Sabato is right about this... it will hurt Newt and Perry in public perception, but most importantly, fundraising. Basically these candidates just threw out a big state. Makes the path to victory even harder. I think we will quickly see, the republican playmakers aligning with Romney pretty early in 2012.
I love Newt, but he has had too many organizational missteps. Romney will win the nomination.
Thank you for your comments.
You may be right. I am still not convinced he can gain the support of our party. Folks do not seem able to get behind him. He’s seen almost every other candidate come and go, but he’s still languishing.
Each time the support of the people who fall, seems to be disbursed to others.
We’ll see. You may be right. For the good of the nation, I hope you’re wrong.
Take care.
Newt did not misstep. He did everything they required, in a state that has tailored their rules to give the advantage to the incumbent who has run in prior years. They threw out 2,000 signatures for Newt and Perry on lame technical grounds. (Which they have never done before)
In other words, wake up out of your coma! Newt and Perry did not “Just throw out a big state”. The Big State threw them out, for some highly controversial, and unfounded reasons. And why you fail to question it is very unsettling.
This will start heating up in the coming weeks. It needs to! Or we will lose to the GOP elite again!