It is the same answer I will give to you as Palin gave time and time again- We are getting the info from Polls run by the left wing media even who said Palin was the person who had highest negs of any republican. And enough people in the party, believed that. Rick is getting the scared to death not Romney vote and his believers. Rick does not have a force behind him-if he did, we would not be here. The country needs Newt.
There is a time to heed polls and a time to ignore polls. Prudent and logical people can discern when to do so, and those that choose to keep blinders on in the face of reality are fools. Whole contingents of people have come and gone on this website in the almost 14 years I’ve been here insisting reality should be ignored, and attacking me (and others) in the most vile of ways when the truth was pointed out and the reality would come home at the election. It’s sad watching folks who should know better go down the same path of ignorance.
As for your cheerleading part... the country “had” Newt 17 years ago. Where were you then ? To his credit, he worked hard to get the GOP to a majority, but within a year, he choked, and Bubba and the Democrats successfully turned him into a whipping boy. He’s spent years kissing up to that same liberal establishment he claims to oppose in order to get their approval. It’s just plain sad. It’s amazing most FReepers could see that, but as soon as he declared for President, they acted like he was the Second Coming. I support Rick, but I ain’t going to canonize him as you guys have with Newt. It’s nutty.
Time to face facts. They guy has won only 2 states and only even got second place in 6 others. He ain’t gonna be the nominee and there’s nothing more to say about it, the electorate has rejected him. So debating whether he could beat Obama or not is an interesting hypothetical, but pointless.
There is only one alternative to Romney who has any chance, Santorum. He’d have had a much better chance if conservatives would have united with him a couple months ago when it was clear he was the strongest running conservative by far.
Hell he was leading Romney in some national polls but still a lot of people here were trashing him and clamoring for Newt.
Sad situation.