Posted on 04/03/2012 9:19:30 PM PDT by conservative98
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Newt Gingrich says he isn’t leaving the party’s presidential race and is vowing to continue all the way to the nominating convention.
Go Newt! And keep taking it to Obama!
does he still have Secret Service protection?
As long as Newt doesn’t give up there is still hope. GO NEWT
I don’t see why he wouldn’t. Why do you ask?
They get SS protection once they are seen as a major candidate, how is Newt possibly considered a major candidate at this point? He is coming in 4th and getting 6% in some places.
How do you LOSE the SS protection once you get them?
If its all wrapped up why do they continue to attack Santorum. Does anyone think they will be attacking Romney this hard later on? Like McCain, probably not.
I don’t know the answer to that, but my guess would be that he will have the protection as long as he is a candidate.
I agree. After every state won, I see the Fox people saying “This is it! Its Romney!” Drudge has been despicable in his coverage.
Looking at the returns of tonight's primaries, I do not believe that it's in the cards for Newt.
My hope is that when Mister Ginrich leaves the race, he does so with dignity and grace, and finds ways to help the GOP ticket and to defeat Mister Obama.
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Newt has effectively shut down his campaign. No money and in debt.
Newt Ginrich?
You haven't played cards then with Newt. You can be assured Newt has more purpose in staying in this then what meets the eye. Did you see him operate when he moved Congress and Clinton? The man is skilled and able. It's not wise to underestimate him. Unfortunately voters are easily mis-lead and don't understand the game as it's really being played.
Newt will not be done til Newt says so...there are too many behind him to take this to Convention and willing to pony up the bucks to get it there. So no he will not be dropping out.
Remember Newt said from the get go..early on, that convention was a possibility, he knew how the Media would work this, and he knew how Romney would play.
None of the remaining candidates will leave before the Republican Convention.
Fair enough, and I wish him well.
I'll work hard for, and vote for whomever wins the GOP nomination, and if that happens to be Newt, I suspect that we'll be co-workers.
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Romney still didn’t get 50% even thought its been pretty much declared over by the MSM and GOPe
I think that says a lot about what a loser and a snoozer he is.
I called him the designated loser, I think its a good term.
Many of the coming primaries are winner-take-all. That means in close elections Gingrich is handing delegates to Romney.
right.
Romney got 70 percent in Wash. D.C.. Now what does that tell you? ESTABLISHMENT GUY.
Romney got 70 percent in Wash. D.C.. Now what does that tell you? ESTABLISHMENT GUY.
You suspend your campaign or lose the nomination.
Now I originally supported Newt especially after his strong debate performances and I was extremely excited after his win in South Carolina.
When he flatlinned I had to vote for Rick Santorum If you don't like that and want me banned, you'd have to ban every FReeper from Illinois, because we all went with Santorum. Read our board if you don't believe me.
I have a Master's Degree, and a BA in History focused on US Politcs and NEVER has a candidate finished last in nearly every primary come back and won!
Romney is more than half way to winning and we still haven't seen Texas, New York or California vote. I thought Illinois would vote for Rick, my hell hole state voted overwhelmingly for Mittens. The die hard right wing states have voted! They went with Rick Santorum. The moderate / lib states are going for Mittens. Newt won GA which he should have and SC after an amazing debate, but then the debates ended.
Texas will be closer but will go to Mitt, CA and NY will go to Mitt by 20% or more.
Now if you still legitimately believe Newt Gingrich is the nominee, please share some of the drugs you are taking, I really could use it right now as I blew out my shoulder.
I don't like it more than you. I got yelled at by an Admin_Moderator for going pissy after Mittens won Illinois when I worked my ass off. But I'm not going to live in a state of delusion. People who live like that usually hang themselves with piano wire...
As long as Newt is out there taking his message to Americans, he is one more patriot telling America why they should not reelect Zer0. As Santorum said, this is just the half time. There is half of America that needs to be reached up front and in person to consider America’s future and how Zer0 should have zero part of it.
Why do you think that the establishment gave us McCain and then Romney going up against a known socialist in two elections in a row?
I'm not going to be deluded into thinking that it just happened that way.
Why do you think that the establishment gave us McCain and then Romney going up against a known socialist in two elections in a row?
I'm not going to be deluded into thinking that it just happened that way.
Houeto, you have the blessing of living in Texas, the folks that I pinged have suffered our lives under Illinois politics.
Simply put there is a thing in Illinois known as the "Combine". It is made up by establishment Dems and Republicans. It is why Mike Madigan has been IL Speaker since Zeus walked the Planet, it is why Obama trounced to victory in 2004 when he had a legit opponent named Jack Ryan, it is why Bill Brady was thrown down the stairs to give the Governorship to Pat Quinn Lt. Gov under now jailed Blagojavech!
How do we know it was stolen? Every Republican candidate and tea party candidate won big time, Mark Kirk beat Barack Obama's basketball buddy Alexi Gianullious for the Senate. Judy Biggert, Peter Roskam, Joe Walsh, Adam Lipinsk won with HUGE margins in the suburbs.
So we know how awful it is to fight the establishment.
