Washington (CNN) – A new national survey of Republicans indicates that it's basically all tied up between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, with Gingrich on the rise and businessman Herman Cain falling due to the sexual harassment allegations he's been facing the past two weeks.
According to a CNN/ORC International Poll released Monday, 24% of Republicans and independents who lean towards the GOP say Romney is their most likely choice for their party's presidential nominee with Gingrich at 22%. Romney's two-point advantage is well within the survey's sampling error.
While the level of support has pretty much stayed the same for Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who's making his second bid for the White House, Gingrich has seen his support jump 14 points since October.
The poll also indicates that 14 percent back Cain, down 11 points from last month. Four women have alleged that Cain sexually harassed them during the late 1990s when he headed the National Restaurant Association. Cain denies the allegations.
"Cain is struggling with the charges of sexual harassment, and while most Republicans tend to dismiss those charges, roughly four in 10 Republicans think this is a serious matter and tend to believe the women who made those charges," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said.
The survey indicates that only a bare majority of Republicans tend to believe Cain, and more than a third say he should end his presidential campaign. Among the general public, Cain has a bigger credibility problem - 50% of all Americans say they tend to believe the women and only a third say they believe Cain.
"Not surprisingly, there is a big gender gap on this matter - women say this is a serious matter and believe the women, but men say the story has been overblown and are split on which side they believe," Holland added.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is at 12% in the survey, basically all even with Cain for third place in the hunt for the nomination. Perry was at 13% in CNN's October poll. The new survey was conducted Friday through Sunday, entirely after last Wednesday's presidential debate where Perry suffered an embarrassing "oops" moment when the one-time front-runner struggled for nearly a minute to name the third of three federal agencies he would cut if elected president.
While Perry's overall horse race number has not suffered, dig deeper into the poll and it appears the "oops" moment is hurting his standing with Republican voters. In September, 72% of Republicans said Perry had the right personal qualities to be president. A majority of Republicans still feel that way, but that number has dropped 14 points since September.
According to the poll, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who's making his third run for the presidency, is at 8%, with Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota at 6%, former Utah Gov. and former ambassador to China Jon Huntsman and former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania each at 3%, and 8% are unsure.
The poll's Monday release comes seven weeks and one day before the Iowa caucuses, the first contest on the primary and caucus calendar. The survey indicates that just over six in 10 Republicans say they may change their minds, with 31% say they will definitely support the candidate they are currently backing.
With Cain dropping and Perry flat-lining, it looks like it's Gingrich's turn to become the "anybody but Romney" candidate. If the GOP race becomes a two-man battle between Romney and Gingrich, the poll indicates they are well-matched. Romney and Gingrich are the two most popular Republican candidates among the GOP rank and file, and the only two with favorable ratings above 50% among the Republicans surveyed.
More than three-quarters of Republicans think both men have the right personal qualities to be president and more than seven in 10 Republicans say they agree with Gingrich and Romney on important issues.
The key difference between Romney and Gingrich is electability. For the first time in CNN's polling, Romney now tops Barack Obama in a head-to-head matchup among registered voters. But Gingrich faces an 8-point deficit when paired with Obama in a general election matchup.
"Among all Americans, 58% say that Romney has the personal qualities a president should have, compared to just 45% for Gingrich. Most Americans don't agree with either man on important issues," Holland said.
The CNN poll was conducted by ORC International, with 1,036 adults Americans, including 480 Republicans and Independents who lean Republican, as well as 552 men and 514 women, questioned by telephone. The overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points, with a sampling error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points for questions only of Republicans and independents who lean towards the GOP.
– CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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Newt comes across as a smug arrogant guy sometimes. Speaks like a know it all most of the time, I don't think he knows it all... and I hear interesting things about his previous 'track-record' that are disturbing.
So what – this week he is the "best of the worst" – none of them have a plan – only criticism without honesty or facts that can be substantiated beyond rhetoric!
EWWWWWWWWWWWWW- Newt Gingrich?! I'd rather have Herman Cain- and that's saying something.
The farce continues...
So... who's the next "flash in the pan favorite?"
Seems like every 2-3 weeks there is a new frontrunner.
No doubt the scandal has hurt. But part of the problem is probably that his 9-9-9 plan is incredibly stupid, and outside of that one little trick, Cain has got nothing.
Oh well, with a FOtM GoP candidate, at least we can expect a new Bad Lip Reading of Newt.
I think this ups and downs for the candidates just is clearing the way for Huntsman. he clearly is the best candidate for America, not just Republicans.
Newt's performance on Da Ali G Show seals my vote for him.
Pepperoni Cain....Enough...now GET LOST
I am a conservative. I refuse to support any candidate who believes torturing people is okay. It never is. I hope, for the sake of our country, that Romney emerges victorious. Either Obama or Gingrich would spell further disaster for the USA.
Whew....It's a good thing too because if it weren't for Newt, Ron Paul might actually gotten more air time !
Gingrich – the last of the seven dwarves.
I've said all along that he won't make it past the South Carolina primary. God help America if he does.
if the GOP is turning to gingrich......... WOW they are lost
here's your family values in action
here's your personal responsibility embodified..........
Gingrich will get pulverized in a general election.
Looks like Gingrich is the republicans flavor of the Month
So, now the liberal slander machine can move on too Newt.
Hilarious! One pretender to the Crown [Gingrich] SOARS to 20+% and another drops like a rock [Cain]. But the "heir apparent" [Romney] doesn't budge, either up or down. Looks like the 'anyone but Romney' Tea Party faction has found an new BFF in Newt (at least until the NEXT one comes along).
Anyone remind them of his rather checkered past?
While Romney may "look" more presidential, he wouldn't compare in a debate to Gingrich. And if you put Obama and Gingrich together in a debate, it would not turn out good for the president.
So, Gingrich is now the GOP "flavor of the month" eh? Yawn.
Waitwhat? 'Breaking News'??? really?
it's pretty evident desperation is setting in for a candidate that has a chance. Newt isn't it either...,
slim pickin' in the Republican arena..
Please not Gingrich...Please not Gingrich...Please not Gingrich...Please not Gingrich...
I don't know who I'll get to vote for if Gingrich is the Republican nominee. I guess I'd be a write in Ron Paul voter:(
Does Newt still think that women have monthly infections that should keep them out of the front lines? Please tell me he's at least embarrassed he got caught saying that to students....
He's not it!
Read the PDF. "Interviews with 1,036 adult Americans conducted by telephone
by ORC International on November 11-13, 2011."
Ridiculous. By telephone? So you can select for more biased results that cater to the news that you want to report?
It could be a tie or a spread of 8% points, given the +/-3% error rate. Romney would be +3% (i.e. 27%) and Newt can be -3% (i.e. 19%).
Poor Herman would still be leading the pack if those women hadn't been white. There are lines that you just don't cross with the Tea Party.
As a Democrat, I guess I am actually hoping to see a REAL Tea Partier become the GOP candidate. Why? TP needs to be thoroughly discredited. If a Romney/Gingrich emerges as their nominee and barely loses to Obama, TP will simply exhume the tired argument that if only they ran further right, they would have won. I say, let the TP field their candidate, and let the TP'er get whipped by Obama by historical margins. Then, and only then, will the moderate Republican re-emerge and take their Party back from insanity. A functioning Democracy needs two credible Parties. I would like to see an electable Republican Party staffed by adults take back the reins.
WHO in their right mind would vote for this guy. I would not trust him as far as I could throw him. Come on people- think that what you say and do
Newt and Col. Allen West.
Apparently republicans don't want to win the election.
