I would feel more comfortable if Newt would win a state that wasn’t quite so red. If Newt wins the nominee which if Santorum doesn’t, I want Newt to, he has to win something outside of deep red states. I don’t know if FREEPERS know that the general election requires that the nominee gets a total of 270 electoral college numbers throughout the United States. So the general election will be a goal of getting 270. Newt was in third place in Ohio. Can he beat Obama in Ohio? Florida? Iowa? That is the question. Santorum will win Ohio and Iowa for sure. Santorum has been winning states that we need to get to the magic 270.
THese are Primaries, not states, that are being won. They are Primaries within states. That is not the same thing as winning a state in a general election.
In these Primaries, Newt’s opponents are Romney, Santorum and Ron Paul.
Romney overwhelmed Newt with negative ad lies, then Santorum walked into the breach that Romney had created and became it’s chief beneficiary.
Newt got off message in response, but he is back on message.
Before all this happened, Newt was poised to either win or do well in a number of states that are the type you keep harping on.
You take a small snippet of a fair point, but you forget everything else when you post your questions and worries.
And nobody dares to question or speak concerns about Santorum to you, or you scratch their eyes out.
Newt Gingrich, one on one, against Obama.
That is exactly what is needed.
Like Ronald Reagan against Jimmy Carter, when they said early on that Reagan could not beat Jimmy Carter.
In the end, it wasn’t even close.