I agree with that. Romney is a slimy reptilian sleaze.
Posted on 01/09/2012 11:15:29 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Edited on 01/10/2012 3:33:58 AM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
If you are looking for a conservative alternative to Romney and had to choose today between Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry or Rick Santorum, which one would you choose?
Final results of the Free Republic 1/9/2012 non-Romney Conservative Straw Poll (see post 548)
| Newt | 225 | 59.7% |
| Perry | 77 | 20.4% |
| Santorum | 75 | 19.9% |
Geeez......er......uh.....
Gosh, this is like being forced to pick between steak and eggs and pasta! (My favorite meals)......All right, here goes......
Gingrich/Santorum in 2012!
Please keep in mind, I wouldn’t mind seeing Perry or Santorum win, either. I think all three are good guys and would wipe the mat with Chairman Obama.
Go Newt! (My choice for today, by a hair follicle.)
Go Santorum!
Go Perry!
Go home, Mitt Commie!
Adios, Huntsman, whoever you are!
As for you, RuPaul.....go retire to Iran, traitor!
I’d probably go with Newt.
1. Newt
2. Perry/Santorum (tie)
I agree with that. Romney is a slimy reptilian sleaze.
Newt. Easy.
Santorum 2. Perry 3.
Could live with any of them, though. All good men.
Hank.
Newt. Easy.
Santorum 2. Perry 3.
Could live with any of them, though. All good men.
Hank.
If Perry regarded Newt as an ally (which I HAD thought), he wouldn’t have stuck around for SC where he can’t win and can only help Myth.
Mark my words, when Perry drops, he’ll endorse Myth. Sad.
Hank
Perry, of course.
I can’t decide on 2nd. I really can’t.
Newt
Do you have something to base this opinion on? I'm still gathering info on Perry in case i need to reassess my choice. Maybe there's something i missed? Everything I've seen, researched, and read indicates that Perry has an intense dislike for Rotney. ??
Perry
Ah! I see that your statement was directed to txhurl. Apparently you thought y’all were still on a Perry thread and the screen name triggered your response? Got it! Never mind. Sorry for the bother.
First, let me say I like Perry. I think he’s a very decent man with good instincts who has been a good governor.
Having said that, immediately after the Iowa caucuses he said he was going back to Texas to “reassess” his candidacy. That’s almost always codeword for “I’ll be dropping out.”
For some reason, though, he decided to stay on through South Carolina. There is no indication whatsover that he has a chance to get the nomination. Really none. I’ll easily admit Newt and Santorum have very slim chances, but they do have a shot based on polling in SC and FL.
Perry staying in splinters the conservative vote. He’s only likely to get 10 percent or so...but that 10 percent can make a huge difference if it gets spread between Newt and Santorum, which it likely would. Perry certainly knows this.
Putting 2 and 2 together: He can’t win, but he CAN hurt the remaining conservative candidates who MIGHT win. Yet he stays in.
Who does that help?
Hank
I’m REAL confused! ;-)
You said Perry and Newt are allies. I assumed you meant that if one dropped out he’d endorse the other and that was what I was responding to.
Hank
I’ll easily admit Newt and Santorum have very slim chances
We'll have to agree to disagree about that, too. Never give up!
No, that was someone else. All i was asking was about your statement about how you thought Perry would endorse romney after he drops out. Never mind... we're good. ;)
Newt!
Its so hard to believe that there really are people here defending Gingrich.
I never thought I’d see it here of all places; we know what he is.
Newt isn't for Cap'n Trade.
Newt. He has the spine. I hope he has the will.
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