Considering that Newt has had to deal with an onslaught of attacks from Romney’s smear machine, I’d say he’s going pretty well for himself.
Iowa and New Hampshire are over. South Carolina has become the bellwether for who’s going to get the GOP nomination, so that’s where our focus needs to be. I’m supporting Newt because, in every poll I’ve seen, he’s closer to beating Romney than Santorum.
For as much as people around here bristle at the notion of nominating Willard Romney the open socialist, it’s difficult to understand why they would play right into the establishment’s plans by refusing to rally around a single candidate. John McCain II is on the verge of clinching momentum and everybody is arguing over ideological differences as if we still have weeks or months to find our “best” candidate.
We’re out of time. We have to take what we can get or we’ll end up with the socialist. If it’s Newt who has the most support, vote for him. If it’s Santorum, vote for him. Why is this so controversial?
The social conservative leaders are rallying around a single candidate. It’s just not Newt. The Reuters-Ipsos poll shows Santorum in 2nd place and his second place nationally in Gallup.
In addition, Newt has more personal and political baggage than a 747 carrying a full compliment of passengers and crew.