Posted on 02/25/2012 6:31:47 PM PST by JediJones
Gingrich supporter J.D. Hayworth says that his candidate still has an opportunity to reclaim frontrunner status. Click link to view video.
And here is another interview from 2 days ago with Hayworth talking about the campaign and his endorsement of Newt:
J.D. Hayworth takes the pulse of Arizona GOP voters
http://current.com/shows/the-war-room/videos/j-d-hayworth-takes-the-pulse-of-arizona-gop-voters
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If the economy takes a strong down turn, which it almost assuredly will, this will favour Newt, if he keeps talking about how to put Americans back to work.
So, Newt’s campaign is definitely not over by a long shot.
Newt’s campaign is highly unlikely to be revived. He is facing third or fourth place finishes in Arizona and Michigan a week before Super Tuesday. No momentum generator, that. No more debates. A two man race between Romney and Santorum. Believing in the tooth fairy and believing in Newt’s continued viability are about equally delusional.
The deck is stacked against him. If he were where Santorum is now, I would be pulling for him. But he ain’t. That said, I wish him well. He is an able man. He certainly should have a major spot in Santorum’s administration.
“He did say he expects Romney to win Arizona, but that would by no means spell the end of the primary.”
For a state that continues to re-elect McCain, I’m not surprised.
What happens to Rick’s momentum if he loses both MI and AZ? What happens to Newt’s momentum if he picks up several states on Super Tuesday after factoring in the big Adelson super PAC?
I just found out that JD has a radio show on KSFO:
9:00AM 12:00PM JD Hayworth
http://www.ksfo.com/programschedule.asp
would JD Hayworth please come to California and run for govenor?
I think he would make a great VP candidate.
I do not believe there will ever be a Santorum administration.
** President Newt Gingrich-”Our beloved republic deserves nothing less.”
JD was just on FoxNews with the Judge (Romney supporter), and gave a great endorsement of Mr. Newt!
Santorum administration of what? Public Restrooms Administration in his beloved Pennsylvania where the cheater doesn't live?!
“would JD Hayworth please come to California and run for govenor?”
And exactly why do you think he could win governor in California, when he can’t carry his district or state in Arizona?
“What happens to Rick’s momentum if he loses both MI and AZ?”
Romney gets it for Super Tuesday and Closes the sale.
“What happens to Newt’s momentum if he picks up several states on Super Tuesday after factoring in the big Adelson super PAC?”
Right now, Newt is leading only in Georgia. If Romney wins both Arizona and Michigan and Santorum comes in second, those two will continue to fight it out on Super Tuesday. THere is simply no dynamic inplace to give Newt a boost if Romney wins both and Santorum comes in second. Santorum will still have a lot more delegates than Newt and those who want to stop Romney will be running out of time.
I think Santorum is likely to win Michigan and could win Arizona as well for reasons I posted earlier.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2851241/posts
What was the dynamic that helped Santorum win Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri?
Answer is, he performed well in the most recent debate before those contests, even though it happened a couple weeks before, and his two opponents Newt and Mitt were training fire on each other, leaving Santorum unscathed.
Which is exactly the position Newt is in now. Mitt and Santorum are sliming each other and Newt performed well, looking quite statesmanlike even, in the last debate before Super Tuesday. I think the best thing for Newt, acknowledging that it’s too late for him to win either AZ or MI, would be a split decision. It would keep Mitt and Rick at each other’s throats and would keep the race uncertain, without a clear frontrunner, leaving an open field.
Entering into a media environment without debates is also uncharted territory for this primary. So far, when the media has nothing to report on but speeches and interviews, it appears that Newt continues to retain the rhetorical advantage over his opponents in that arena. You have to imagine people who still haven’t made up their mind are still going to be looking for more media on the candidates. Without debates to report on, the media will be giving more coverage of speeches and interviews and they may play a more important role.
There are also of course always gaffes to watch out for. I don’t think we saw any major gaffes from the candidates this week that would tip the scales, but both Mitt and Santorum seem more gaffe-prone than Newt. And again those will the vacuum in media coverage left empty by no debates to report on.
After sitting on the fence for quite a while, I have now come to believe that Gingrich is the best choice from those running at this time. He is smart, articulate, and not afraid to confront the US lib establishment. Romney is a man without principles and Santorum is not tough enough for the job of running against the Obama machine.
I like this team. We need one serious adult to tackle Obama.
Rick and Mitt are too much of the same thing.
Here’s Gingrich’s problem in a nutshell. I’d like to call it the “Chromosone Factor.”
According to the recent Gallup. Romney has a whopping 39 point lead over Gingrich among women voters and 21 points over Santorum. But we are told that Santorum has begun to connect with female voters.
In Florida, Romney opened up a 20-point lead over Gingrich among women and this deficit has widened.
Regardless of the reasons for this deficit, the gender vote is pivotal to both winning the primary and beating Obama in November. It’s now a 2-man race. If Romney pulls it off in MI where Romney is pulling out all stops including bring his wife Ann Romney in Troy today, then its Romney. Game over.
Which state are you voting in, expat2?
I think seeing Santorum poll well in the midwest has been an interesting phenomenon. I think that whether or not Newt or Santorum wins, each one would be the wise choice as the other’s V.P. They shore up each other’s weaknesses while being close enough on the issues that it would not be an ideologically awkward pairing like Reagan/Bush, McCain/Palin or Dole/Kemp. Rick brings his strength in the midwest, rust belt, as well as the minor edge he has with religious conservatives over Newt, while Newt adds the gravitas, depth on policy matters and rhetorical power that Santorum lacks. Both together would create a clear contrast to Obama/Bumblin’.
I don’t think we want to risk the Palin experience again of picking a V.P. candidate out of the blue who has not been vetted on a national level by a multi-million-dollar opposition research team (i.e. Rubio, West). I think Palin herself would be better off with a position in Newt’s cabinet, building up her national experience and resume that way before being on another presidential ticket.
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