That's all well and good, but it will be characterized by the opposition as just a cheap ploy to increase his electability - which it may well be. In fact, it is another example of flip-flopping as he's done on a number of issues including global warming, the bailouts etc.
"Gingrich didn’t have problems getting elected in his elections,"
Which were 30 years ago...before he accumulated the baggage and negatives he has today.
"women flat will not go for Santorum,"
That is pure supposition on your part. Most women currently don't know the first thing about Santorum.
"Newt in a head to head with Obama can win a larger share of the female vote,"
Again, supposition on your part. First he has to make it past the primary and in case you haven't noticed it he's running a distant third to Romney and Santorum.
In fact, according to today's Rasmussen poll:
In a possible 2012 matchup, the president leads Mitt Romney by three points, 46% to 43%. If Rick Santorum is the Republican nominee, the president leads by four, 46% to 42%.This poll clearly shows he has broad based support, including among women.
I'm not yet a Rasmussen subscriber so I can't see the Gingrich results but clearly they're not as good. If someone could post his numbers for today, I'd appreciate it.
By the way, the reason this is very positive for Santorum is that Romney is largely a known quantity nationally. There's a very good chance that Santorum could increase those numbers a lot based on his superior positions and likability factor.
"and really do well with women, Hispanics and men, when the stage is clear, them intellect and vision and penetrating insight, can beat Obama."
Why isn't he doing better nationally now then? Gingrich has made some huge missteps in his campaign. His admittedly "grandiose" ideas haven't resonated (and haven't seemed at all realistic in some cases).
To be absolutely clear, there are things I really like about Gingrich, and things I'm not so happy about with Santorum. There is no "perfect" (or even extremely good) candidate this cycle. I remain sad that Sarah Palin didn't run, I think this could have been a big opportunity for her.
Regardless, we must make the best of what we have, and I'm personally sure that Rick Santorum is our best shot at having a President we can be proud of for the next four very crucial years.
