Newt for President.... Republican Judas Goat ?

[cbelt3]

I'm contemplating the 'theoretical' candidacy of Mr. Gingrich. After the Democrats successfully demonized him in the 1990's, is the Republican party going to intelligently allow him to be used as a 'Judas Goat'... presenting a nice juicy target for Democratic dirty trick, and therefore removing some level of negative attention from a 'stealth candidate' ?

I wonder.
No link.. this is my personal theory.

[Grace62]

Newt makes his living as a perpetual candidate for president. What else does he do? I don't see how he could have much credibility on the national stage following the inflammatory public remarks he's made since 9/11. This man doesn't need anyone to demonize him, he manages fine on his own.

My money is on Mitt Romney for Republican candidate 2012. Mitch Daniels might have a shot, he seems to be trying hard to position himself as a moderate lately.

[mini14]

Newt needs to look at the wall and read the writing on it. That said, I don't think he has a
snowball's chance of winning. Newt is a supporter of the Dream Act. I suspect George Soros
has funded Gingrich's campaign. Newty will lose in a landslide. And 'global warming' doomed
you. Hugging Nacy Pelosi didn't help, either. Another has-been Republican thinking of himself
not the country. "Move along, nothing here to see."

[cbelt3]

Grace62 wrote:
Newt makes his living as a perpetual candidate for president. What else does he do? I don't see how he could have much credibility on the national stage following the inflammatory public remarks he's made since 9/11. This man doesn't need anyone to demonize him, he manages fine on his own.

My money is on Mitt Romney for Republican candidate 2012. Mitch Daniels might have a shot, he seems to be trying hard to position himself as a moderate lately.

Grace-
I'll agree.. BUT.. by the same token Mizz Palin fills the same job description (while adding foolish to the 'traits').

At the same time, President Obama has done a yeoman job of dragging his identity firmly into the center.. a Clintonian move that, barring disaster, will ensure him a second term.

A clear case of a President realizing that his job is to represent all the people, not just his Party.

[Grace62]

cbelt3 wrote:
[quote=Grace62]
Newt makes his living as a perpetual candidate for president. What else does he do? I don't see how he could have much credibility on the national stage following the inflammatory public remarks he's made since 9/11. This man doesn't need anyone to demonize him, he manages fine on his own.

My money is on Mitt Romney for Republican candidate 2012. Mitch Daniels might have a shot, he seems to be trying hard to position himself as a moderate lately.

Grace-
I'll agree.. BUT.. by the same token Mizz Palin fills the same job description (while adding foolish to the 'traits').

At the same time, President Obama has done a yeoman job of dragging his identity firmly into the center.. a Clintonian move that, barring disaster, will ensure him a second term.

A clear case of a President realizing that his job is to represent all the people, not just his Party.

I've been following the career of Barack Obama since before his 2004 convention speech, he's never been anything but moderate.

[$tevie]

If the RNC doesn't control their governors they aren't going to have a snowball's chance in hell regardless of whom they run. The middle class will have no choice but to vote Democratic.

[mattkime]

>>At the same time, President Obama has done a yeoman job of dragging his identity firmly into the center

pppfffttt. Obama did that? kenya? muslim? birth certificate?

[August West]

...he's never been anything but moderate.

But, but....he's socialist and pals around with terrorists and has radical preachers and communist mentors.....

[Filliam H. Muffman]

I do not think that anybody on the Dems side thinks of him as a remotely serious candidate. More like he is a target to see what the extremes in their own party will use, so they can develop defenses for the real candidates that are still sitting in the wings.

[Pam]

I think the real Republican candidates are hanging back and most will wait for the next cycle. Much as some of the hard core right would like to think Obama is a 1-term president, he's going to be hard to beat.