Romney beats Obama head to head and yet most Americans don't agree with Romney or Gingrich on important issues.
Then who do the American people agree with on important issues? Just a little confused.
Romney 2012. He will crush Obama!
Flavor for this week is : Newt Gingrich! Next week will be Rick Santorum followed by Jon Huntsman.
We have a new MSM / Predetermined "front runner".... I call BS.
Gingrich may well be "conservative enough" for the republican party of today to beat Romney but is he sane enough for the rest of America beat Obama...?
Probably not.
The GOP is desperate for "anyone but Mitt" even though he is the only one who is even marginally qualified or has a chance at POTUS Obama.. He's just not wing-nutty enough for them. Newt??? You have to be kidding.
looks like FOUR MORE YEARS!
I forgave Newt long ago for his transgression that hurt No One! Women folk will voe Newt before Cain I thinks
ROTFLMAO!! Republicans are confused! The ticket is going to be for who can tell most lies. Now that brother Gingrich is surging, there is hope for brother Perry.
I weep for my country!!!!
Newt??? Seriously? This is worse then the Democratic candidates in 2005.
Its a very sad day, when Newt Gringhrich is perceived to be more ethical and/or moral, than Herman Cain
How long will that last? Once its made clear his own past infedelity Newt'll take a tumble in the polls. I mean come on he cheated on his two previous dying wives. That's better than a couple of harrassment claims? I predict Romney is the clear GOP nomination...Not that hard to figure out.
Once again, any poll that is produced with margins of error reaching 8% in some areas seems hardly indicative to me.
SAD day for America when a 1990's has been is good enough to be elected president. W and Cheney four more years.
New flavor of the month coming up!
This is my new favorite sitcom. It gets funnier every week.
Gingrich is a lot more political savvy that Romney and I could see him overtaking Romney just because Republicans rather not have Romney, they prefer someone else.
This is a great news if you are a Democrat, Gingrich is politically damaged goods, his Skeleton closets is a lot bigger than Romney's.
I'm not a Republican and probably never will. However, for the first time I got to watch the Republican presidential nominee debates and I gotta admit – Cain to doesn't at all have the strong poise, that formidable character to be trusted. He did not directly answer the questions he was asked and It just looks like all he can say it 99 as a response to any question. 4 women alleging sexual harassment by Cain cant all be phony money mongers paid by Democrats to thwart his hopes of making it to the white house. He is toast!
Gingrich..... Wasn't he the guy that created the tax rates that all the rich are like fighting against?
Alright CNN...Time to go after Newt.....You got people questioning the Mormon faith for Romeny, and Cain's sexual prowess.......Newt's next..........
Anyone surprised? This is exactly what the mainline media wants. They love Newt and Mitt and other big government liberals. They are no threat.
Lord help us.
This whole "this candidate is surging and that candidate is trending now" is just a show put on by liberal media to tear apart the GOP. I'm not some super paranoid conservative, but it's pretty obvious Mitt Romney will get the nomination. Despite being Mormon, he is the most "normal" candidate; plus he just looks like a president.
All–I have to say is this: there are a good number of candidates flying around and, while lots of negative things are being said about everyone, no one but Cain currently has sexual harassment charges against him or her. Coincidence? I think not.
I knew gingrich would get his 15 minutes, he's unelectable, and a delusional, angry, tube of festering puss. Obama's got this election all wrapped up. Let the de-bushing recovery continue!!!
Ron Paul is the only one who will bring meaningful change. He sucks at delivering his message, but if you piece together what he says, he's spot on. Give the power to the states and let the people campaign at the state level for what they want from their government. He knows, as did our Founding Fathers, as do all smart people, that extraordinarily LARGE Centralized Governments simply do not work. If Ron Paul loses the primary, who wins in 2012 will simply not matter.
Turns out Sarah Palin was the smartest of the bunch. At least she had the good sense to remove herself from this clown show.
I like Newt Gingrich a lot, and I'd love to see a debate between him and our disaster in the White House. However, he carries a lot of bagage and the Democrats succeeded in trashing him pretty well with the general public including the independent voters needed to beat Obama. Considering the terrible damage Obama has done to our nation in less than 3 years, and the damage he could inflict with 4 more that Republicans have to be focused on insuring that he is not reelected. Right now it still looks solidly like Gov Romney is the Republican most likely to beat Obama! Under Obama our nation has had enough decline and despair. We have to make a change or our country might never be able to recover!
I don't think Cain's problem is whether people believe the charges or not but how he has handled it. He knew that, at one time in his career, charges were made. He should have been out ahead of this story, he lost the narrative. He is botching this and Republicans can't afford this kind of campaign. Also, after John Edwards citizens are leery to fully believe ANY politician, there will always be that nagging doubt.
If Gingrich wins then the Republicans are worse off than I thought.
I do not understand why a "poll" would ever be "breaking news" ? but then again, I am not party to the GOP !
Gingrich is trying to be nice to his fellow contenders on stage, while he stabs them in private news rooms. His blaming the media has made him a favorite among the conservatives. He is a political master in playing the blame game. You cannot trust this guy.
so, CNN & the rest have decided they're just not going to poll Paul vs. Obama.
Just what we need right? More lying politicians who care more about their salary and benefits than the well being of us American Citizens. God should bring the rain now.
Jerry Sandusky should throw his hat in the ring for the 'Pub nomination.
Looks like a shoo-in now for Obama.
Gingrich soars to what – the driver of the clown car. These candidates are a disgrace to everything we Americans hold near and dear. That last debate was telling. Let's privatize vet benefits, SS, Medicare as if we need to give Wall Street more of our hard earned cash than they have already looted, more tax breaks for people who don't need it while the rest of us can just drop dead, cut out food stamps which will result in starved Americans including kids, live like those in Communist China. Ick, to all of them, just ick.
What a bunch of silliness. Reading through the results of nearly all the other questions (in the pdf), you come to a completely different understanding than what's portrayed in this article. READ IT folks, don't just take CNN at their word. See on page 6 how the results are all over the place over the last 6 months or so?? That should be an indication not to put too much weight on that specific portion of the poll.
FletcherGR says he support Romney because he (FletcherGR) won't vote for any republican that supports torture (aka waterboading). But the problem is: what is Mr Romney's opinion about waterboading? Nobody knows!! he will surely be for it today and against it tomorrow flip, flop, flip, flop, flip flop, Mr. Mitt Flipflopmney!!
Republicans are the most gullible voters in the world!!
Hang on Newt. You're next on the hit list for the media. They obviously want Romney as the only alternate to Obama so the status quo can be preserved.
Oh Pleeze. Gingrich. lol. Nuff said. The Republicans cannot make up their minds. Every month they have another person leading in the polls indicating how fractured they are as a party. If a new person was to enter the race at this late appointed hour, that person will be the new front runner. It seems every last one of them with a few exceptions have been at the top of their polls at one time or another only to fall back to earth. Remember Backman? Remember Perry? Remember Cain? Remember Sarah? Remember Trump? Whose next? Rick Santorium? Well, my advise to Gingrich...enjoy your fifteen minutes while it last as it surely will be over before the month is over.
Maybe they ought to rename these Republican poll results. How about "Mitt and the Whack-A-Moles?" Whack Mitt, and nothing happens. Whack the others, and they go up and down. Seems like most Republicans are bouncing around like they were on a trampoline.
Is Jesse Ventura ready to jump in yet?
Let's face it... Mitt Romney is the most qualified to be POTUS, by far!
Another new top Republican candidate? No way. Enjoy your month at the top Newt. Cain and Perry will be waiting for you at the bottom to catch your fall.
