This is why choosing a candidate solely on what positions they hold, or even their ability to articulate them, is shortsighted. One must also consider the candidate’s ability to build an organization, manage it, and make sure the basics are covered (like getting on the ballot in all 50 states). Seriously, what does this say about his ability to handle the basics? Gingrich has never really show these characteristics. Even if he were to be elected President, he has no track record as a manager of a large organization, and would be nearly as incompetent as Obama in this regard.
This is why I pray that someday, a leader such as Allen West will make a bid for the presidency. Retired military leaders and former governors typically have a better time at managing their administrations than do former congressmen or senators.
Ref. your Post #30: That’s why a Congressman or Senator is rarely elected President. The last “sitting” Senator to be elected, before Obozo, was JFK. And the last Congressman elected President was James Garfield.
But, don’t forget; Perry didn’t make the VA ballot either. So, just being a Guv. does not guarantee that you have organizational skills. I’m beginning to wonder what skills Perry has at all. Dude is dumb as a can of Spam.
So if Joseph Stalin were to run a tight campaign I should vote for him?