "holding their nose". This does not portend well for congressional races.
If it has to be Gingrich, the real question is what will he try to, or be able to, do to improve the mess we're in. Which Gingrich will be dominant, the big idea, big government Gingrich or the new conservative sounding Gingrich.
No matter what happens, scary times ahead.
Why in the world would anyone on FR believe a word he says?
It's only a minute long.
We are yearning for another Reagan
Thanks for the link, it did delight my heart.
Holy Crap, can anyone say, “Light in the loafers!” I’ve seen faggy looking AH’s before but this guy takes the prize!
Some of the posters here and the writer are just wrong. If I recall correctly delegates MUST vote for who their state chose, in the event that after 1 or 2 ballots no one is picked then the delegates are released and then the real fight starts.
For example, if a lot of delegates were TEA Party types they could vote for Sarah.
If You are anti-Newt and pro tea party then expect the others to not drop out until the voting begins if that. Newt would have to really run away for them to drop. I think many are waiting to see what happens because if Newt implodes then they all have a chance. Not just my opinion, Rush said this as well. He said the candidates aren’t ready to drop because they feel Newt might implode.
The Left is scared sh*tless and is starting to get hysterical.
This makes me like Newt a little more.
Newt made a lot of enemies in his own party while the Speaker. A take-no-prisoners attitude may win in the short run, but???
Just think of how much money Palin is saving by waiting ‘till the convention to declare her candidacy.
The results of a brokered convention?
Jeb Bush for President.
Sarah Palin for Vice-President.
Jebbie Bush/Palin: that’s a ticket I could definitely reject.
Nice try schmuck but brokered conventions went out in the 1950s. Nobody will be even remotely close enough to Newt to have anyone but Tokyo Rove dreaming about one. Gingrich was not my first choice but the reality is that unless they come up with a video of Newt with a sheep there is no way Willard can catch him and we KNOW none of this stupid wishful thinking is about getting Perry, Bachmann or Santorum the nod.
LOL. As if WAPO really knows anything about anything. Their articles are all anti-conservative psy-ops and wishful thinking posing as news.
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