Newt Gingrich Co-Sponsored Fairness Doctrine Bill

race42012.com ^ | 12.2.11 | staff

[crazydad]

I agree. We had nothing but the ABC channels and they all were left wing goobliga! So at the time it was possibly a neccesity. Sorry for the misspelling.

[rhombus]

I think it was the Y2K election where people said, “Character Counts”.

[Tribune7]

Newt’s been great in the debates but I’m going for Perry.

[ph12321]

NO WAY
NO HOW
NO ROMNEY

[Gator113]

Newt killed Elvis!

[CowboyJay]

"Gingrich is best chance to defeat Obama"

That's what the MSM would like you to think. Truth is, he doesn't stand a chance in the general election though they'll give him all the press he wants because he casts a bad light on the party nearly every time he opens his piehole. He'd have to pull nearly 100% of independents because 10% of registered Republicans would never vote for him. Newt has about as popularity among independents as facial herpes, so good luck with that.

[Fithal the Wise]

“In 1987, the three left-wing networks plus PBS/NPR dominated media, and talk-radio was still nascent; many of America’s most influential conservative activists, including the American Conservative Union and Phyllis Schlafly, supported the Fairness Doctrine at this time.”

Yes, things were different in the 1980s when conservative voices were little heard in the media

[Jukeman]

Well, you have your opinion and I have mine. You can say whatever you want but it does not mean you are in fact the only one who is right. Now the thing is for certain, we must defeat Obama and I think we agree on that. I have voted for the GOP candidate since the first time I voted for Goldwater and he was probably the best conservative candidate we have ever had. I will vote for the GOP candidate in 2012 and throw my full support behind whoever it may turn out to be. We will see how things shake out after Super Tuesday. I won’t pound and throw a tantrum like some will likely do and did 2008 which likely handed the election to Obama. How has that worked out for us?
By the way, your numbers are just pulled out of the air and have no basis in fact.

[CowboyJay]

By the way, your numbers are just pulled out of the air and have no basis in fact.

Wrong.

Florida poll raises more electability concerns for Gingrich

"Two bombshell polls out yesterday showed Newt Gingrich with a substantial lead against Mitt Romney among Florida GOP voters. Jonathan wrote about the Florida Times-Union survey, which found Gingrich leading the field with a 24-point advantage over Romney. Another Public Policy Polling poll reported roughly the same numbers.

But that massive lead in the state GOP race hasn’t translated into general election popularity. While Romney continues to tie Obama in a head-to-head matchup, Gingrich trails the president by six points:

If Mitt Romney’s the Republican nominee, Obama’s in a lot of trouble in the Sunshine State. Obama leads Romney only 45-44, and given that the undecideds skew largely Republican he’d probably lose to Romney if the election was today. Obama being stuck in the mid-4os against Romney is par for the course in our Florida polling. In September Obama led 46-45, in June it was 47-43, and in March it was 46-44. The dial has barely moved all year.

But if Newt Gingrich is the Republican nominee it’s a completely different story. Obama leads him 50-44 in a head to head. To find the last time a GOP presidential candidate lost Florida by more than that you have to go all the way back to Thomas Dewey in 1948. Even Barry Goldwater did better in Florida than Gingrich is right now.

Romney has more appeal with independent voters, who are the ones who tend to decide elections in swing states. And while he doesn’t incite as much enthusiasm among Republicans in Florida as Gingrich does, this doesn’t seem to hurt him in a general election match up – for any GOP voters Romney may lose, he gains more than enough in independent voter support to close the gap. One concern about having Gingrich as the nominee has been that he’s a loose cannon who could make comments that alienate voters during a general election. But polls like these raise questions about whether or not he could even attract independent voters in swing states."

The GOP is being set up. They're trying to tie a millstone around our necks like they did in 2008. Gingrich will not only flop, but adversely affect down-ticket races by suppressing GOP turnout. It's McCain all over again.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks sickoflibs.

[Jukeman]

We will see as the primaries go along. And I will vote for the GOP nominee.

[Sprite518]

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