Posted on 02/05/2012 2:48:16 PM PST by SeekAndFind
“dont worry the south will save him...the south will save him...the south will save him.”
Except his home state of Virginia. I’ve gazed into my crystal ball and I predict that Newt loses Virginia.
since Newt is not on the ballot..then by definition he loses Virginia.
since Newt is not on the ballot..then by definition he loses Virginia.
You might want to read posts 9 & 15.
Newt's organization isn't contacting those who have donated to him, per Jane Long; and he isn't contacting those who go to caucus in the next few days.How that is the fault of the voters is beyond me.
Between writing post #9 and just now, we have received yet another invitation to attend a Romney event. Robo-calls, live calls, and personal invitations. We're not going, of course. But that makes a minimum of 9 since Friday (two days ago). Additionally, we've had a couple of live calls from Santorum supporters, who are super-enthusiastic and nice. There are Paul signs everywhere, and his supporters are on major street corners on weekends.
Nothing from Gingrich at all, period.
The Colorado caucus is in 3 days, on Tuesday.
I don't know anyone who is super-enthusiastic about voting for Romney, and it isn't what we'll be doing, but in the absence of a presence by Newt, that is probably how it will play out for a lot of people.
How is it the fault of "the Sheeple"? It is the candidate's job to make their case to the people.
I think all these primaries are proportional so Newt is going to pick up delegates in all but Missouri. Then if he sweeps the South on Super Tues he will be back in it.
It didn’t work for Newt in Iowa. He was at the top of the polls and the negative ads against him brought him down even while he stayed positive. Most of what I’ve seen from Newt since Florida is talking about his big ideas and various solutions to our nation’s problems. The only thing that changed is negative attacks from both Romney and Santorum and they seem to be working.
Arizona is winner-take-all.
Well, it sounds like Newt is having money problems. The reports were his campaign was $600,000 in debt although he denied that this weekend. Of course you can expect lots of contact from Romney. He is flush with Wall Street money. Santorum didn’t compete in Florida so he’s been saving his money for now, his best shot at giving his campaign a shot in the arm. It’s unfortunate if people vote based on whether the campaigns are contacting them, since that just favors the candidates with big money. There is ample opportunity for voters to see the candidates interviewed on TV (Newt’s been on multiple shows every day it seems) or visit their web sites to get information.
Well, neither 0bama nor his lawyers were in the court room last week. Yet, they won the case. So, who knows... strange things happen in America recently... LOL
the idea that some caucuses are non-binding is silly.
The Maine caucuses ... the results of the election of delegates to the state convention (which is what is done at the caucuses) is legally binding. Good luck to anyone who wants to be a delegate after their caucus is held.
How many Romney delegates are going to change their mind between now and the May convention?
The straw poll is “non-binding” because it has no relevance to the CAUCUS portion. I watched a caucus this afternoon in Maine. Nine delegates were elected in that town. Seven of them were dedicated Ron Paul supporters. Sound non-binding to you?
“since Newt is not on the ballot..then by definition he loses Virginia.”
Yup. I know I’m going out on a ledge, but I don’t think he’s gonna win.
;-)
CO has both Mormon and liberal influence.
In my definition, the sheeple are those who are get their information from and are swayed by robocalls, 1 minute TV commercials, push polling, TV news sound bites, the MSM and the like. For example, we all saw who Obama really was, in 2008, from miles away, but the sheeple were taken in. Obama made his "case to the people", but the people have to have a brain with which to assess the "case" being dumped on them. Redux Romney. The sheeple are out in force.
While I agree with you for the most part, that robo-calls, polls, and commercials are silly ways to pick a candidate; the truth is that people get their opinions from those things. To pretend otherwise isn't realistic.
I'm sort of undecided on whether or not people should go out of their way to learn about a candidate. I definitely think that candidates should go out of their way to connect to the public. They're trying out for a job. They want to be hired. If they want the job, they need to work to be hired.
Case in point: so far, nothing from Newt's campaign, which is deeply disappointing. No calls, no invites, no mailers. He skipped our area completely, which is the biggest conservative stronghold in the state by far, in favor of Golden. I know a lot of "undecideds" going into tomorrow, and know that there are a lot of people who would like to hear from Newt and who could benefit from hearing from him.
http://www.gazette.com/articles/colorado-132947-gingrich-monday.html Gingrich skips Springs on Colorado visit
Robo-calls, fliers and commercials may not be the best way to learn about someone, but they will be the only way many get their information. In not sure it makes them "sheeple" so much as it recognizes that many people have limited time to research candidates.
Thanks for your info. I get all my info from the internet these days, I never watch TV, never read newspapers or news magazines, and I consider myself well-informed. To have to rely on the seller’s information about himself is incomprehensible to me, just as incomprehensible as believing what the MSM is peddling, in whatever medium they operate in. Nevertheless, it is what it is, and there are alot people put their faith in retail politics. Unfortunately, I believe this behavior is an indirect cause of alot of this country’s woes. Regards,
BKOPTO
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