Program: Meet the Press
Topic: Interview with Newt
Date: 1/15/12
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608/vp/46004838#46004722
"Is it better to draw a bold, clear line between a Reagan conservative and the most liberal president in our history? Or is it better to have somebody who in many ways Romneycare vs. Obamacare...I think it's much harder for Romney to draw a sharp contrast than it would be for me," so says Newt Gingrich in an interview on Meet the Press. Throughout the interview he asserts that he is the conservative candidate, and that anyone who wants the Republicans to win the elections in the fall would vote for him.
Let's dissect that thought process a bit. First, one must consider, between Obama, Gingrich, and Romney, who would receive the independent vote in the general election? Who would receive the centrist vote? There's no doubt in my mind that it would go to either Obama or Romney, NOT Gingrich. Gingrich's relative small base of "real" ultra-conservatives could only take him so far in the general election. If the Republicans really want to win the elections in the fall, they'll elect Romney. Or, actually, they should have taken Huntsman more seriously, but...too late for that. Obviously, I think they should elect Gingrich, because the last thing we need is a complete reversal of what Obama has accomplished. Yay recession!
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