No candidate can realistically be expected to their name placed in nomination by garnering 7%, 6%, of the vote as Gingrich did in MI and MS, and where current polls show him at 5% in WI. He’s finished as a candidate. This is why we have primary contests. It’s now kaput. Over. It will either be Santorum (highly unlikely) or Romney (very likely). Time to face reality. Only real question is who will be the VP pick.
“Only real question is who will be the VP pick.”
Bahahahaha! I wondered how long it would be before you gave up on your “Gingrich splitting the vote” nonsense, and admitted the real reason you want Newt out!
You don’t think Palin/Gingrich or Gingrich/Palin could make it into nomination? If Romney can be denied enough delegates, I think anything can happen. I don’t think this intense focus on Obamneycare is doing Romney any favors now. Santorum’s profane outburst pretty much disqualifies him as presidential material. For all the people who claimed Newt “whined” or was “angry,” I’m still waiting to see those clips, but I now have at least one of Santorum out-whining and out-angering any presidential candidate I can remember in my lifetime.
We’ve got a couple of terrible frontrunners. They can win ONLY by virtue of Obama being so terrible that people just want to get rid of him. Sort of the same way Obama himself got elected. So I’m not going to put it past the delegates to recognize the deep flaws in the frontrunners and turn to Newt if they get the chance.
Of course those who are familiar with Newt never underestimate his plays, seen or unseen....Because it's never over for Newt until he says it is as he is determined to strike at Obama throughout this primary regardless of where he is in the ratings.....since this is such a wacky Primary it's best just to figure anything is possible between now and convention.
Every candidate has had people saying.."Time to go"...even Romney.....it's old and doesn't carry any weight at all for the candidates are going to do what they want to do regardless of what their opposition state.
Heck, had Santorum stepped out long ago Newt would be on top of this game and Obama would be shaking in his shoes. Every time Obama sets the bait Santorum jumps on it and comes out with egg on his face....he can't discern the traps.
Actually Newt is the only candidate Obama is responding to......truly sad people cannot see that Obama makes it clear who he doesn't want to go up against....his campaign people have even stated..."We don't want Obma/Newt debates".
It's a terrible mistake for people to state.."anybody can win over Obama". It isn't going to be about what people think ....it's going to be about how Obama plays the game, and his hands are more than dirty and the heavy hitting has been reserved for the General Election.. We've seen nothing yet by comparison to what they're going to bring against whoever opposes him.
What the Obama machine/with Romneys help did to Newt worked...along with the pimped out media carrying their water. You can bet money they are going to fine tune those tactics all the more for the general.
Neither Romney nor Santorum will win over Obama.....no doubt the Obama machine is armed and ready for both and sees them as easy targets....unfortunately at this point that's who is out in front....and for that we don't have a chance of winning the general outside of what hands are played and how at convention...if it reaches there.