Posted on 04/01/2012 8:57:49 PM PDT by JSDude1
There is growing talk that if former House Speaker Newt Gingrich drops out of the race and "suspends" his campaign, he may throw his support behind Rick Santorum in an effort to deny Mitt Romney the GOP nomination.
And, for the moment, Gingrich is not yielding to the slew of establishment endorsements for Mitt Romney.
Gingrich told CBS News' "Face the Nation" Sunday that Romney has no lock on the nomination and the math doesn't show him getting the 1,144 delegates easily to clinch the nomination.
A leading Gingrich campaign official also suggested this weekend that their camp may work with Santorum to stop Romney from getting the nomination as the former House Speaker made clear he could back either Santorum or Romney if they were to win the nomination.
"If Rick Santorum becomes the nominee, I'll help him," Gingrich said. "We are all committed to defeating Barak Obama. We think his re-election would be a disaster for the country."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
We’re screwed.
Cheer up no one expects you to really eat that crow you baked up all by yourself.
I’ll take a Santorum/Gingrich ticket all day long. Both would absolutely destroy Omoron and Boredom Biden in debates. Mitt would be just a nice guy....
Is Romney a republican traitor?..
That would be interesting. But a lot of Newt-backing Freepers burned that bridge a long time ago.
At the very least Mitt is a Democrat in Republican clothing. I doubt if he ever WAS a Republican other than for getting nominated to political offices.
Never understood the hatred between the two camp’s supporters. I like them both for different reasons but they are both Conservatives.
Pray for America
Mitts ties to conservatism, and the R party, by Mitt himself.
Great.
This election completely sucks.
“Is Romney a republican traitor?..”
Depends on who you ask- McCain, Snow, Graham, Brown, Murkowski....
I wouldn’t mind seeing Newt as VP at all. I think he’d do a good job. However, the issue I have is that I don’t think whoever the nominee is, whether it be Romney, Santorum, or Gingrich, I don’t think one of them should pick one of the other for VP. There have been too many negative attacks all around. If Romney were to pick Santorum, for example, the Dems would pull out his attack ads and comments and ask why he picked someone for VP he once criticized heavily and vice versa. I think that could complicate things, and I think we’d be better off if whoever the nominee is goes outside of the crop of remaining candidates and picks a fresh face.
democrat Romney. Romney is worse than McCain. There is no
place for conservatives (the insiders seen to that)
Yes.
Santorum 2012
No, no; we don’t need a Santorum/Gingrich Ticket. We need a Gringrich/Santorum Ticket. Newt is the one who needs to debate Obama, not Rick. Newt will cream Obozo in a Debate.... Rick... ummmm...... nah; won’t happen.
You’re full of bull shit.
Read any posting by Steelfish describing Newt Gingrich. It was Santorum who, in Florida, spewed all over Gingrich without political cause. The amount of hatred generated by Satorum his follower towards Gingrich is enormous.
And Geron, there is a huge difference between quoting sources in Pennsylvania who once supported and no longer will support, Santorum, and Steelfish’s Democratic Party talking point smears against Gingrich from years gone by.
Nice and Tasty! So they got socialist health care, it’s working out so well for the people of Massachusetts, really it is....
That would be interesting. But a lot of Newt-backing Freepers burned that bridge a long time ago.
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Who cares which way it is (especially if Newt V.P were the ideas guy for the administration?). They’d be more like partners than boss/employee.
Too little, too late.
You better hope it’s not too little to late. Romney will re-elect Dear Reader. And your darling Rick, is basically stupid and self serving.
It would be like putting the student in lead while the professor has to sit on his hands. I can’t see Speaker Gingrich having to curb his bold ideas. It would be silly since Rick makes more gaffes-the GZ for one was big.
According to reports on Fox Sunday, Romney is crashing. He now loses in one-on-one polls against Obama in FL, OH, and PA (?). His unfavorable rating is about 50%. He would lose to Obama if election was today. He is behind Obama in two new polls by double digits. AND THIS WAS ON FOX NEWS! HANG TOUGH NEWT!
