[quote]SexMachine wrote:
- Why was Newt flat in the most recent debate?
Does it matter? Maybe he had an off day.
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It always matters. It’s good to know why he had an off day. It might be because the audience had to act like human beings. If that’s the case he’s sunk vs Obama as the audience, if there is one, will be wearing muzzles.
[quote]2. Why would Newt run for President without an organization?
He doesn’t have an organisation? Come on.[/quote]
No he doesn’t have an organization. That is, volunteers and some paid staff members to work the major areas prior to him arriving in each state. But do you know why doesn’t have that?
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3. Why would Newt run for President underfunded?
Whose campaign is best funded after Romney’s?[/quote]
The question is why would Gingrich run for President underfunded? Do you know?
That’s funny he wasn’t a better debater than Romney in their latest debate–why is that do you know?
And now you say he’s a better debater than Obama? Think again my friend. And redefine what you know to be true. He is posssibly a better debater than Obama under certain circumstances.
“I want to challenge Obama to 8 3 hour Lincoln/Douglas style debates…bla bla bla”
And you think that Obama is going to march in and do exactly what Gingrich wants?
Here’s how the debate will go down (one possibility there are others equally bad for Gingrich) should Gingrich pull off a miracle and get the nomination. They will be seated at a table next to each other so people can see the stark contrast between a fat gray haired old angry man and the charming good looking President of the United States. Then the moderator who will be hand picked by the Obama team from some leftist network will ask each one a question it might be the same question then again it might be soft balls to Obama and fast balls to Gingrich.
And why would Gingrich agree to this? Because the polls will show him behind and he will have no choice. And after that first debate there might be two more. But he and you and I as well would by that time be wishing that there was never a debate to begin with.
Don’t fool yourself, just because Gingrich shined a few times in debates with multiple opponents in a GOP primary where being the loudest and the most anti-Obama worked doesn’t mean that it will work one on one under the description above.
[quote]5. What good reason would people have in the general election for voting for a fat gray haired old man who hollers at them. (yeah I know you like that sort of thing but you and I are not quite the average American voter.)
Yeah and Reagan was a silly old bugger. Not a bright young ‘conservative’ like O’bomney.[/quote]
Please don’t compare Ronald Reagan to Newt Gingrich…it’s laughable. Reagan was a polished speaker, a Hollywood movie star! He was a charming guy with boat loads of charisma. Do you think he won the Presidnecy by the biggest electoral landslide in history because people suddenly became more conservative? Gingrich by contrast comes off as a mean fat gray haired old man to voters outside the GOP (and to many inside the GOP as well).
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6. Why does Romney beat Gingrich in the three areas where republicans need to win. Those are Senior citizens, women and independents.
Okay I’m going to plead the fifth on that last one. I don’t want to talk out of my arse. I don’t know. I’m just yet to be convinced that he doesn’t have a shot.[/quote]
Because Independents, senior citizens and women do not think like you and I do. Independents are a wishy washy group. They need to be convinced, persuaded not hit over the head by a mean old guy. Gingrich would drive independents into Obama’s hands.
Senior Citizens will run from a harsh sounding Gingrich. I’m not talking about the senior’s in the GOP who actually go out and vote in a primary. I’m talking about senior’s who don’t like big idea’s. They like old safe idea’s the kind that Obama will spoon feed them. And the democrats already have that built in “the GOP will take away your social security” Newt fits that mold to a T!
And as for women, I predict that should Gingrich pull a major miracle and beat Romney that Obama would win close to 70% of all women. And that would be even greater than the number of women he won in 2008. And who did he beat in 08? Oh yeah a gray haired old man, and McCain wasn’t even fat! If you think the average voter (especially women) are analyzing every issue months in advance before they vote then you are not as smart as I thought you were. Most (not all) women vote with emotion (as do most of the population both genders). They will take one look at Gingrich and dismiss him out of hand. Keep saying this to yourself, MEDIA AGE- MEDIA AGE- MEDIA AGE. Fat gray haired men who look angrgy most of the time lose to cool looking slim confident happy incumbent Presidents. Now tell me you git it! Come on it’s right there in front of you.
We need someone who can remain calm in a debate. Can sooth senior citizens fears. Can be moderate enough to win independents and can be good looking and happy enough to win women. (Did you know that women react more positively to someone smiling than men do?)
That man is Romney! And that’s why every liberal talking head is Romney bashing this week. And that is why the Obama surrogates were out in full force on the Sunday political shows bashing Romney. They want to face Gingrich!!
And now you know why.
I know YOU like Gingrich and so do others on this site. I’d vote for Gingrich in a heart beat over Obama. But because YOU like Gingrich does not mean that the typical voter who is the opposite of YOU in every possible way will like Gingrich. Stop projecting my friend. You can like Gingrich all you want but be objective enough to know that he would get clobbered by epic proportions against Obama.