I think you’re right. Like someone else said, if he had bet a dollar or a bottle of (root) beer, it would have worked.
But offering to bet $10,000 just reminded everyone that he is one of the rich and gives ammunition to people who say he is “buying the nomination”.
I still am not totally sold on Newt, but if Romney folds anytime soon, it’s a whole new race.
That's exactly my first thought when he said that. I can remember a time where $10,000 was a years wages for me and I worked dang hard for it!
Thus Romney has no concept of what money is to the average man...none....and he even said he had a middleclass upbringing and didn't know what want is... Creep!
Go Newt....do not let this creep crawl back out of the sewer which he comes from!
Romney is done now. There is no way he can win the nomination. So why not make it a whole new race now? This is a primary. Any vote for anyone other than Mitt is a vote against Mitt. It isn't winner-take-all. So why not pick your candidate now instead of settling for a RINO like Newt Gingrich? The longer Newt keeps his traction, the harder it will be to beat him later on. And by next October, Republicans everywhere will be realizing that John McCain will be going down for another loss against the younger Baraq Obama. And even if Newt somehow wins, we will still be faced with GingrichCare.