We need a President with ideas not ideaology.
Ron Paul is the only one who will bring meaningful change. He's not too good at delivering his message, but if you piece together what he says, he's spot on. Give the power to the states and let the people campaign at the state level for what they want from their government. He knows, as did our Founding Fathers, as do all smart people, that extraordinarily LARGE Centralized Governments simply do not work. If Ron Paul loses the primary, who wins in 2012 will simply not matter.
Gingrich would wipe the floor with Obama in a debate. Of course Gingrich actually knows what he is doing which can not be said of Obama.
What a nice picture, with everybody doing the Pledge of Allegiance.
If there had been a single gentleman in that group, he would have fetched a stool for Ms. Bachmann to stand on.
"Sanity – So, now the liberal slander machine can move on too Newt."
Its only slander if its false and theres plenty about Newt that is known and factual, sorry.
Predicatable playbook, Ron Paul is the ONLY ONE that the rebublicans could turn to to gather momentum, yet we all know how corrupt the party, the government, and the media is when it comes to cronyism. So let's trot out another useless party hack. You guys are laughable and so very obvious.
So, Gingrich is about the third or fourth choice? Impressive. LOL.
What I find most disturbing is that all of us must go through this crap for the next 11 months. Enough is enough.
Romney beats Obama head to head but most Americans don't agree with Romney or Gingrich on important issues.
So who do they agree with?
Baskin and Robbins can't make enough flavors to keep up with the latest GOP-of-the-month.
Just think. When the GOP regain power, they will start a war with Iran (totally unfunded of course). Then they will draft all the poor people to fight(die) in the war (just like the GOP wants) and give "no bid" contracts to the rich people. Killing two birds with one stone!!! Then we can use Iran's oil to pay for the war. And when the war is over, Iran will sell us cheap oil!!! Just like Iraq........Oh wait........Never mind.
Obama in 2012. It's a done deal.
Obama will win, no one stands a chance against him.
"Considering the terrible damage Obama has done to our nation" You are a gullible fool, or a liar. Considering that you also said you 'like Newt,' I'm gonna go with liar.
valwayne: Obama can debate the whole Republican party in one room and still come out ahead, this is why Limbaugh, Beck, top republican resource to name calling, because in substance, they are lost, remember, Republicans run on fear and Fox News, but put them in a room with Obama and they are out of sorts.
Turn out the lights the party is over for CAIN - God is Great!
This is pretty amazing. Newt is the face and voice of ignorance, arrogance and all that is wrong with the GOP. Are the voters really stupid enough to not go with their most likely chance of a win. Not only do Republicans try to do everything to defeat Obama, it appears they do everything to defeat themselves...I guess they just are in a lose-lose situation.
More proof of the psychitzophrenic implosion of the GOP. Good riddance.
So, Mr. Gingrich, if America got cancer, would you just up and leave it for a prettier, younger, healthier nation?
Gingrich talks about the "failure" of President Obama as if anyone would be better. We'll find out what failure really is though if the American People don't get rid of the tea party. We need the Dems to fix this economy. We know the Republicans are only interested in the rich.
Newt has no chance of being POTUS. Maybe Romney will pick him up as a running mate. But I'll put my bets on Huntsman for that role.
Ron Paul will be the next president of the USA. Ask a few people yourself.
Gingrich is not stupid. I think his real strategy is to become a kingmaker for Romney...and become Romney's VP along the way. He can deliver the Conservatives...act as Romney's attack dog....and basically direct Romney in the same way as Cheney did Bush.
Another poll out this afternoon by PPP shows Gingrich in the lead. Family values' voters found their candidate!
Here is a candidate that talks about conservative values but certainly has not demonstrated that in his privarte life. He is also talking about repealing the Sarbannes Oxely and Dodd Frank laws. Both laws that were put in place to check the banks and Wall Street. Do we want to go back to Wall Street and the banking system of the year 2000?
I would say that the Republican hopes for a Presidential change, are looking pretty dismal right now – with not quite 25% of their followers agreeing on a contender. The 'anyone but Obama' mantra will not get out the vote since there is really no appetite for experimenting with 'fixing' the recession any more. If the economy inexorably improves – and there is perceptible improvement, as little as it may be – then the White House is really Obama's to keep.
But even more chilling for the GOP, is the growing dislike the Tea Party is generating. The three (rapidly fading) sweetheats of that flash in the pan movement are/were Perry, Bachmann and of course Cain.
While the OWS phenomenon amy never translate into a formal political muscle – it is indisputable that a very large body of ordinary Americans identify with their values – and these values run counter to mainstream Republican ideology.
Wow, things other candidates are looking so bad now that Gingrich is actually starting to look good. That's pretty bad.
Cool! An adulterer surges ahead of a pizza king. This is the best that America can offer?
So compared to Herman Cain, Newt is a relative moral paragon for republicans? Wow.
I think any candidate who publicly declares they are not opposed to waterboarding should, in fact, be willing to undergo that form of torture. Until George W. Bush permitted it, this nation NEVER tortured other human beings. We are the human rights nation, right?
I'm just embarrased at it all. Cain understandibly is falling in the polls. No rocket science there. You can't dig up a bone where there is none. That being said, his "bones" are talking. Cain of course denies the allegations – they ALL do. Even people with video footage say they are innocent. Anyway, the Rebulican landscape is dismal, one sad sac after another. Comedy is the only thing this whole process is generating. God bless America!
nick2, the GOP has a chance to nominate to good candidate, while the Dems do not.
Will Gingrich steal Romney's Christmas?
Polls are useless.
ABO, Anyone But Obama
We currently have a very good president. He has moved our country forward inspite of rebublicans working against him
and wishing to see the country fail . Republicans only know how to lead the country into war, recessions and depressions.
Ron Paul has support from every side, indepents, democrats, and republicans. He is the most consistent and ideologically sound of the bunch, having voted the same on each issue his whole career. His plan for America is the most stable and will have a positive impact on the economy. I just wish he had more charisma and used this whole occupy movement to his advantage. RON PAUL 2012. If he get the nomination, I am voting for Obama.
What a big test and headache my friends on the other side are experiencing. Romney is not moving to anywhere on polls, Newt is not going to inspire anyone. 2012 can't come quick enough!
In other words, contrary to the make-believe argument GOPsters have been trying to spread over the last few months, it is NOT business experience that really matters to spur growth and employment, it is sheer ideology. The GOPsters are a tough crowd to follow! The requirements to be an effective President change by the minute! Do these people ever make up their minds?
With which percentile of the income distribution is Gingrich's 'contract' going to be this time?
Who on earth was polled? Never Heard of: Romney 14%, Gingrich 16%, Cain 18%. Where do these people live and how were they chosen for polling.? They are supposed to be republicans or independants leaning republican. Amazing. You really can't overestimate the ignornace of 'The American People'
Newt (Mr. family values) lost his position in congress because of ethics violations and admitted that he cheated on his wife with at least three affairs, and told her that he wanted a divorce while she was in the hospital bed with cancer. How much more ethical candidate could the Republicans want than this man! What a joke!
Newt is the only GOP candidate I'd consider voting for. He'll continue to rise in the polls because he's the only candidate who is actually informed about issues and has the education needed to speak to them.
Either we elect Ron Paul, the only candidate with a clue about what to do to fix the economy or we might as well re-elect Obama so we can fully learn how to screw up a country. Ron Paul gets it. These other weak wristed reps either don'y know anything or haven't the guts to stand up and say it. years of economic failure by presidents is too miuch!
