I normally wake with a smile on Sunday anyway - this morning I checked this thread first and the top of my head nigh fell off, I was smiling so wide.
GO NEWT!!!!!
And get yourself to work with Perry, so you have some rock solid policies to lay out for Florida. Start explaining not just WHAT you will do, but how and why you will do it.(Yeah, I know. Perry is still the one I really trust. I will not apologise for that.)
One thing I have really come to admire about Newt is he treats the electorate with respect for their intelligence. Lot of people say he is a smart man, and I can’t argue that, but he treats his listeners as reasoning, responsible adults. That is rare in a politician of any party.
Bit of a ramble, but I am rather happy this morning!
I remember someone on FOX explaining a few days ago why South Carolina is considered such a good predictor of who the eventual nominee is. They say it has a perfect mix of the three major kinds of conservatives, military families, social conservatives, and fiscal conservatives. I’m not sure that Rove’s point about the previous winners having always won Iowa or New Hampshire in addition to South Carolina is so relevant if that’s the case. It could be that Iowa and New Hampshire are just oddball states where anything can happen.
I still am having a hard time understanding why Newt did so bad in New Hampshire. I really think social conservatism is on the outs in the northeast to a degree that few people in other parts of the country can realize. Hollywood continues to make great inroads at mainstreaming homosexuality, especially in those quarters of the country where religion is weaker. I am pretty sure both Newt and Santorum were viewed as much stronger social conservatives than Romney or Huntsman.