What makes you think Gingrich is more capable of beating Obama than Romney? He's less. Gingrich can not beat Obama. He's completely unattractive--physically, politically, ethically, morally, culturally, and even intellectually. The Left hates him, the middle doesn't connect with him, and even the Right doesn't trust him any more. How do you build a majority out of that?
I have not and will not defend Newt Gingrich. But I sure as all hell will never vote for that plastic, liberal-today-conservative-tomorrow piece of excrement from Massachusetts, Mitt Romney.
Romney is incapable of taking on the media or Barack Obama because he’s incapable of talking tough.
Romney is incapable of exciting anyone because he’s the very definition of “generic Republican.” That’s why he’s unable to rise in the polls.
Romney is incapable of speaking without talking out of both sides of his mouth.
Most importantly, Romney signed universal health care into law and defends it to this day. He’s not just a RINO: he’s a flat-out socialist.
Romney’s a socialist, Newt is a RINO, Cain dropped out, Perry is incoherent, Paul is crazy, Bachmann is grating, and Huntsman isn’t even on the radar. Rick Santorum is (and always was) the best conservative left in the race. Unfortunately, because so little time remains between now and the early primaries, he would need a miracle to have a strong showing.
It comes down to Romney vs Newt, the socialist vs the RINO. I’ll take the RINO any day of the week.
Those problems don’t prevent conservatives from dreaming big that Newt will make mince meat out of Obama in debates and that will do the trick of assembling a majority coalition for Newt. That is simply a pipe dream. Won’t happen.