Posted on 01/24/2012 10:44:36 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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Milt is not sleeping well tonight
NEVER believe what you read in the HuffPo.
Endorsements mean little, if they did Romney would have won three primaries instead of one.
Crowds are what is more important than endorsements, and when Newt is drawing thousands and Mitt is drawing hundreds that tells one everything one needs to know.
Newt be doing fine with or without endorsements.
Am with Limbaugh on this one. We don’t need Hope we have two (beside Paul) in case one culls out so I can vote for my preference in my states (WI) primary
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The right endorsements mean a lot.
In IA for example Van Der Plaats’ backing of Santorum was crucial. I doubt he’d have won without it, or surged as much as he did towards the end.
Charlie Crist’s endorsement of McCain in FL back in 2008 was decisive and delivered the state for him according to many.
Perry’s endorsement helped Newt in SC, a few pts, but hta made a difference. Winning by 12-13 looks a lot better than 7-8.
We saw in the 2010 primaries how endorsements had an impact in the various races. There are many examples.
Romney’s just had the wrong endorsements.
The right endorsements mean a lot.
In IA for example Van Der Plaats’ backing of Santorum was crucial. I doubt he’d have won without it, or surged as much as he did towards the end.
Charlie Crist’s endorsement of McCain in FL back in 2008 was decisive and delivered the state for him according to many.
Perry’s endorsement helped Newt in SC, a few pts, but hta made a difference. Winning by 12-13 looks a lot better than 7-8.
We saw in the 2010 primaries how endorsements had an impact in the various races. There are many examples.
Romney’s just had the wrong endorsements.
More pitchmen for reversed mortgages?
Hmmm. Time to start currying favor with that outcast who just might get to be top dog. Fingers in the wind...
US 2012: Romney ‘Will not be Nominee’(Bob Vander Plaats switching to Newt?)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2836967/posts
I sold reverse mortgages in a previous life. They are government backed and a good deal for a certain type of senior. Do you realize that the borrower has no mortgage payments in such an arrangement and are able to access a good portion of their equity?
[Romney’s just had the wrong endorsements]
Suit yourself, I’d say that they just endorsed a poor product(candidate).
Newt should have had his response to the SOTU up as a video ASAP. http://www.newt.org/news/newt-gingrich-response-state-union
He has to have as large a internet presence as possible.
That means getting clips out and up front; not slick, overproduced campaign style commercials, just get in front of the camera and articulate his positions on policy and latest political developments, in 2-3 minutes.
A video response to Obama, up front and on the net, would have been a great start.
I just searched for any new video clips on him and found nothing but filtered opinion and biased negative BS. That needs to change.
I would like to see a bunch of the congress from 1994 come forward to endorse him, and help fight the smears. JC Watts already has. I’d like to see more.
Tonight (your time in the states) I was kinda’ thinkin, instead of “SOTU” , it was more like “STFU.”
If this pans out, it’s absolutely fantastic!
The Establishment has been touting the fact that Romney has so many Congressional endorsements. Frankly, there haven’t been that many for him, when you look at how many could have been for him. And, the nasty endorsers have been FORMER Reps. And, Ann Coulter. And, Chris Christie.
I love it when a plan comes together. ;o)
“it was more like “STFU.”
That is exactly what I was thinking.
I bet there are dems whose entire careers flashed before their eyes.
This is significant.
I've been saying for some time that if Newt Gingrich is going to be the Republican nominee, we have some serious and difficult work to do to keep Christian conservatives from jumping ship or, more likely, quietly failing to work hard for the candidate.
Vander Plaats may just be the right man to do that work.
The endorsement of the major national Christian leaders would carry more weight, but many of them run nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations or pastor large churches and therefore routinely work “under the radar” with personal statements of who they will support rather than public endorsements which, though perfectly legal if done as private individuals, could attract unwanted IRS scrutiny of their organizations or churches. I don't see the major heads of organizations who have come out backing Santorum changing their endorsement anytime soon, and the smaller groups didn't come out very publicly after the Texas conference and can't be expected to do so now, either.
However, a decision by Bob Vander Plaats to switch his support to Newt Gingrich would attract my attention for three reasons:
1) The Vander Plaats endorsement was key to Huckabee and Santorum’s performance in Iowa.
2) It's not a new thing. Vander Plaats said months ago that while the former speaker's personal life was a consideration that lots of Christians were dealing with, “Since four or five years ago, he’s shown a very transparent grace and maturity... He’s been married to Callista for over a decade. He’s healed his relationship with his children.”
http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/12/20/santorum_surge_watch_the_vander_plaats_ening.html
3. Perhaps most important, those who are familiar with the Dutch Reformed world know the tremendous emphasis placed in those circles on marriage issues. Excommunication for unbiblical divorce used to be routine and sexual sins are still treated with great seriousness. That is not always the case in a significant part of the evangelical world.
I'm not trying to imply that the Dutch are better at saving marriages than non-Dutch evangelicals — I grew up in Grand Rapids, used to live in Iowa, and know very well that's **NOT** true — but I am saying that marital failures often get severely punished. Cheap grace is not something associated with the Dutch. For that reason, a Vander Plaats endorsement for Gingrich may carry significance with other conservative Christian leaders since it won't be possible to dismiss it as coddling sin or treating it lightly.
In summary: If we're going to have Gingrich as our nominee, I want Vander Plaats and a lot of people like him making that case loudly and clearly. Gingrich is going to need that to get and keep evangelical votes.
Yes this is what the infomercials tell me. I assume they are only out to help the seniors/sarc off
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