I’m not necessarily against Newt, I just think we have better candidates to choose from. One issue a lot of you Newt backers are not thinking about is when Team Obama goes on the offensive should Newt win the nomination. I think they effectively take him down with attacks on his integrity and adulterous past. It wasn’t too long ago that we the republicans removed Newt as a political force in our party due to the same reasons. Has time and distance forgiven him? Perhaps so. I actually supported him early on before Perry entered the race for the same reasons many of you support him. I just believe his sustainability might be short-lived against an Axelrod smear process. Perry doesn’t face this issue and that’s the least of why I support him, but of growing importance.
You are exactly right.
Earlier this year, I occasionally offered up an observation that Sarah Palin could not win the general because of the MSM/Obama smear machine. Guess how well that went over on FR?
So I don't listen to arguments about "electability" any more.