[wardaddy]

Santorum lifetime ACU...88%

Newt lifetime ACU ....90%

whoopeee...Rick is so much more conservative than Newt

lol...pass that doobie...yeah bro...

Freepers being stupid at times...myself included

hate ratings like they hate and disbelieve polls unless it suits them

Santorum is not more conservative than Newt...they are quite similar

at this point...he is a spoiler for Mitt...nothing more

were he in Newt's spot and Newt in his I would argue for Newt to bail...in fact I like Rick better in a likable way...Newt is harder no question

even if Rick indeed has a lower conservative rating I would wish Newt to bail were Rick in second place

but yes...I know Rick walks on water and all and Newt is Satan basically

well...I would appreciate the purists here more were it based in fact..

it ain't over yet but if Rick stays in it will be...and I hope you “purists” enjoy Mitt and yer folly

[over3Owithabrain]

When everyone is done whining and making excuses for Newt's loss tonight - let it sink in that Romney would have still won if Santorum had already dropped out. Even IF every single Santorum vote went to Newt. Which it wouldn't have.

But this scorched earth policy around here continues. There's hardly anyone left on the we-don't-hate list.

And to die on the hill which is Newt Gingrich - wow

[writer33]

Hey, buddy. Leave my doobies out of this. LOL!

[mylife]

Rick Perry:
Avg. ACU Rating (ACU)- 95.11

[hinckley buzzard]

but yes...I know Rick walks on water and all and Newt is Satan basically

You just don't understand, wardaddy--the reason the Nation is in an existential crisis is because we risk electing someone who's been divorced. Yes, only by avoiding candidates who made a dumb PSA years ago will we save ourselves from obama totalitarianism, even if it means nominating a hypocrite rino lawyer who will get shredded by obama like yesterdays newspaper at the recycling station.

We elected a water-walker in 1976--saw how well that turned out.

[JohnBovenmyer]

There used to be, and probably still is, a fair amount of support here for the concept of term limits. Why? Because we've seen too many who started out as good Conservatives and grew into RINOs the longer they were there. There aren't any ratings for how either candidate acted after leaving, for whatever reasons, Congress. But similar reasoning applies and what they've done since then deserves to be in the equation.

Based on the Florida numbers I'm seeing now if you add to Newt's total the votes for Bachmann, Perry and Cain, all of whom I've believed endorsed him, and then add in Santorum's total you get 46.13% more or less Conservatives. Mitt alone got 46.42% and realistically, if we're adding departed candidates, he should get Huntsman's giving a RINO total of 46.79%. Adding Johnson's pittance to Paul gives 7.08% Libertarians. Unless you could get all the Conservatives and nearly 55% of the Libertarian vote no one could beat Mitt here and now. If you think of where rich NE RINOs go to retire and avoid the taxes they created, it makes since that this should be a Mitt state. Santorum can't be blamed for Newt losing; at most he can be blamed for adding to the margin of Newt's loss.

Regardless of any lack of fairness and truth in the negative Florida barrage against Newt, the result was Newt didn't handle it as well as he needed to. If he's to win the general, given that Obama's skills and resources at such tactics will exceed Romney's, he'll need to improve. If he can't, and the claim that "Newt gives us the best chance vs. Obama-like records and tactics" is true, Florida's result is dispiriting and reason to pray for miracles. And if we need a miraculous finish, remember from what state extreme longshot Rocky Balboa came.

[dixiechick2000]

“at this point...he is a spoiler for Mitt...nothing more”

This year’s Huckster.

I like him, personally, but he’s not more conservative than Newt.