[MitchellC]

Whether you like him or not, he has been the most consistently outspoken anti-OBAMA candidate, at every debate even singing the praises of his GOP competitors over Obama---something all of them have been loathe to do. I think that has earned him a lot of credibility and affection in the eyes of the tea party types.

This has been Newt's strategy from the very first debate, and it's been such an obviously cynical political ploy on his part that I wish so many people hadn't been falling for it.

1.) Avoid talking about the issues in any way that forces you to have to speak about your past crappy positions. When pressed on an important issue, like where you stand on Romneycare, do one or both of:

1a.) Attack Obama!
1b.) Attack the media!

Doing this gets you a lot of cheap pops and you get to soak up the adulation. Any candidate that tries to point out your crappy positions will look like a jerk: 'hey, don't you want to see Obama defeated?!'

2.) Since you have no following, suck up hard to the followers of all the other candidates by constantly praising all the candidates. Over time as some of those candidates falter, you'll siphon off enough support from them to actually have a following of your own.

Newt talks a good game, but where's the beef? Remember a few weeks ago when @#$^! Romney made him look like a lying fool at the debate? And this is the guy some people want to be the anti-Romney?

[LS]

Well, sorry. that's not a "ploy" it's exactly what we have been waiting for SOME Republican---ANY Republican to do for three years.

If everyone does that, guess what? Then the next question is "Ok, what is your plan?" But since everyone else is so busy attacking other GOP candidates, Barry has been getting a free ride.