Not Mitt:
- A johnny-come-lately conservative
- A conservative of convenience who is likely to resort to his Massachusetts Moderate DNA as soon as he wins the nomination
- Unreliable for Supreme Court nominations
- Little or no foreign policy experience or expertise
- Looks for government to be solution rather than free market
- Supported the Wall Street bailouts
- Supported carbon taxes/regulations/global warming
- Only defeats his competition by spending more money, not by inspiring support
- Romneycare
- Cannot beat Obama
- Does not differ from Obama on Obamacare
- Will not get support of Tea Party
- Lacks enthusiastic support
- Will not carry his own state
- No electoral map to victory—does not appeal to swing states PA OH MI WI
Not Newt:
- Newt is no longer a viable candidate.
- He has
lost badly in
- He
polls very badly in
- He has won only one state.
- He is now merely dividing the conservative vote, and helping Romney to win.
- Newt’s tenure as Speaker was a failure.
- He
accomplished much as Speaker (a Republican majority, balanced budgets,
Contract with
- In his four years, instead of capitalizing on his Republican majority, he lost seats
- He imperiled his once huge majority
- He lost the confidence of his own conservative base
- He was censured 385-29, an astonishing defeat.
- Nearly every campaign ad in 1996 and 1998 broadcast against a Republican featured Newt’s face as someone despised by most Americans.
- Newt has done nothing worthy in the last 10 years to deserve a second chance at leadership.
- Newt’s conservatism is erratic.
- Rush Limbaugh has said that Newt debated John Kerry on global warming and agreed with nearly everything Kerry said.
- Newt promoted the global warming myth in a commercial with Nancy Pelosi.
- Although he spoke strongly against Al Gore’s global warming data, Newt finished his testimony by saying he would consider some type of cap and trade tax.
- Newt has been for some kind of health care individual mandate for years.
- Newt cannot carry the party’s family values label.
- Newt's primary financial backing is from a casino mogul. When Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Liberty Commission's Richard Land raised concerns about a presidential candidate being so beholden to the casino industry, Gingrich doubled-down and accepted another $10 million ($21 million total).
- Newt cannot beat Obama
- If Newt is the nominee, Obama will make the election about Newt, capitalizing on Newt’s high negatives
- Newt
has no electoral map to victory; any Republican can carry his home state
of
- Newt has so much baggage that the national debt could be paid off in his excess baggage fees
- Obama will not agree to debate Newt
Yes Rick:
- Limbaugh notes that every single one of the Republican conservatives have compromised significant conservative values, except for Rick Santorum
- Santorum is the candidate most expert on foreign affairs
- Santorum is the only candidate to end a major entitlement, authoring and managing his Welfare Reform Act bill into law
- Santorum’s
Made-in
- Santorum is the consistent conservative, who will appoint conservative leaders to his administration
- Santorum is the most electable
- He has the clearest electoral roadmap to victory: http://theo-politico.blogspot.com/2011/12/beating-obama-which-republican-can.html
- Santorum is the most likely Republican to win PA and OH, two critical swing states that would seal the election
- He is the clearest contrast to Obama
- For my full argument for Rick: http://theo-politico.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-justification-for-endorsing-rick.html
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