Posted on 12/01/2011 5:54:03 PM PST by TBBT
The Newt Surge is official. Over the last week, Gingrich’s Intrade odds of winning the nomination rose from 16% to 39%. Romney has faded a little but still leads with 47% odds. No one else is above 5% odds.
The polls are even more stunning. Rasmussen shows Gingrich leading 38%-17% in a national poll. Real Clear Politics lists polls with Gingrich leading Romney by 15-30 points in Florida, South Carolina and Iowa, and trailing Romney by only 10 points in New Hampshire.
In the general election match-up, Rasmussen has Gingrich leading Obama by 2% and Romney trailing Obama by 6%. Romney is typically competitive with Obama. The tier-two GOP candidates usually trail Obama by double digits.
As a result of this data, we believe only Romney and Gingrich have a realistic hope of winning the 2012 GOP nomination. We believe that only Romney, Gingrich and Paul have a sufficient following to justify continuing.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/12/01/all-of-the-candidates-except-gingrich-romney-and-paul-should-drop-out-before-iowa/#ixzz1fKyB2Rl7
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However, it would be nice to see those debate stages with fewer candidates standing on it.
That’s funny. This is the list of the first three I would like to see drop out.
It may not matter.
Wrong Paul? Seriously?!
sure.. sets it up for Newt. you have the liberal, the nut, and the Conservative poser.
Giving a choice between the 3 I’d likely go Newt. Or stay home.
Nobody needs to go anywhere till some actual voting is done.
This would totally destroy the whole point of a primary system.
Insanity.
Paul won’t win any primaries and then we’ll be stuck with Newt Romney.
bump
The Kingmakers: All of the candidates except Cain and Romney should drop out before Iowa
The Kingmakers: All of the candidates except Gingrich, Romney and Paul should drop out before Iowa
The Kingma... who cares what you think!
I don’t see why anyone should drop out before the very first primary.
stay home then, and find something other than FR to do with your time.
I mock Ron Paul.....LMAO that he should stay in the race. He needs to check himself into an insane asylum with his soul mate Dennis Kook-sin-itch.
That's the whole point. The establishment wants it that way. They want the nominee to be chosen just like the Republican gubernatorial nominee is selected in states like Ohio...when it's Joe Blow's "turn" because he's been such a loyal RINO party man for 25 years.
Um, of all the current candidates who should drop out, R-U-N Paul is number one.
That's the second time I've seen you say that to somebody. Who put you in charge?
Shessh dude. Chill out.
I share the opinion with lots of freepers. No Mittens, and unless newt convinces me he’s not a global warming, amnesty, single payer health care system lover.. No Newt.
Amen!
You know what you call someone who doesn’t vote yet continues to gripe about everything in politics? A stupid jackass.
You are about as stupid as they come.
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