Team Obama Strategy to Weaken Romney In Order to Help Gingrich Appears to Be Working
Gingrich is the least popular politician in the country and is probably among the least popular people in the country. Naturally, Team Obama wants to meet him in the general instead of the more telegenic and electable Mitt Romney. But could Republicans possibly be stupid enough to nominate Newt “serial adulterer, lobbyist for Fannie Mae, delivered divorce papers to his wife on her cancer bed, has a million dollar line of credit at a jewelry store” Gingrich?
Why, yes. They could well be that stupid.
Gingrich Leads In New Iowa Poll
A November 28th poll from InsiderAdvantage shows Newt Gingrich with a 15 point lead in the upcoming Iowa caucuses. Gingrich commands 28.1% of the vote, while Ron Paul garners 13.3% and Mitt Romney gets 11.5%.
In InsiderAdvantage’s previous poll of the Iowa caucuses, conducted on November 8th, Gingrich placed third with 14.5% of the vote, compared to 18.7% for Romney and 23.3% for the first place Herman Cain.
Cain has dropped considerably since then, placing fifth in the November 28th survey with 9.8% of the vote, compared to 10.1% for the fourth-place Michele Bachmann.
InsiderAdvantage conducted the poll for the conservative website Newsmax.com.
Ginrich also leads in SC.
Having said that, Anything can happen in a general election. Gore wanted to line up against Bush and got his wish. And fellow Democrats, our candidate isn’t exactly Mr. Popularity.
How unpopular is Obama? So unpopular, that he seems to run against himself in his fist ad buy of the election:
The buy is paying for two separate ads, both of which urge Americans to sign up to join the campaign.
“The 2012 campaign is underway, and the outcome will depend not on what I do, but on what you do,” Obama tells voters in the first ad. “It’s up to you to fight for the values we all share. Don’t sit this one out.”
Eeeesh….. He’s an innocent bystander. You better get out and vote, because it isn’t about anything that he is going to do.
I no longer buy the “Mitt is more electable” meme. The primary has hurt him, or rather, he hurt himself in the primary. However you want to view it I no longer see him as big of a threat as I once did.
Actually, the R primary hurt every candidate, except Obama. Having that many debates was a huge mistake.
Also breaking: Herman Cain is reassessing his candidacy. He may drop out… soon. Looks like the affair may be true, and his wife is married to a man with a split personality.
I agree with your assessment Pandora. All of the clowns on the GOP side are badly damaged, including Romney. Newt has been at this so long, he might have a little Teflon with the GOP primary voter, but that will not help him in the general.
Why did they agree to have that many debates? At some point, maybe the smarter man doesn’t want to debate?
I have no idea why they agreed to that many debates. Is anyone even watching them, or… are they simply watching the snippets of blunders released the next day like me?
Seriously, when was they last positive clip you saw from one of those debates?
“Why did they agree to have that many debates? “
They all said, “More debates? Oh yes! When they get a load of how crazy ______ sounds, I’ll be a shoe in.”
Pretty much in unison.
Nit to pick: He lobbied for Freddie Mac, not Fannie Mae.
Q: What does Callista call the $1.6 million lobbying payment Newt got from Freddie Mac?
A: $800,000
pandora “I no longer buy the “Mitt is more electable” meme.”
Agreed. Further, I am not convinced any Republican candidate is electable. I think Huntsman actually stood the greater chance of gaining the Independent vote (without which a Republican candidate cannot win) but Huntsman is not nominatable (yeah, I know that’s not real word) because he is not a hard right conservative. At this point, I’m not sure it matters who the nominee is. The GOP base is playing Anybody But Mitt at the moment and jumping from horse to horse hoping to find one that can go the distance. What they fail to understand (the GOP base that is)is that they are out of step and the candidates that appeal to them, are probably never going to be electable or elected.
I know that the Republican brand is pretty battered around here, but we pay attention to this stuff. Most people don’t know that there is a campaign going on right now.
Mitt polls even with Obama nationally. Even.
The 2012 GOP Presidential primary = The Delaware 2010 GOP primary for senator.
This election may be the Far Right’s Swan Song.
How does Mitt run a credible campaign if he wins? Has he one opinion he hasn’t changed?
How does Newt suddenly make himself likable? Hard to do when you thrive on being a pompous ass. Besides, he’ll end up losing his temper in a spectacular rage of hot-headedness combined with a smugness that will remind everyone why they dislike him. And if an affair drives Cain out then do affairs become fair game?
The rest have already burnt out. Sorry, Santorum. They’re really, really, really not into you. And can someone explain that? Why isn’t Santorum the Far Right darling? What am I missing? Yeah, I know he’s a fool, but that isn’t a disqualifier in GOP land.
This isn’t Waterloo for wingnuts.
If Mitt wins the nomination and loses to Obama, wingntus will view it as proof that only a “real” conservative can win. Expect the teabag craziness to continue and expect Congress to continue practicing “jury nullification” on a grand scale.
If Newt wins the primary then loses in the general, the “normal” Republicans might have a shot at retaking the party on the argument, “You had your chance and couldn’t even beat an unpopular President in a shitty economy.” But it is much more likely that they will discover that Newt isn’t a pure conservative.
Sad, but true. I keep forgetting about their delusions.
“If Mitt wins the nomination and loses to Obama, wingntus will view it as proof that only a “real” conservative can win.”
That actually is the most plausible scenario. Mitt will probably win the nomination. If he wins, the hard right will go into hibernation for a few years. If he loses, they will get louder and nominate a “real” conservative. So if Mitt loses, come 2016, the hard right will not just go into hibernation, they will be in coma.
Pfft. Newt isn’t hurting Romney. Romney will get the nod without a hiccup because, as wacky as the GOP fringe may be, when push comes to shove, Republicans are pragmatic. They tend to pick nominees with the best chance to win, unlike Dems who get all atwitter over their candidate’s backstory (especially if he has a catchy slogan).
Jason’s right. The only people who are paying attention right now are those of us who have already decided we either love or hate Obama. The rest of the country probably doesn’t even know the debates were on. It’s not like prime-time TV is being pre-empted for them.
Here’s how I think it’s going to go:
Iowa: Paul/Bachmann/Romney are the top three (not necessarily in that order). I had Newt’s name in there, but changed it to Romney because I’m pretty sure Newt’s going to do something to destroy his own momentum before game time.
NH: Romney/Huntsman/Paul (not necessarily in that order) Because NH is weird.
SC: Romney (especially now that Cain appears to be out…and before you launch the racism shit, it’s because he’s a Tea Party darling, not because he’s black…though there’s no denying that being black isn’t a detriment in SC politics)
Super Tuesday: Romney
Election Day: Obama (but it will hardly be a landslide)
2013-2017 Things will get worse…unless Obama decides that business owners are not the enemy. Then things could actually start to turn around. He’s had the power all along. All he has to do is click his heels…
LOVE how you try to give Obama credit for Newt’s mini-surge, tho. Adorbz, really. I guess with his stellar record, you guys are going to have to cling to every hint of a whisper of a crumb of success. This should be an exhausting election season for you. Make sure you take your vitamins and drink plenty of clear fluids. 😉
You had me, then you lost me. Obama is a socialist who hates corporations?!? Lol! There is no possible reply to something like that. It is too anti-factual to even address.
Facts have no sway in the face of Obama hatred. What you have to ask is why the hatred was so strong back when all the guy did was dare to challenge Hillary for her rightful place at the top of the ticket.