Oh, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich (as well as Rick Perry, and Huntsman) are competing for the Establishment / RINO spot.
One of those guys will get that spot.
Cain, Bachmann, Paul, Santorum (sorta) are competing for the tea party / conservative spot.
We will see, after the first early caucuses and primaries who the top tea party / conservative is, and who the top establishment / RINO is. The tea parties will line up behind the tea party conservative candidate and the news media will line up behind the the establishment RINO.
And then the 2 candidates will battle.
And then we’ll have a nominee. Unless we don’t. In which case maybe we can get Palin in a brokered convention.
Be still my heart!
I'd take Santorum over Paul in a heartbeat.
Paul is too liberal for my tastes. All of that Alex Jones, Code Pink, Stormfront buddy-buddy stuff is rather unsettling.
The news media (including Fox) has already lined up behind Mitt and are busy trying to shove him down our throats. We have to keep them from succeeding at this.
And then we’ll have a nominee. Unless we don’t. In which case maybe we can get Palin in a brokered convention.
Palin has already indicated that she's not interested. I don't want someone in the White House who doesn't want to be there. I like Sarah Palin, but let's not try to force a square peg into a round hole.
Nothing good would come from that.
The establishment will continue to blast a tea part candidate who wins the nomination, ala Connecticut, Nevada, and Alaska 2010.