If Newt should pull off a win in South Carolina, I agree, both Ricks should withdraw and line up behind the Speaker.
If Newt is successful in derailing Romney’s campaign, on his short list of VP candidates should be Rick Perry, if for no other reason than to lock down the chunk of electoral votes that Texas brings to the equation.
Speaking of the electoral college, this is how I view a potential 0bama/Gingrich contest:
The Northeast? 0bama territory with the possible exceptions of Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 0bama is likely to hold on to New York.
The Midwest? 0bama holds Illinois. That should surprise nobody. Even if 0bama were to sodomize a goat on live TV in the Oval Office, then decapitate it screaming ‘allah akbar’ and drink its blood, the criminal machine in Chicago would make sure he got the most votes in that godforsaken state. But for Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Missouri, Kansas? Tally them up for Newt.
The South? Newt sweeps the entire region from Virginia to Florida to Texas, a sea of red.
The West? Arizona and New Mexico are tossups, California, Oregon and Washington State are likely to stay in the ‘Rat camp while Jerry Brown rearranges the deck chairs, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Montana, North and South Dakota will go for Newt, Minnesota and Iowa for 0bama, Wisconsin for Newt, likewise for Nebraska.
This is just off the top of my head and I may have neglected to mention some states, but if Newt is the nominee, it is his election to lose.
“Your mileage may vary”
He doesn’t need Rick Perry to carry Texas. We are dyed-in-the-wool Conservatives down here. Obozo WILL carry Connecticut. You might be right about the ohter States. I pray that you are.