Long way to go still, anyone will be better than President Obama, good man just doesn't know anything about running a business or running a Country. Newt is the smartest and most knowledgeable person on stage, Dem or Rep.
If the country would have common sense, you'll put the most experienced individual to run your country, in this case New Gingrich, but we are too caught up in the media gossip, and we end up picking the wrong one......we did it in 2008
Who is making Newt surge? The media. PLEASE! haven't we had enough of this mean-spirited, adulterous man? If Huntsman would surge, I might consider voting for him. Even Mitt Romney is WAY better than Newt any day of the week. Huntsman is a seasoned public servant with a great record and a dynamic family. I don't care if he is Mormon. Most Mormons' family life could put most any evangelical politician's to shame. Yet, America would rather have skirt-chasing, adulterous men as leaders? Or someone who is dumb enough so that the average American can understand them when they speak in half sentences? WAKE UP, Republicans!
I still cannot get over Newt's amnesty vote.
Cain and Gingrichin in any order.
Oh, great, another womanizer. Isn't there any GOP hopeful who respects the citizens of this country? So many egomaniacs who have no morals and think they're above the law. I wretch in disgust.
Ron Paul 2012. Out of the canidates out there and our current President he is the only guy who could possibly create any positive change. Its too bad the media tries to hide the fact he even exists. God forbid the guy just runs and has a good plan. Cant get behind that, he isnt a flashy news story. Media will only back a good news story. They could care less about the issues. There is a large portion of US citizens who are so ignorant they cant make a educated decision on their own so they listen to who the media pushes. Thats how Obama smoke & mirrored his way in office with a catch phrase and no substance. Until American people smarten up and care more things wont change.
Not only does CNN ask bias poll questions but then they report the answers falsely. Reading the results clearly show Dr. Paul as third just 4 points behind Mitt. Don't believe the media as its full of lies. Think for yourselves!
Gingrich has no money and no organization to say nothing of the fact that he was forced to resign in disgrace over ethical charges against him, took money during the bank bailouts, and as John Edwards will attest, the American public tends to turn on guys who cheat on their wives while they're wives have cancer.
The real story here is that Ron Paul is showing the third highest favorable numbers and of the top three, he has the lowest unfavorable numbers.
Cain molested some women (soft-assault?), yet Noot left two wives – one on her deathbed, and is likely a serial cheater.
Neither are good candidates – for anything, Some choices, Reps!
Could it be that these dopes are just to soften the country up for President Palin???
If one really pays attention Newt Gingrich has a very good grasp of all the issues. I am amazed at his ability to speak to an audience without notes or a teleprompter. Regardless of his past indiscretions this country should take a strong look and pay attention to how he addresses all the issues.
Ron Paul 2012!
Corporate interests and an elite financial oligarchy control America, not the American people. Democracy is currently an illusion. The people need to realize that without introducing campaign finance reform, or completely eliminating private interest contributions to candidates, it will remain the same. Ron Paul is the closest to a government founded on America's original core principals. That's why media outlets – owned by the above mentioned – avoid any type of positive reaction to his candidacy like the plague.
Floxlies just reported that Cains shrinking poll and Gingrich ever hardening poll is due to trailer park jealousy of Obama’s enormous black poll. These Polls are getting out-of -hand
We're behind you Newt! Go get'em
No way Romney can beat Obama. These polls will be drastically different after Romney starts debating Obama.
One critically essential thing that Obama and even GW Bush has is their ability to relate to the average American voter. Romney is seriously lacking that and it will be his downfall.
Gingrich is just as sleazy as Cain, he just has affairs with multiple women. He served one with divorce papers when she was in the hospital for treament for breast cancer. This is no moral man. He also was involved in a Congressional scandal back when he was Speaker in th 1990s – so this is evangelical's dream. Gingrich has shown himself to be an arrogant wind bag in the debates. He is just out selling books like Cain and Palin. He never intended to be in office again. I think Romney is the really one wants to be a real candidate but he is so unqualified, so unpriincipaled, and not trustworthy. Who knows he might decide to be a Democrat tomorrow if it would raise his poll numbers? He is laughable and about as genuine as his last 20 different positions on every issue.
Forget the Republicans – get them out of every Congressional seat – re-elect Obama and let's get serious with the obstructionist Republicans gone to getting America back on its feet and our good PEOPLE back to work.
Before the Leftists here puke, please go to Newt.org and honestly read Newt's solutions to the problems facing America that in just 3 yrs and more with a Dem majority in Congress have made worse in triplicate! Newt would crush Bama in a debate because Bama would have to defend his horrors of a record. Americans have to pay attention to the eco, soc.,mil, energy problems this naif in the WH has caused and made worse.
It is totally disgusting that most of you can easily judge GOP candicates, but cannot apply those same measures of scrutiny to the present occupant of the disgraced Oval Office.
Newt Bushbama, no thanks!
The media and accusers are a double standard crowd if ever I saw one. How long did it take CNN et al to cover Jones, Brodderock, Wiley, Flowers and Monica etc. Yet BillC is an ico of media and DNC. If BillC is an icon despite his behavioe with proof and named accusers then Cain should get the benefit of the doubt.
I dislike this time in American history. Politics are at an all time low as are our moral standards. We are ripping each other apart, negative, cynical, hostile. I'm conservative, but I think much of this is coming from the far right. I look forward to an improvement, it can't come too soon.
Hey Sanity-
You must looking at a different set of candidiates than the rest of Amerca. If you think these choices are "good candidates", I would hate to see your interpretation of a flawed candidate. This collection of misfits is laughable. Obama 2012 all the way.
Kudos to Gingrich, he is the smartest one on the dais
You all might not like him on a personal level, but he has the experience and know how to be President. And he's a really smart guy. I would vote for him over Romney in a heart beat. Romney is nothing but a democrat disguised as a republican.
Gingrich is unelectable for more reasons than Carter has pills. Just about everything he says these days flies in the face of his record as Speaker of the House. Never mind his personal baggage.
Your reporting of the favorites from the ORC does not reflect what the CBS poll results are before they took it down. Ron Paul was leading on the CBS poll by approximately 10,000 votes! He had over 27,000 when CBS took the poll down. Have to ask why? Also have to ask why did he only get one question? Did you know he raised over $100,000 during the debate? Well it was not truly a debate by the definition of what a debate is. Will CNN be following Scott Pelley's disgraceful stunt as a "moderator"? I would like to be on the panel with the moderators! I would be fair! Will you?
Sanity, the GOP may have a chance, but they have not acted on it. NO ONE on that dais is electable.
A win-win situation for President Obama!
We all know the polls don't say much and it's a survey from a small number of people. Cain would not have a chance of winning with or without this story. Michelle is just a big joke.
Based on all state/national polls--Romney either beats or ties Obama.
If Romney wins the nomination, Obama WILL be sent back to Chicago in one year!!
The majority of Independents have indicated in all state/national polls, that they WILL support/vote for Romney over Obama.
Unemployment and our economy are not going to miraculously recover in one year. Gas/food prices will not go down in one year.
if Romney wins the nomination-–he WILL be elected in November 2012!!!
If we can say "In God we Trust", I hope that God will have an answer to the daily jeopardy tally of the GOP field. Newt speaks bombastic with little substance and this too shall pass for Romney to calibrate his response. And that too shall pass come election day.
Huntsman has 45% of people polled not knowing who the hell he is. This guy has to start making some noise, quiet people don't win elections.
OK,
Since the media has culled Cain out of the race,
It's time for them to start picking on Newt.
There is also a story regarding a change of heart for the Health care mandate.
