Posted on 02/07/2012 9:13:11 PM PST by VinL
Declaring that he is in the race for the long haul, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich floated the possibility Tuesday night that Republicans may have the first “open convention” since 1940.
“I’m certainly in it all the way to the convention. We’ll see what happens,” Gingrich told CNN. “At the rate we’re going, you could have the first open convention since 1940 which would give you something to cover that you would just love.”
In the 1940 Republican National Convention — the first televised contest — Wendell Willkie of Indiana was nominated for president on the sixth ballot in Philadelphia, according to various reference sources...
Gingrich predicted that Romney will not do as well as he did in 2008 in those states. Missouri has no delegates at stake in its primary.
“I think the big story coming out tonight is it’s very hard for the elite media to portray Gov. Romney as the inevitable nominee after tonight’s over...,”
Gingrich said that he has been focusing on winning the battleground state of Ohio during the March 6 Super Tuesday battle, when voters in 10 states head to the polls.
“We, I think, have a very real chance of winning Ohio so it’s very exciting to be here,” said Gingrich, who is also focusing on Arizona and Michigan on Feb. 28 and Tennessee and Georgia on Super Tuesday.
“I think we’re going to do very well on Super Tuesday. We’re going to compete very intensely in Arizona and Michigan,” he said, noting that he spoke with Texas Gov. Rick Perry earlier today.
“We have a very strong operation in Texas. We have a very strong operation in Georgia. Our goal is through Super Tuesday; we then go to Alabama and Mississippi and then we go to Texas... (snip)
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Well, certainly Newt felt that way after SC, and Mitt felt that way after FLA/NV.... Things changed in a night; and they’ll likely change again.
In a couple of weeks, Newt tries his southern strategy— and if you’re right, (that his support has waned), than that strategy will fail. At that point,he would likely bow out.
It’s like saying I want to set up a trust fund for the kid of a guy that breaks into my house and robs me.
I want to shoot him.
See, this is my problem with the Priest, Rick Santorum.
Clearly this kind of theological stuff is not black and white, but Rick is so sanctimonious he cant help but push it to the front.
The County’s on the verge of fiscal collapse, so why not prove what a pious guy he is to detract from his big Gov spending?
You are right. Even here on Free Republic, it seems that over half of Sanctimonium’s supporters post messages inferring God being the reason for Sanctimonium’s success, and Sanctimonium being’s God’s candidate; after all, Sanctimonium announced a few days ago that God Himself called him to run. As far as I am concerned, that kind of talk is very scary to secular voters of all kinds, and even worries me...
Here is my hope - and I hope it is not naive: Sanctimonium may be benefiting from barack’s latest anti-religious excursion. But Newt is also a Catholic, has been talking about the Obama war on religion for a long time. He has written excellent books, produced documentaries on the subject, when it wasn’t hot... that is all in Newt’s history... and is formidable and undeniable.
Sanctimonium is just so shallow and superficial on issues, and Newt has got stuff that people can sink their teeth into, but you have to get them introduced to Newt... that is my passion... I hope it will be yours.
I’m going to say this story one more time before I go to bed.
My Father was in one of these dilemmas with the Church and he asked for help for a family but they were all ostracized.
Pop gave his tithe to that family and left the church but he never gave up his faith in God or this family.
It had nothing to do with abortion, it had to do with the loss of a job.
I will never forget that.
Scares me.
My Father left the Congregation to give his tithe to this family.
HE never left the Faith, nor did THEY.
While Newt is my #1 choice, if he stops Romney and pushes this to an open convention, he is a hero and has once again saved our republic. And if Santorum wins enough delegates outright, I will gladly support him (or Perry or Palin or any other non-liberal RINO) nominated at an open convention. I hope, though, that the nominee listens to Mr. Newt, he has an excellent plan for turning this country around, what he wants to do is exactly what needs to be done! Shame on Romney for doing is best to destroy Newt, nominee or not, Newt should be respected and he should be listened to, and his advice taken seriously, and followed!
How did that open convention turn out for the GOP?
Your lips to God’s ears
I’d rather be a santorumbot than a Newtwit.
Delegates after the first ballot can vote for who they want and this includes new candidates nominated from the floor.
That would suit me very much. The current crop are just barely so-so. As in mediocre at best.
Open convention? That suits Gingrich doesn’t it. After the first round of voting, delegates no longer have to be committed to the candidate for whom they pledged. It’s like Gingrich’s ideas about marriage.
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