How many speakers have been elected president?
“If you believe that a senator holds higher authority or higher position than speaker of the House, you are very mistaken”
A senator has the support of an entire state, not just his congressional district. Newt wasn’t elected Speaker of the House.
“If you believe as you do that Romney and Santorum head-to-head results in 20+ point advantage for Santorum, please show me where”
Thought you’d never ask.
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_011112.pdf
Look at the splits.
“I really wish you well. I hope we can be on the same side of the argument soon.”
Same here. I just don’t believe that Newt can get it done. I was shocked when I saw those head to head numbers.
My friend, those head-to-head numbers you cite assume that Santorum not only overtakes Newt, but consolidates his plus all the other candidates’ support into his candidacy. That’s what head-to-head means. You are far, far, far away from anything resembling that for Rick. In SC, not NC as you quoted, Rick Santorum is running behind Newt in most if not all the major polls as of now - that’s reality.
I don’t want to fight with you, but you are not on with your facts. The Speaker is voted on by all of the members of the House. As Speaker he leads the delegation of ALL of the congressman from ALL of the districts in ALL of 50 states (57 for Obama). If you don’t know this in comparison with a single senator with one vote from a single state, you start out with a mistaken argument. The Speaker sets the agenda for all federal legislation and has a lot of power in what happens. That is why Newt is so respected and feared - he got a lot of conservative legislation passed, including Welfare Reform and balanced budgets.
I would love for you and I to be on the same side in this fight. Good luck to you!