The media is off to some intense spinning/brainwashing this nice Monday.
Gingrich is too angry. In a debate with the President he will come off as smug, critical and angry. Who wants a guy like that as POTUS?
I felt for months that there is one person in the Republican party who could beat Obama by a landslide. The man already has credibility with Democrats and Republicans, having served in both administrations, and has experience. The man already has credibility with fiscal hawks since he took the initiative to reduce spending. The man already has great credibility with average Americans since he has held others in power (but still his subordinates) responsible for failure – and fired them. The man, who I would vote for in a heartbeat over any one else, is former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
Like Gingrich's moral compass is any more true than allegedly that of Cain's.
Neither Romney or Gingrich will bring the change Washington must have they are to close to business as ususal in DC. Perry dosent have the intellect. Cain is the only independent and has scared some powerfuls into cleaning thier laundry on him. DO NOT say the nomination is sewed up because if you do today you gurantee Obama a second term and America can't stand that.
Ron Paul
All of the Newters are hopping on the globalist band wagon.
RUBBISH! We have many moons to go before the primary. In my opinion it's open and practically anyone can move into first place and grab the nomination. One thing's for sure, if the GOP doesn't get its act together B.O. could very well win by detault and that would be a tragedy beyond comprehension.
Why are people not evaluating Huntsman? He is the logical choice from those before us. I feel sorry for Perry with his mind going blank, ... and as if it has never happened to each of us!! Come on, give the man a break!! And Cain, this is an injustice if he is innocent. Penn State riots yet on real evidence, and a lynching of Cain on what evidence?? But, Huntsman is maybe better than America deserves and America will elect accordingly. But I hope America gets on it;s knees and repents of it's pride and gets on with being whom it claims to be. Huntsman, ... people need to do their homework and look at this man who is clearly the best choice, and for all the right reasons.
That's ok Ron Paul. Slow and steady will win this race. First it was Bachman, then Perry, then Cain, now Newt. We know who the real frontrunner is and when you win Iowa I will be laughing at what everone else has been saying.
Silly libs, it won't matter whom it is from the right, Barry is toast in 2012. Talk about baggage, we are going to here about Barry's baggage this time unlike Gentleman John in 2008. I see 17.5 trillion of debt in 2012 fall time frame, our rating is going to drop again. That is 7.5 trillion in 4years in debt. Silly Libs its the debt stupid.
The Republican Party apparently doesn't believe in history repeating itself. The GOP chose Bob Dole and John McCain because the party felt it owned these men something for years of service. The result was a Democratic victory. Now Romney is running again and I am willing to bet that the party faithful will reward Mitt by nominating him. The result will be an Obama victory in 2012.
Watch the video on youtube that the John Birch society put out about Newt and you will never support him again. This guy is a neocon globalist who would like nothing more than the sovernty of the USA to die. He believes in a one world government and has voted that way every time. Go look at his record, it hasnt been good for america.
In some way, it is better for Cain to go down this way. At least, he can claim that he was 'destroyed' by the left-leaning media and what not, instead of having to remain in the race and expose further his total lack of credentials and knowledge of the issues.
CNN wants the established candidates.... that's why they NEVER covered the CBS Atlanta lie detector story that proved Herman Cain was telling the truth!
I think that Newt came across as the smartest guy in the debate. You can criticize Newt because what you know about his background, but we know almost nothing about Obama's.
So that is not really fair. That said, Ron Paul was treated unfairly.
Unless these are state polls these mean nothing.. 272 electoral votes by state not national
Romney is a non-christian in the south
This is perfect. Hopefully Huntsman will get this 15 minutes right in time for Iowa and New Hampshire.
WoW! CNN sure missed the story! Look at the Poll! Ron Paul is 4 points under Newton, BUT has 6% more never heard of and 5% less unfavorable!! That could be a 11 point swing right there! RP2012
Am not impressed at all the way Newt is behaving during debates. He has been attacking moderators since the first debate. I do wonder why does he go to debate if he thinks he knows better than those who are placing questions to him! I can't wait for the real scrutiny to start, presumably from those he is throwing stones to.
It would be more productive if Gingrich runs for congressman position again, and if he takes over Beorner's leadership, I believe the country is better off, that Gingrich and the President could work together, like grown ups.
Ya know, all this means is that we will be hearing about Newts problems/infidelity, newest mistress etc and then Santorum or Paul will surface as the next contestants on "Name that Republican candidate". In the end, it'll be a Romney/Christie ticket versus an Obama/Biden match up. Any takers?
Only Gingrich and Romney are non psychopatic.
The liberal whining on here is hilarious...."Newt comes across as arogant....a know it all...." These are the EXACT traits of the Oblunder in Chief. Newt will destroy Obama in a debate...it would be worthy of pay-per-view. The reason you libs call him "Smug, arogant, etc..." is because he's simply intelligent, and you aren't capable of understanding anyone that can discuss the issues in depth; but instead want to cling to the shallow "fads," and "catchy phrases," spewed by the DNC and Obama's minions....the Occupiers are the best cross section example of the Obama base, and the liberal media continues to show the country just how pathetic they are...
Cain has too much ego to admit it is over for him.
Gingrich has been vilified in the media since he was Speaker of the House and the assaults on Cain is nothing compared to what is coming for Gingrich. The democrats should be concerned with Newt. He led the republican charge during Clinton's first term and forced him to move to the center. If there is anyone who has the capacity of compromise and civility, it is Gingrich. He would be the only one to annihilate Obama in a debate. Everyone brags about the "Clinton" economy. Remember, the first two years of the Clinton presidency was social medicine and higher taxes. Why else would he lose the congress at mid term for the first time in 40 years? Balanced budgets, welfare reform, etc. came out of the Contract with America and Clinton at least was willing to compromise. If we end up with Obama for a second term, there is no more campaigning required and we will see an epic disaster for this country. God help us.
that would definitely be an amazing political comeback, one of the greatest in american history. from disgraced former speaker to the president. i don't really think that much of a jump is possible.
LOL, really? The teapublikans just changed, again!, from a man who has no respect of women to another loser who asked his wife for a divorce while she was battling cancer (way to be there in sickness andnin health) to marry his third wife, a man who wanted Clinyon impeached while he was doing the same, or worse. A man who.left congress in disgrace and while many Americans can't afford to put food on the table for their families he goes to the Greek Islands on a cruise and he has a $500,000 (half a million for four and akquitter who don't understand numbers) credit line at Tiffanys. Yep, what a bunch of hypocrites!!
American people are so fickle... because they change candiates lke sun pops out. Whom ever they pick america problems, it is nt going solve lke they want. change is nt going to come overnite...Bt as far as who stick to there views newt does it better than one of them. thanx pierre glenn columbia mo.
I guess Newt is hoping every registered Voter in the Country has a bad long term memory. Between his total disaster as the house Speaker in Congress, his multiple marriages including his current 'Stepford wife', he's totally unqualified to be President. Keep on trotting these walking, talking Zombies out there, GOP.
Newt is the real reason Bill Clinton gets so much credit for his presidency. Newt, as speaker, balanced the budget, reformed welfare and increased defense and intelligence capabilities, all against President Clintons best judgement. The result: Budget surpluses which are always credited to Clinton by the left, 60% of welfare recipients were able to find jobs or get job training and of course, strong national defense and intelligence gathering speaks for itself. I can't think of a better person to fix all the problems Obama has refused to even address.
I'M WITH NEWT!
Obama is in trouble with an approval rate in the mid 40's overall, while Gingrich is surging to a tie with Romney where both are in the mid 20's just among Republicans. Sounds like Obama has the advantage here.
