Where is the fat lady and when is she going to sing? We want this to be over. But more importantly, we want the choice to be a winner in November.
There is a school of thought that says conservatives will stay home and not vote if the nominee is Romney. We don’t buy it. Too much is at stake in this one and conservatives know it. The risk with Romney is the risk of losing independents who do not share the strong aversion to Obama that is felt by voters who are clearly on the right. Still, Republicans are likely to win with Romney.
Gingrich is another story entirely. There is no doubt that his debating skills are far superior to Romney’s. Newt is tough; he is beyond intimidation and his style at the podium is refreshing to a long frustrated audience. His message plays very well to conservatives with short memories. But can he win in November?
John Hinderaker at Power Line blog doesn’t give Gingrich give a chance.
It is hard to make clear-cut statements about the mercurial and often contradictory Gingrich, but one thing we can say with absolute certainty: he will never be President of the United States.
[I]f there is anyone who ought to be broadly acceptable to conservatives, it is Romney. Certainly not Gingrich, with his earmarks, his disfavor with the conservatives he led in the House in the 1990s, his career as a lobbyist, his support for Medicare Part D, his embrace of global warming dogma, and his attacks on private equity and even free enterprise itself. Republicans have flirted with a number of potentially bad choices this election season, but voting for Gingrich would be the worst of them.
Hinderaker makes a good case. He should; he’s an attorney. But the only thing we would “say with absolute certainty” is nothing is impossible in politics. Didn’t we elect a community organizer whose goal was to socialize America and diminish her standing on the world stage? Then surely we could elect a candidate whose goal is to reverse the socialization and to restore the nation’s standing internationally – no matter the baggage.
Now where in the world is that fat lady??
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