People and Politics by Patrick Roberts

Newt Gingrich is simply unelectable as president -- But do the Republican right care?

Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 07:28 AM

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Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich is now leading the national poll of Republican presidential contenders according to Quinnipiac.

And the Republican right seems intent on political suicide.

That's the only way to read that poll, given that all the resistance to Romney is coming from the right who don't like him.

Yet the same poll showed that Gingrich trails Romney by 38 per cent to 22 per cent among Republicans when asked who has the better chance of defeating President Obama.

It is clear to anyone with a modicum of sense that Gingrich is a deeply flawed candidate.

The three wives, deserting one as she was in hospital with cancer, his ties to Freddie Mac and his downright obnoxious personality will all count heavily against him.
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Then there is his latest wife Callista, a control freak, who will soon wear thin on the voters.

These are all red warning tags for Republicans.

Somehow many of them don't seem to care.

They ran candidates like this in the last election and threw away senate seats in Delaware and Nevada.

Could they now be ready to do it again?

The Obama folk must be praying its Gingrich and chanting 'Newt Newt Newt' in their sleep.

They know he is simply unelectable.

And so do most Republicans.

Or do they?
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allentown | Nov 22, 2011, 01:02 PM EST

All over Europe, the voters are throwing out their socialist governments. In November 2012, let's hope Republicans don't snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by wanting to make a statement.

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joanxis | Nov 22, 2011, 11:46 AM EST

Dream on Pittsburghkid. I'm not saying that it's not going to be a tight race because I think it is going to be one but the tea party comments - dream on.

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Pittsburghkid | Nov 22, 2011, 10:40 AM EST

And Obama is electable. This election is a freebee for the Republicans. The Democrats are going to have a hard time holding the Senate. Also the Teea Party will pick up more State Legisature, and Governorships. This will spell out more Conservative Constitutional Admendments. Don't worry about Republicans. Watch for Conservatives to take over PBS, or abolish it.

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Opoets99 | Nov 22, 2011, 10:15 AM EST

The local dog catcher would be a great improvement over the current president

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PhlutiePhan | Nov 22, 2011, 09:47 AM EST

I met Newt at a book signing. He is brilliant and blunt. Unfortunately, women will not vote for him. The latest nail was the million plus retainer from Freddie Mac. It appears that the source of the economic crisis is the policies of Bill Clinton with Freddie and Fannie. One can't vote for someone who is tinged with that parallel.

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