I think they came to the same conclusion that the rest of the country has.Newt No Longer Matters
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Ok. But what about themselves. Ga is proportional representation with the biggest pot of delegates on Super Tuesday. Why not take the opportunity to enhance their own candidacies? Why not showcase themselves before a national audience? That’s usually what presidential candidates do- they go on mass media for free air time to promote themselves.
In Paul's case... who knows? In Romney's case, polls show him in third and dropping fast with no hope of improvement. Besides, he will likely get all of Virginia. In Santorum's case, he is polling in second with a good chance of coming close to or passing Gingrich if the trend lines remain as they are. He gains nothing by debating #3 in the polls just before a big contest. Romney is the one he has to beat. In his present position, Gingrich alone offers no reward that comes close to outweighing the risk. They are still debating in Arizona. So all of this might simply be as some have said, they announced the debate before they got confirmations.