Newt in the race keeps Romney from getting to the prize before the convention.
if newt drops out some of his support will go to Romney as well as Santorum
This way it proves 70% want someone MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN Romney
Romney is almost certain NOT TO win before the convention now, because he would have to get wins by close to 50% to sew it up. Which he has never done.
I hope Newt and Rick team up at the convention
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this is not true. John King last night with his touch screen delegate map very deftly and clearly went through the scenarios. He showed the rest of the states with slightly generous give to Santorum where he has a chance, and romney doing well where he most likely will. He showed the delegate count both with newt still in, and with him stepping out now.
Santorum beats Romney only if newt drops out. If newt stays in, either Romney gets the # or it goes to the convention. Meaning most likely romney gets it. Newt is hurting conservatives by staying in. He still will have power at the convention if he gets out now. Along with "statesmanship" instead of "spoilership."
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Newt in the race keeps Romney from getting to the prize before the convention.
if newt drops out some of his support will go to Romney as well as Santorum
This way it proves 70% want someone MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN Romney
Romney is almost certain NOT TO win before the convention now, because he would have to get wins by close to 50% to sew it up. Which he has never done.
I hope Newt and Rick team up at the convention
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I agree. Even though I continue to back Santorum, I have no qualms with Gingrich remaining in the race. For one thing, I see no polling data showing concrete evidence that Santorum would get all of Gingrich’s votes if Newt were to drop out. As a matter of fact, Rasmussen showed the races in Michigan and Ohio would’ve still been very tight had it been strictly a head-to-head contest between Santorum and Romney.
Santorum and Gingrich are both limited financially, but Newt can help make up the difference with his ability to generate headlines and free media coverage by landing sharp verbal zingers against Romney. There’s no question Gingrich’s primary mission at this point is to do whatever he can to block Romney from getting the nomination and I’m all for it. If Santorum and Gingrich work together, it’ll be extremely difficult for Romney to get to 1,144 delegates even with his giant warchest and solid GOP establishment backing. I would rather have this race go to a brokered convention than have Romney and the GOP establishment succeed in buying and manipulating their way to the nomination.