Thanks, GVanna.
699 posted on Saturday, January 21, 2012 3:39:36 PM by ez: “Thank you for that information. I hardly recall the comment but I do remember being worried that the ABC story would torpedo Newt’s campaign. As I remember, I posted that warning to watch out for agitators in that spirit, but I am certain that I had no-one specific in mind. In hindsight, the reaction against Marianne for looking vindictive and psychotic could not have been anticipated, so I worried for nothing. Best FReegards...”
Thank you for the note, Ez. I've been accused before in this campaign of being a paid political operative, which emphatically is **NOT** true — I am unhappy with all the candidates to differing degrees. That may explain a bit of my own concern — I don't want to get viewed as a person who is supporting a candidate because I'm paid to do so.
To both Ez and Kevao — congratulations on Gingrich's win in South Carolina. The margin surprised me a great deal, and in the next few days as the exit polls get digested, we'll probably learn a lot more about the “how and why” of this vote.
Preventing a Romney win in the Republican primary needs to be a key goal, second only to preventing an Obama win this fall, which I believe is what will happen if Romney wins the primary. Even if Romney wins the general election, I believe based on past history he will be Obama-lite, and I'm not willing to risk that.
FR's own C. Edmund Wright explained the why in his excellent American Thinker article yesterday:
"what the voters are craving in the debates and on the stump is someone who can look liberals squarely in the eye and tell them why we are right and they are wrong. The American conservative base has had to put up with being called stupid, racist, greedy and unfair for decades by not only the Democrats but the vast majority of the media. The pent up frustration of these decades is magnified by the fact that George H. W. Bush, Bob Dole, George W. Bush and John McCain would not or perhaps could not confront this."
And Newt is just perceived as more of an effective fighter than Santorum, IMO. Have you seen the Floriday polls? Newt is already ahead of Romney!