I think they coded the poll wrong, they show Cain with more support in November than he had in October? Anyone else think the stat's geek messed this one up?
On a side note, if they could pull it off, a ticket of Romney and Gingrich would be a strong one in my opinion.
Newt is the smartest man running or in office hands down. His problem is that most Americans do not understand the issues nor do they care to understand the issues. It really comes down to people's perception, speaking ability and overall likeability of a candidate as portrayed by the media.
While watching these guys run around attacking each other is fun TV, I dont thing ANY of them can stand up to Obama in 2012, ESPECIALLY since no GOP candidate will have even the full support of their own party! Some wont vote for Romney because he is Mormon, some wont vote Cain because he is black...and most wont vote for Perry or Bachman because they are just plain stupid! If this field represents the conservative sides "best and brightest", we are ALL in trouble!
I think the legend is backwards. Nov 2011 should be gray, right? Red for Oct 2011. I haven't read all the comments, but this hasn't been mentioned.
These CNN polls are very accurate and are not designed to control your vote.
The graph legend is wrong
Gingrich is the next in the media-powered flavor of the month/ anyone but Romney. The impact of the media on the presidential campaign is discussed in Bringhurst & Foster, The Mormon Quest for the Presidency: From Joseph Smith to Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman (2011).
How many times has Gingrich cheated on his marriage? A strict consertative cannot vote for him.
Any of these republicans have a better plan than 'hope and change'. And, now we know that Obama cannot lead. So, whoever comes out of GOP will be good for our country!
The chart incorrectly shows Gingrich was tied in October and has now fallen in November.
So, a CNN poll is now indicative of who is running the pack??? It's a sad day for America that any of them might be chosen over the only damn honest one standing on any stage-RON PAUL 2012
What's with the graph anyway? The graph says Cain is way ahead of Gingrich, just the opposite of what the article says??
Not Newt. I can't bring myself to vote for a guy that was cheating on his wife while she was going through chemotherapy!
At this point in time I don't think it really matters as much as it did a few years ago. Our country is in very sordid shape as is most of Europe and the middle east............this world in which we live is about to collapse economically.............there is NO candidate on either side who has the answer to economic survival.
Obama is a pathological lying narcissist.
Newt /Cain 2012 !!
Hey, make sure you guys don't let Ron Paul get the same amount of answer time. He's the only candidate that could evoke the change we need. All the other candidates are a complete waste of time and we're going to get the same results with all of them. Not that it matters though, 2013-2017 will be the hardest hit economic times in the US. Civil War II in right around the corner. Get ready.
Cain is in pain..Only only a democratic candidate can survive this type of stuff....remember Bill Clinton? You know the guy who just won't go away. Newt..probably not electable on the national level...but a real good idea man. I think it is going to boil down to Romney. Obama is bad for the country and needs to go.
Newt Gingrich on foreign policy.....
Newt Gingrich is raising funds and speaking out against Obama's decision to withdrawl from Irag...
Funny in a very sad ironic way, because Mr. Gingrich played such an important secret role in the planning of the war in the first place.. Hired as a consultant to the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board, by Rumsfled, and Cheney, Newt was involved from the start, that is in September of 2001, just days after the September 11th attack, invited to a 19 hours planning meeting at the Pentagon, on what to do in response to the 9-11-2001 attack. Even at this early date Newt was pushing the invasion of Iraq as the opportunity to replace Saddam... the members of that meeting agreed to attack Iraq as soon as the initial phase of the war with Afghanistan was over. Newt has stated ”If we don’t use this as the moment to replace Saddam after we replace the Taliban, we are setting the stage for disaster.” Newt was right there with Cheney and Rumsfled involved in several meetings at the Pentagon and the CIA. One reference to back this up is a March 16th 2011 story by Megan Carpentier, just google it.
Who decided to disband the Iraq army leaving the pipeline, power plants, arms depots unprotected, even Patton used Nazi's to run the country until he had people to replace them...
Disbanding the Iraqi army led to looting, blown up oil wells and pipelines, looted weapons, and IED's...
Was that your idea Newt?
Newt failed in his foreign policy...
He is too reckless with the lives of our soldiers...as many who never serve in uniform...Cheney took 5 deferments to stay out of Vietnam, Bush trained on an obsolete aircraft...
After how many dead, and wounded U.S. soldiers, maybe Newt should just call it a day, and go home and file for bankruptcy
Cain never was in the race. So it doesn't matter what he did or didn't do. He did what many men in power do: abuse that power. What else is new!? Not presidential material anyway. So it's a non-issue. Always was.
Not a single one of Repub candidates remembers that the reason the health care law got passed was not that it made anybody happy, but that it made everybody equally UNhappy. That's the political "sweet spot", when everybody is equally ticked off. Or maybe they all have a memory like Perry's... here today, gone tomorrow.
They also forget that it passed because the CBO confirmed that it would reduce the deficit over 20 years. A fact that Repubs conveniently forget since it raises the question: Why abolish a law that will reduce the deficit when you are so much against the growing deficit? The deficit problem IS a reflection of the health care problem, solve one and the other nears solution. That's just one of the illogical stances that all the Repub candidates take that makes me wonder if they have a brain. If you draw conclusions on just the facts you like, rejecting or ignoring the rest, you can justify almost any conclusion you want to. They want to get rid of health care, so they conveniently ignore the link between health care and the deficit. For a President, that kind of "cherry-pick the facts you like" thinking could be extremely dangerous. We saw that kind of thinking with Bush – big time. And it has cost us many of our sons and daughters.
Well, it's been over 15 years... so you'll have to forgive the "SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES" for totally forgetting about Newt's past.. you know, where he cheated on wive(s), lied constantly.. you know.. that sort of thing. I guess looking past your own morals is OK if you think the guy (might) push your own personal agenda. What a trainwreck for the GOP.
Newt will fall when everyone starts talking about him divorcing is dying wife... In my opinion thats worse than Cains harassment
Let them continue to eat their own. Romney may have the greatest chance of both winning the nomination and beating President Obama but the long-standing facts remain: the economy was in the can during the reign of King George, has not been helped by the GOP and whatever plan they hatch is not going to solve our economic woes within a single term. If anything, a concervative will try to change America in ways which result in more problems and increased frustration by already fickle voters. Perhaps if the GOP would have cooperated more and obstructed less we'd all be in better shape.
Newt is the smartest man running or in office hands down. His problem is that most Americans do not understand the issues nor do they care to understand the issues. It really comes down to people's perception, speaking ability and overall likeability of a candidate as portrayed by the media.
