IMO, Newt needs to broaden his base now. He needs to appeal to the soccer moms. He’s got a solid core of hard-line conservative, testosterone-fueled supporters who love that he’s a fighter and love his big, bold, world-conquering ideas. But the soccer mom doesn’t get excited about going to the moon or about repealing Dodd/Frank. He needs to make more of a connection between his big ideas and his reform agenda and how it will affect the bread-and-butter, pocketbook, kitchen table issues at home. He’s done it before, he just needs to more heavily emphasize things like talking about making the future better for his grandchildren, lowering gas prices, creating new jobs and keeping the government out of your pocketbook and your church.
The best moment for Newt was in the debate where he said he’d help the poor get a job, get a better job and someday own the job. If he can continuously focus his rhetoric more on how his agenda will directly improve people’s lives all across America, then he will be in better shape to make a comeback. He should get specific and explain how the daily lives of some relatable types of people will be better under his presidency. The campaign needs to shift to “Big Reform, Personal Results” as almost a variation on “Think Globally, Act Locally.” The hard-line conservatives will come back to him as soon as they see him broadening his support beyond his base and looking like a credible winner again.
February 13, 2012 - In a wide-ranging interview with Newsmax, Newt slams the Obama administration’s hostility towards religion and his will to fight for preserving America greatness and restoring America’s prosperity, by unleashing American people creativity and desire to work in their pursuit of happiness
http://www.newsmax.com/video/viewid/1963ca9b-7317-4f8b-ad98-58adade196c3