Posted on 03/02/2012 6:46:27 PM PST by Mariner
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, coming off his primary wins in Arizona and Michigan, has jumped to a 16-point lead over Rick Santorum in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Republican Primary Voters shows Romney with 40% support to 24% for the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania. This is Romney's biggest lead to date and the highest level of support any GOP candidate has earned in regular surveying of the race. Two weeks ago, it was Santorum 39%, Romney 27%.
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I guess you guys noticed that nowhere in that line-up for Newt’s TV appearances this Sunday is FOX News. Not a surprise; FOX has been in the tank for RINO-Rom for months.
Hell yes it was him
The VA State GOP Chairman is an unabashed and unrepentant Romney supporter. He's the one who lodged the complaint on the Gingrich signatures. This when Gingrich had like $106,243.67 in the bank.
fox is having a santorum “exclusive”, lindsey graham, and richard blumenthal, armed svces cmte. Graham recently said quite a few nice things about Newt...
I posted this and was enthusiastically many times informed that lindsey graham is persona non grata at FR, even when he says nice things about Newt. I tried to respond but was obviously out of my league, I just excused myself politely and went back to the kiddie’s table. But this is a different context and maybe I’ll get some slack... you must agree if he says this on Fox that would be a big plus for Newt... if it comes to it, please be gentle. it’s been a long day :)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/lindsey-graham-gingrich-coup_n_1249641.html
“What I’m saying about Newt, why did we lose confidence in him? Because he was changing the game plan. The last group to talk to him sort of won the day. But I can’t imagine his job. The first time Republicans had the congress in 40 years, trying to lead a revolution, taking people like me that came here to burn the place down and govern the country and deal with Bill Clinton — a good politician. Looking back, I appreciate how hard his job was better than I did in 1997. And I’m here to say, as the guy who was in the coup, that looking back we were too hard on him and if he got to be the nominee I think he could win.”
“Being a backbencher throwing bombs because you’re not pure is a lot of fun, but governing the country is a lot harder,” he said.
The South Carolina Republican said he believes the country now needs someone like Gingrich to “embrace big ideas and take political risks”
“The one thing about Newt that is compelling is that I don’t think he looks at politics in terms of the next election cycle. He looks at politics as a generational issue,” said Graham.
Graham Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is6Ovf2NBk4
And mine!
Thank you for the Graham Youtube video- It really changed my opinion of Graham. I wouldn’t have given two cents for him before. He is absolutely right about Newt. “He looks at politics as a generational issue,” said Graham.” Newt is the USA’s Churchill. The USA, and the entire free world needs Newt NOW!
Sorry you had a “long” day. Hope it wasn’t a “bad” day. We’re on the same team. I’m not a big Lindsey Graham fan but, I do appreciate his nice words about Newt. Hope tomorrow is a better day for you Bro.
Because of the lawsuits over Re-Districting, the Texas Primay is now set for May 29th. That’s a blow to Newt’s campaign. I hope he’s still in the race by then. Texas will give him a chunk of Delegates.
well, I’m a chick, but I appreciate your encouragement. What I felt was compelling about Graham, he said, the coup started in his office, and he really sees it differently than he did back then. I mean, whatever political mistakes he has made, they must have been huge, according to some of the comments I got last time, he is saying I was wrong doing what I did... that is not politics, that is admitting a failure of udgment and I think that’s pretty big. Of course, I was immediately reminded he said this after Newt won SC big time, so he had probably gotten a message from his constituency... I still have some catching up to do on my cynical...
He also said he thinks Newt can win, and he really laid a good one on Santorum or Paul, I’m not sure:
“Being a backbencher throwing bombs because you’re not pure is a lot of fun, but governing the country is a lot harder,” he said.”
That’s good enough for me...
“Being a backbencher throwing bombs because you’re not pure is a lot of fun, but governing the country is a lot harder,” he said.
When I heard that, I thought that Lindsay was referring to himself back during that term.
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