Doesn't matter who wins the GOP spot, Obama is done
Newt vs Obama in a debate....Obama gets slaughtered
I really hope people wake up to why the media is blacking out Ron Paul. If you looked at his 30 year record you would find a man who has NEVER swayed from his political positions, he's NEVER taken donations from banks, corporations or lobbyists, he's fought for our soldiers when they wanted to revoke benefits from them. He's fought for transparancy of the Federal Reserve, which is just a group of bankers who print money out of thin air that creates inflation, create interest rates that radically screw with the market. He's the only canidate that has actually served the military and that's why he's the most supported by our miltary men and woman!!! He's not bought like the rest of them. If you research him, you will see he is the most consistant record of all the other canidates. If you want your country to repair itself, he is the only hope!! $1 Trillion budget cut in the first year and his salary will be that of the working man $45k/yearly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul
YOU GO NEWT, yes he is the smartest one on the panel and has had plenty of experience. We need someone to do the job and take charge not travel for 4 years and DO NOTHING BUT MESS UP
I'd say with these republican contestants-Obama can relax he's going to win 2012....and I'm a libratarian
Wow! You all seem to be really pleased with Obama. Please articulate to me what positive changes he has brought to this country? –as "the man in charge". Please articulate to me the positive of crushing debt he has poured upon this nation in the last three years (go look up the debt numbers!). Please explain to me one once of extra transparency he was suppose to bring to Washington. Please explain to me the positives of all his campaign bundlers that are getting tax payer dollars in the form of Dept of Energy investment (i.e. your tax dollars). Please explain to me what part of at stagnant 9.0+ percent unemployment add to our lives. I guess if you feel lucky you can articulate how Obamacare has enhanced our economic standing in life too! Alas, take the same fine tooth comb that you like to utilize while analyzing conservatives and apply them to you own party. To state that anything has gotten better in this country since Obama was elected is simply an untruth
Newt is definitely smarter than the rest of the bunch but his morals make Clinton look like a Saint.
Robert:
Your are either Democratic operative, trying further to paint the Tea Party as "extreme" and "racist," or you are a fool that believes all you read in the media and from the Dem's propagandists. If you had ever gone to even one Tea Party event, you would have realized that a bunch of peaceful folks that simply want less taxes and smaller government are not the threat you believe (or pretend) them to be.
The GOP should put the Romney-Newt on the ticket.
With Romney's Health Care, and Newt's contract with America, things should be great . And add to that, Newt, the Professor of Re-Writing History, will once more have to tell us how he was carrying on an affair, while his wife was dying of cancer, and criticizing Clinton.
Hypocrites!
Another strong showing by Ron Paul ignored by the media. I have a feeling they are going to be quite surprised when he takes the Iowa Caucus.
LOVE NEWT! Sensible and substantive talk about how the economy works and what needs to be done to fix it. I dont give a crap about his personal love life. I didnt care about Clintons either!
that they would rather vote for Newt?
And our President wins another GOPtee-bagger debate!
And Obama will win again in 2012!
Cain is a good man but the fabrications and mischaracterizations are bound to take a toll on his numbers. Newt is the most intelligent person vying for President on the left or right which is exactly why he may be questionable. If he's the smartest person in the room and knows it, he'll never truly listen to another viewpoint. Frightening. At the end of the day, Obama has to go. He should never have gotten the nomination over Hillary and has proven he was and still is NOT up to the job. Our country was hurting when he took office and now it is a hot mess. He's all image, no clue.
Speaker Gingrich is the most prepared and experienced of each of the candidates to assume the responsibilities of President of the United States.
You have a current President taking this country to its knees, millions of jobs, homes lost and a Congress enriching itself on insider trading and your worried about a divorce scandal?
at Sanity: the liberal slander machine going against Newt? First, Newt is not a confirmed gop candidate. The "slanderous" things surrounding Newt are of his own making. You notice that he talks only about foreign policy, economics etc.
Not about faith much ( a very recent convert to catholicism, how will that sit with religious fundamentalists?).
And he sure doesn't play the "family values" card! Because he's got dirt on his stick a mile long. As a politician Gingrich is a divider and a power hungry egotist. Smart? Sure, but he's also ruthless and self promoting. Not what we need in a president. Thanks, Newt, go back to publishing biased books and videos.
We're in the mess we're in and these eight are our best hope? Help us out here, Rubio, Thune...anybody!?
Im an independent and ill be voting for Obama. Not cause I think he is the best president ever ( although not nearly as bad as some would try to make him) but, because the Republican party is a joke...I mean a huge circus, at least act like you care about this country and its citizens a little bit
Never cared for Newt until I actually listened to the debate in Iowa – WOW!! Hands down, Newt knows his stuff – he knows America and every inch of how the Government works. He is patriotic and the best man for turning this country around. Newt won my vote – NEWT 2012!!!!!!!
Newt is Newt. He will put his foot in mouth eventually. Hopfully it's sooner rather than later. Then everyone can fall in line and vote for Romney. The only one who can beat President Obama.
How about that? The guy responsible for all the things Bill Clinton likes to take credit for, Welfare Reform, Balanced Budget, etc, is now surging in the polls. The media will continue to refuse to get too negative on Romney and Huntsman, as they would love to have either of them win the GOP nomination. Newt's problem is that he is almost always the smartest guy in the room- and he knows it, which is why he often comes across as arrogant. The good thing about Newt, as we have seen in the debates, is that he will call out the media when they aren't being truthful. This will create even more negative stories that the leftist lemmings will whole heartedly believe, while rallying the conservative base. A debate between Obama and Gingrich would be hysterical. Faced with having to display a grasp of foreign and economic policy without relying on someone else's words on a teleprompter, Obama will be left with nothing more the his usual uttering of "uh's" and "um's" the media delete from their transcripts.
Newt is the most qualified candidate. Spend time to read his books and his speech and interviews.
What does CNN mean when they say " most americans don't agree with either on important issues"? Which issues do they believe are the important ones? If the issue is the economy, Mitt Romney will win. 16% of Americans are either unemployed or underemployed ( working far less than they would like to)
"Newt is the smartest man running or in office hands down. His problem is that most Americans do not understand the issues nor do they care to understand the issues."
Total BS. We understand them just fine and DISAGREE with him. Learn the difference. He's an ideologue panderer who envisions a plutocratic future for this country, just like the rest of the GOP and their Teatroll army with its tinfoil hats and blinders on.
That 8% deficit will evaporate after the first head-to-teleprompter debate between Gingrich and the Reader in Chief.
I'm wishing Tim Pawlenty was still a candidate. Whether you liked his ideas or not, he was a smart, stable guy, witty too.
Unbelievable, what a poorly written article-facts all mixed up and hidden in the article.
I used to be against Newt in the past, and I am for him now 100 percent totally.
He makes a lot of sense,
Mitt – I am not sure, he used to be a liberal democrat,
maybe a Rino now , republican in name only. He could still be a good president
jerry
"Newt will fall when everyone starts talking about him divorcing is dying wife.."
Newt's daughter said it never happen. Tell me why would anyone have to divorce someone who was dying? Wouldn't easier and faster to let them die?
They're all worthless. Each and every one of them. So, Gingrich is the "flavor of the week?" How could even one far-right evangelical vote for a guy with his moral and ethical background? Impossible. They are all completely worthless.
Remember, Newt is the hypocrite who was leading the charge against Clinton And Monica while he was cheating on his own wife with another women. I would not hire him to clean my house let alone be my president.
Only Romney stands a chance against Obama. The rest wouldn't get 100 electoral votes.
People who think Gingrich is better for this country than Ron Paul deserve another four years of Obama.
This is just another one that will basically fall in the numbers like all the others. This process for the GOP just shows they have no real candidate that can challenge the President!! I mean really you would think by now a clear front runner would be standing out. Yet even with Mitt still managing to hold the top spot, his numbers are really low!! When the media and Mitt folks start releasing statements about Newt marriages he will tank too. LOL.......Obama 2012!!!
Cain is on a book tour
Newt has the intelligence and integrity to take the nomination in the GOP
Romney, while a solid candidate, can't really connect to Middle Class America as a corporate businessman.
If Newt becomes the front runner, we'll hear over and over, 'If you didnt have the guts to stick it out with your dying wife, why should we believe that you'd stand by America in her most dire times?"
obama's follower and the main stream media are now demonizing Newt because Newt is too smart for obama to BS.It would be nice to see a debate between obama and Newt.Unless Newt's poll number goes down there will be a relentless demonizing of Newt.Obama could not run on his record.
