Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

To: txrangerette

That’s not what I said and you know it. At this point 5, 6, 7% is crucial and 90% of Perry’s votes will go to Gingrich.

I have a lot of issues with Gingrich but I’m clear headed enough to realize that he is the only one who can beat Romney and likely the only one who can beat Obama.


7 posted on 01/17/2012 7:24:11 AM PST by traderrob6
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies ]


To: traderrob6
Unlike those on Free Republic who have jumped from Palin to Bachmann to Cain to Newt/Santorum, most Perry supporters do not think Newt is trustworthy. He talks a good game but you have to believe he will do the right thing. People who support Perry support his record of achievement and believe him. There is no reason to think Perry's votes would go to Newt. They could go to Santorum they could split 3 ways.

Perry is not the problem for Newt. I hope he stays in until Texas to give voters and real fiscal and social conservative who is trustworthy and does change sides when he's paid to change sides.

newts most recent remarks over the last 5 years have been all over the map from "the era of Reagan is over" to his "right wing social engineering" to his attempts to co-opt issues like global warming by agreeing with them.

8 posted on 01/17/2012 7:45:55 AM PST by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]

To: traderrob6; Cincinatus' Wife; normy

So he’s not the greatest thing since sliced bread, in your mind.

He sure is to plenty of his supporters.

Santorum is the big dog on the block. Right there next to Newt. For Perry to drop out while Santorum continues doesn’t add up. The math doesn’t work.
It might not even add up if you forced all of those three candidates’ supporters to vote for one of them.

I know you said Santorum should go.

But until he does, this is a pointless Perry bash to claim he is responsible for Newt not beating Romney in polls. People have done nothing but bash Perry over one thing or another from the getgo.

I for one have had it up to here with that.

On other threads, and sometimes on Perry threads, they try to intimidate us by saying if Romney wins, Perry is to blame along with his supporters.

Balderdash!

Newt is not trustworthy, not only to me, but to a lot of others.

That is not my fault, or Rick Perry’s.

Ultimately, I don’t know what I’m going to do in this situation.


10 posted on 01/17/2012 9:51:11 AM PST by txrangerette ("HOLD TO THE TRUTH...SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR" - Glenn Beck)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson