Posted on 12/17/2011 7:56:50 AM PST by tcrlaf
Rep. Barney Frank is predicting that President Obama would easily win a general election against Newt Gingrich, but stopped short of guaranteeing that Obama would eclipse his 2008 victory.
The retiring Massachusetts Democrat recently said that a Gingrich nomination would be the best thing to happen to the Democrats since Barry Goldwater.
Asked for a prediction on electoral votes, Frank this week told The Hill, The thing is [Gingrich] could carry most of the South. He said Obama's count would be in the 300s against the Georgia Republican.
To win the White House, 270 electoral votes are needed.
Obama won 365 electoral votes in 2008 against Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who captured 173. In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson won 486 electoral votes to Goldwaters 52.
Earlier this fall amid Texas Gov. Rick Perry's surge in the GOP primary polls, Frank said Mitt Romney would present a more difficult challenge for Democrats in the general election.
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Exactly. There's a reason Barney Frank is saying this. And it's not because he believes the lie. He's trying to negatively influence gullible voters.
Well then the RATS have Zero to worry about. Good thing
people don’t mind being unemployed.
Well then the RATS have Zero to worry about. Good thing
people don’t mind being unemployed.
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Then why say it? If my opponent is on the verge of doing something that will benefit my side, i'm surely not going to point out what a disaster it'd be for him.
It's obvious that Gingrich makes the democrats (and establishment republicans) nervous, for he is unpredictable, uncontrollable, and would unquestioningly shake up the status quo if elected. Romney is the safe pick for the ruling class, one who wouldn't stray too far from our current headings should he beat Obama. Then after 4 or 8 years the dems would be able to pick up where they left off without too much trouble.
Frank’s probably right...the biggest problem Gingrich has is that nobody likes him...personally. He maybe be smart, competent, a great debator, but nobody likes him...He is bombastic, arrogant, pompous, conceited, looks down upon people, and all around, not likable. He’s the male Hillary Clinton and Al Gore combined-—and, let’s be honest, you have to be likable to be president. Just like at the current one, he’s totally incompetent and ridiculous, but probably a great guy to have a beer with.
They fear Newt because, while taking a nap, he can mentally best any liberal.
Well whatever you might say about him he got the job done before and I hope to see him do the job needing done ahead in out country.
Frankly I don’t care if people like Newt or not...he’s got the goods we need as a nation to get rid of those who are taking it down...and i won’t expect him to be liked while he’s doing so.
Democrates are going to put out there all those who won’t be staying in Washington this next cycle....they have nothing to loose political since they’re out of there.
Therefore anything they might say is rubbish....not to be believed or heeded for more than being the pit bulls for the democrates and Obama.
I don't think this time around it's going to be about POPULARITY. Most people are looking for SOMEONE to actually represent the "will of the people"
It may take someone with the kind of "piss & vinegar" that Newt has to get that done.
Put a ________in it barney. You little homo troll you. Can’t wait to have you fitted for an orange jump suit with a rear hatch
... of course, Barney can’t tell the difference between a man and a woman either...
I think I can sum it up: Newt has “Little Man Syndrome”.
I’ve never cared much for him, and still don’t. I’ll vote for him, of course, if he gets the nomination.............but I don’t think he’s our best choice.
Yeah sure. So if Hussein is so great, Bawney, why are you retiring?
Obama can’t win. It’s that simple, Obama can’t win this time. Everybody’s seen him and what he can do. Obama can’t win.
Newt has some very strong points. But his Gallup scores among women are worthy of a horror film. He may well be unelectable - even against the Demon-in-Chief. Romney is unelectable for other reasons. We need to unearth some of Obama’s “secret” records soon, to give us an extra boost.
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wow look at the CBS News headlines from 4 days ago
DECEMBER 13 2011
Romney and Gingrich take lead over Obama in key swing states
Republican candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are both ahead of President Obama in key swing states that will decide the election in the latest USA Today/Gallup poll released Tuesday.
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I'm with you
Who cares if he's "likeable?"
We need a FIGHTER.
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