Who cares which way it is (especially if Newt V.P were the ideas guy for the administration?)
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I friggin’ care!!! Newt needs to be at the top of the Ticket to Debate Obama or there won’t be a new administration needing ideas. Romney and Ron “Kook-Daddy” Paul made mince meat out of Santorum in the last Debate. We need to put Newt up against Obama. Let Rick debate Biden. (Wow; that would be an intellectual match up of “geniuses” for the record books.)
I’ll take the ticket at the top.
I heard a political professor today here in Florida to say, that Mitt Romney needs more time to re introduce himself to the base. They fear he is losing more ground even though he could pick up more states this week; voters are saying the 2 top choices; they prefer someone else. I think some of Rick’s voters are nothing but stop Romney (not a firm belief in Santorum). I think Newt should stay in no matter what.
Is Romney a republican traitor?..
Nope. He is a Democrat infiltrator.
And your darling Rick, is basically stupid and self serving.
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Self serving.... maybe, but, I wouldn’t call Rick stupid; seriously. I’d say he is very naive and simple. He says stupid things that make people scratch their heads and say: “Does this dude know that this is the 21st Century and this is NOT the ‘Leave It To Beaver’ America of the 50’s?” Poor Rick; so out of touch with the real world.
What do the polls say about Obama v. Newt? Obama v. Santorum?
I think we could use a little “leave it to beaver 1950’s America” back, we certainly do not need more 60’s and post sexual revolution-which has devestated the USA.
>> Self serving.... maybe, but, I wouldn’t call Rick stupid; seriously.
Agreed in the sense he doesn’t have a low IQ.
Those questions were either not in the poll or not reported.
Bring that on! That is brilliant! Combining delegates would put them within 160 delegates of Romney...
People might actually coalesce around a TEAM that takes Romney out.
I would! We need a team about now.
Give it up. The life of the 50’s will never come back. We’re marching toward Armageddon. Read the Bible... “In the last days, perilous times shall come.....” (2 Tim. 3:1)
Well, Bush was the light-weight and Cheney had the gravitas and they got elected twice. I prefer Newt but I think Santorum would be miles above Romney. Let’s hope the good people in Wisconsin unite behind Rick and defeat Mit on Tuesday.
You’re right! I hope I’m wrong. The two should have made friends long ago to keep Wrongney from making it this far.
Yes but many of us believed that GW Bush was a real conservative, so we let some things pass-Santorum likes big government too as an answer, like Bush. I want Newt staying in. Too many people are believing the big lie; electability which Romney does not have. We don’t have to accept Romney. People can protest outside the primaries as well. I think some of Newt’s supporters are voting now for Rick to stop Mitt. Conservatives won’t accept Mitt very well. This entire thing is a nightmare.
Newt - Santorum... If it must be, I could live with that.
Santorum - Newt... No thanks.
Bump
I believe you are right that where necessary, Newt supporters are lining up behind Santorum.
Because Newt needs none of this, but stays in to help us stop Romney he would be the first to say, “play the game where you must, just get us to convention.
Damn straight that Newt nor Ron Paul can trust Rick with their delegates outright. They HAVE to stay in because Rick is a disciple of the Establishment. Always has been a climber.
Rick has to go back to Virginia where he would not Not want to be removed from the people in the Beltway. Newt already knows what they think of him. Newt has the gravitas to endure the insiders writing negative stories of him. I sent an email to Newt earlier about the political professor from FSU-and said to stay fighting. Someone has to help our country from these radicals.
;)
Well the Obama campaign people have already stated they "Do not want an Obama/Newt debate "....and everybody recognizes why that is.
Well, just stop going to work. Stop having children. Stop saving money. Stop paying for your house... what a stupid thing to write.
Among independents in the new poll, Romney is viewed favorably by 35 percent and unfavorably by 52 percent. Among independents four years ago, Obama hit his low point in mid-April 2008, when 57 percent said they had favorable impressions and 37 percent had unfavorable ones.
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/favorability/2012/03/28/id/434143
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