The Combine wanted former IL GOP Chairman Andy McKenna to win the GOP Primary for Governor in 2010. Conservatives came out in droves and voted for downstate conservative Bill Brady who won. The Combine was shocked, they did not want him to win and due to vote fraud in Crook County some of which I have on video and I was working with the Brady and Kirk Campaigns on election day as well with FReeper BillyBoy. We saw fraud all over the suburbs and the city, and Brady was winning till suddenly like magic from a fairies Pat Quinn got a ton of votes from seemingly no where!
When I say I'm not delusional that is because I'm dealing with logic. Trust me, I did not read all those books in undergrad and grad for fun. No one in history has come back from this margin.
I will right now bet you my life savings that Newt Gingrich will not be the nominee in Tampa. If you really think Newt has it you lose nothing.
I'm a realist living in a dem dominated state. 2 Governors in a row are in prison, if you really think Newt will be the nominee after tonight, I really would like you to invest into my business since you sound as gullible as a 8 year old at an ice cream truck...
Santorum will lose either way. Newt has bigger fish to fry. He wants to ensure a bold, conservative platform.
Oh, please, Newt, hang in there! We need you1
Willard has no idea what the Chicago Democrats in the White House have in store for him.
Newt is NOT going to leave the race, thank God! These primaries and caucuses were the worst mess I’ve ever seen in my life, Iowa being an excellent example. Hopefully, Mr. Romney will be the one bowing out gracefully! Crossover voters helped Romney big time!
If this is the case, the U.S.A. is in fact doomed (if we're not already beyond the point of no return) either way the election goes.
Fortunately, my faith is in Jesus and the Lord's Will.
I didn’t vote for St Rick.
Good. The Democrat poser ROMNEY should pull out.
Indeed...Romney is a Democrat, and I will not be voting for him.
It is weird that he mentions this over and over again. People know he is in but he really isn’t getting anywhere. He got a few hundred votes yesterday in 3 states. Certainly not competitive. He is just going around kissing babies I guess.
“Indeed...Romney is a Democrat, and I will not be voting for him.”
Agreed. Who’s the Constitution party running these days?
The only possibility, other than the large headed displaced lib dud mittwit, is Santorum or a brokered convention.
Santorum would have to be doing A LOT better than he is so..
Go brokered convention!
Everyone keeps talking about the establishment giving us
Romney. Any republican who chose to do so could have entered the race. Some did, some didn’t. Some were voted out along the way. That’s how it works. I don’t understand why some people just dismiss the voters as though they weren’t even a factor in all this.
“designated loser”
A good description, and no doubt in my mind that is the GOP E`s intent... sacrifice the presidential race and hope to eke out a slim majority in the Senate.
Very well said.
I really think that some conservatives fell in love with a candidate without a hope of winning, when that candidate dropped out, they had a temper tantrum and refused to back anyone else. I still think that’s happening today.
GOOD FOR NEWT and God Bless him!
If this scenario does not pan out and romney does become out nominee this country is sooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed. We as a country may not be able to recover from obomba's first term. We certainly won't survive a second obomba term.
There is a reason our founding fathers put the natural born citizenship stipulation into our constitution but for some reason the powers that be don't have the testicles to enforce it.
If we can't use the Constitution and the law to remove the Manchurian candidate (obomba) from office then Newt is the next best thing.
JMHO
Newt loves this country. He’s in it just for that reason — not for ego, money, or much else.
He will continue to do what he does best: speak out, shape the debate, make Obama look like a fool, and strengthen our win in November. He is shaping public opinion.
I think people like him, like Palin also, are great. They are deemed “unacceptable” by the wicked Establishment ...yet they just keep right on hanging in there, saying what they have to say ...because it’s the RIGHT THING TO do!!
It’s funny, but I can always “hear” Newt’s take on things in the media ...I never “hear” what Romney has to say absout anything. He just doesn’t seem to speak out much, or he doesn’t know how to use the media to his advantage, as does Newt. Newt is by far the better communicator.
Go Newt!!!!!!
I think it’s important that supporters of Newt continue to donate to his campaign, even though it looks like right now it’s floundering. I want him to stay in this thing to the end. If he wins the nomination, I will consider it a heaven-sent thing. If he doesn’t, I still think staying in gave him a good platform to get his messages out and hopefully affect future policy should a not-Zero win the election.
Republican Candidates could improve their Primary vote count by campaigning with the following idea:
Due to the FHA, Fannie and Freddie Bankruptcies of September, 2008, American home owners lost 30 % of the value of their homes. That is a 30 % cut in just one month. Home values are still down 30 %.
Thus, let us cut the total compensation to all elected Federal politicians, and their staffs by 30 %, and an additional 10 % cut to elected Federal politicians each year until Federal Spending is LESS THAN the average of the previous 2 years of Federal income.
BTW, since slightly less than half of the US House, and 2/3 of the US Senate are Millionaires, it will be a great opportunity for Congress to lead by example that EVERYONE should give up their “fair” share of the American Dream.
What better way can there be to demonstrate that Federal politicians are on the same page as the voters?
Then it’s official. Newt gives Romney the nomination. Speaker Ego decides that if he can’t win, no conservative should win. What a hero!
Id vote for Santorum if I had to.
No way could I vote for Mitt.
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