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I am still bummed that my candidate crashed and burned early.
No way do I feel happy that the leading contenders are country club hacks with no more principle than a customer at a payday loan outfit.
Always always always we get these polls about how so and so in unelectable. But they get elected anyway.
What wins elections are ideas, arguments, thoughts. electability is debated by folks who have none of the above. What scares folks and attracts folks is that newt is the guy with ideas. Mostly goofy.
In november it is going to be between ideas that have failed consistently and persistently over the last four years and ideas that made huge peacetime expansions. If Newt survives he will send sparks wich will win. Romney, when it comes to the fire that wins elections is a fire truck and high pressure hose.
Quite often it does not matter what the ideas are that the candidate has, but the fact he has any. That is what got Right wing loon reagan over carter. Even the goofy and vapid ideas of Obama beat out McCain and his vacuum.
So the 23% will see the choice and hold their nose. But they will show up regardless.
No way do I feel happy that the leading contenders are country club hacks with no more principle than a customer at a payday loan outfit.
Always always always we get these polls about how so and so in unelectable. But they get elected anyway.
What wins elections are ideas, arguments, thoughts. electability is debated by folks who have none of the above. What scares folks and attracts folks is that newt is the guy with ideas. Mostly goofy.
In november it is going to be between ideas that have failed consistently and persistently over the last four years and ideas that made huge peacetime expansions. If Newt survives he will send sparks wich will win. Romney, when it comes to the fire that wins elections is a fire truck and high pressure hose.
Quite often it does not matter what the ideas are that the candidate has, but the fact he has any. That is what got Right wing loon reagan over carter. Even the goofy and vapid ideas of Obama beat out McCain and his vacuum.
So the 23% will see the choice and hold their nose. But they will show up regardless.