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I’m not sure they’ll [women] vote for Romney, either and I believe the RNC made a huge mistake by not inventing a rock star for this election. I’m really not hopeful about the presidential election, between the republicans who claim they’ll stay home if Romney is the nominee and those who I know won’t vote for Newt because he’ll look like the short fat guy next to Obama.........I don’t know, maybe the focus should just be on the senate.

Incisive commentary. In presidential elections, it really does come down to who has the best image and this has basically held true since Kennedy/Nixon in 1960. This is why Mike Dukakis wore elevator shoes and asked for a step to be built into his podium in the 1988 campaign (so he would appear to be as tall as Bush). It all sounds so superficial but this is the environment that we must operate in.

Wrong. Presidential elections come down to who is the best COMMUNICATOR and who appears to be the STRONGEST LEADER. It has NOTHING to do with youth or looks. Romney loses to Obama on both those counts, if just barely on the leader front. Newt destroys Obama on both those counts.