IDIOTS! Newt was in the process of a divorce before his wife was even diagnosed with cancer. Also, the woman is still VERY MUCH ALIVE! Liberals like to spread this LIE over and over again hoping the truth does not come out. Unfortunately for the liars, Jackie Battley Gingrich is still and so is his daughter who have refuted their claims time and time again. Who would you believe?
I hope Gingrich gets the nod. He'll be destroyed in the General election when the truth come out about his involvement with Gramm Leach Blily, insider trading in the House, and canpaign financing payola. His contract with America was all for himself.
CNN, it wasn't the allegations against Cain that caused his decrease in numbers, it was his inadequate response to them that caused the fall.
The responses to questions on Cain are all over the board and don't make a lot of sense. Non-whites don't want him to stay in the race but they think the press was irresponsible in their reporting of the issue. What does that tell you?
In other words.... desperation is seeping into the GOP camp.
Ann Coulter did an excellent job on Cain's accusers all from Chicago, tied to Axelrod and the like. It is a shame the rest of the media didn't do their homework. Cain may not be the most qualified, but he is certainly more qualified than Obama. The hatchet job done on this man is a disgrace. I don't care for Newt, but any of these candidates would do circles around Obama.
Didn't the Republican Party used to be the party of family values? I guess that doesn't matter now that their favorite candidates have none.
"The majority of Independents have indicated in all state/national polls, that they WILL support/vote for Romney over Obama. Unemployment and our economy are not going to miraculously recover in one year. Gas/food prices will not go down in one year. if Romney wins the nomination-–he WILL be elected in November 2012!!!"
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I willing to bet that you think if Romney wins then that miracle will happen and the economy will suddenly recover within a year, right? You GOP supporters really need to recognize reality. President Obama is working hard to try to get all of the Bush/Cheney mess cleaned up and, yes, it will take more than 4 years to do so. He's had a good start and putting someone else in as President (especially since it would be a Republican) would undo any progress the President has made and we will be right back where we started from in 2008. Nobody wants that!!
One of Newt's ex-wives says that he believes in one thing for the masses and another for himself and he's definitely an ends-justifies-the-means type of guy. But my main complaint is that he is largely responsible for the present tone in Washington. When he was in congress and speaker he developed the idea of using language to demonize the opposition. He's about half as smart as he thinks he is.
Finally! Newt has been the best candidate all along and has clearly won the debates. He would make a better "candidate" if his personal past was cleaner, but his clear understanding of liberal damage to our country will make him a great leader at this time.
Romney deserves a crack at fixing the economy. He is the most qualified. Obama hasn't done anything, things have gotten worse, and we can't afford to sit around wasting four more years.
He will bury obama in a debate.
When everyone else tanks so badly that Newt Gingrich is pulling ahead, you know they're in trouble. There is no way in heck he would ever win the general election.
"In September, 72% of Republicans said Perry had the right personal qualities to be president." OMG republicans are crazy. A gaff in two debates and the guy drops 60%. Talk about "flip flop" Rep. don't know what they want..like children with a million dollars in a toys r us.
Cain's fall in the polls has nothing to do with the ridiculous harassment charges. He held steady for two weeks while the media stoked a fire that was supposed to consume him. It didn't. What's pulling Cain down is his debate performances, juxtaposed with Gingrich's, which show a relative lack of depth. Either of these men would destroy Obama in a debate however. I will savor that, should it come to pass.
"Gingich Soars"...is there a more apt sign that the [R] party has hit the absolute skids????
I mean seriously, forget Obama, [R] vs [D], partisanism........just Gingerich as a candidate. This is the person you want leading our country?? It boggles the mind......
Ron Paul 2012
Do you guys actually believe all these polls? Most of them are listed at a !000 respondents? How many millions will be voiting? And how many do you really think give an honest answer???????
My only question to Republicans regarding Romney is this. How do you know who you're actually voting for? He has no convictions, at least none that can't be changed.
One wouldn't think of conservatives as fickle but good lord. Funny that all their champions should be so sensationally prone to scandal, gaffes, buffoonery etc. This just leaves, Paul, Huntsman and Santorum who haven't taken the lead from or at least matched Mitt for a tick. Good stuff.
Newt?? The name alone disqualifies him.
Restore America Now! RON PAUL 2012
It funny to hear Democrats suddenly concerned that a candidate may have something in their past that is a moral issue. With your protection of Clinton, Kennedy and Obama in this area, you are hippocrites and BS astists. The majority of Americans, (after BHO has shown his cards), have completely caught on to the tactics of the Left. It will be much more difficult to get ANY Democrat elected, or reelected, in the future. A vote for a Democrat (Communist, Marxist, Radical) is a vote to kill the USA.
Cain is a FLAKE. He needs to end the race because nobody believes him, he has no experience and we are already suffering from a bad president, Obama! We don't need 2 bad presidents in a row, not at this point in our economy. Cain step aside and let someone qualified, professional and HONEST take the lead!!!
I'm impressed with Newt Gingrich. By far, he is the smartest and quickest mind. His capacity to answer and account for his positions makes him interesting. Notwithstanding past ethical concerns (politically motivated against him) and his personal choices in romance, he is sharp, conservative, innovative, happily and securely married, well-qualified to be president. At this moment, Romney may be tops because people aren't engaged yet. But once Americans hear Gingrich speak, his range, ideas, and focus, they will feel confidence in him. He's taken some positions I don't like before. But he lead the Republican takeover of Congress in the 1990s and has proven talent.
I like Cain. But even before the unfair allegations, I still wanted to know and see more of the man's ability to be president. I like Michele Bachmann but feel she is not projecting well. Santorum did not look good in the debates. Perry is nose-diving; any candidate who sounds like George W. Bush and stumbles in speech like Sarah Palin will fail. No offense to them, either. Ron Paul is a libertarian nut whose foreign policy is kooky. Huntsman is a Democrat or at least laid down with them and came up with their fleas. Romney is an establishment capon. He's not the one to lead us. It looks like if we want a conservative, we back Newt. And it may not be easy at first. But listen to the guy.
Shows how easy people are influenced by news media. Newt been getting all the good coverage his numbers go up (just like Cain, Perry and Bachmann for a short time). So few decide for themselves, on facts and on candidate’s actual track record. Those that do choose Ron Paul
I laugh when people repeat negative things media says about Ron Paul. They don’t even know they are being manipulated subconsciously by pundits. But I admit it worked on me in the past election. Last time around when someone said Ron Paul, my mind instantly thought(negatives put there) by media . I said psss yea whatever hes crazy<- something that wasnt even my own opinion. so I didnt even look into him. Glad I did not make the same mistake again.
Gingrich's rise won't fade like the others. He is a man of substance and conviction. He doesn't put down his fellow Republicans, and is not afraid to stand up to the liberal media. I predict that Newt will be the GOP candidate and he will destroy Obama in the General election.
So 40% of repubs credit the gals that complained over ten years ago about Cain. That means only 60% of repubs are delusional. Much better than I thought before reading this.
If respect for women is your issue it is good to look beyond Cain... to Newt????
Hey "TLB" – He cheated on wife one for wife two...on wife two for wife three...and he doesn't deny any of that. He was 'encouraged' to step down as Speaker – or he would be removed; he had 84 ethics vilolation charges; he was sanctioned to the tune of 300K; shall I go on?...with that history you can't honestly support him just because he runs as a Republican...have you no standards?
Wow, listen to these people (no doubt democrats) criticizing Newt's puny ethics charges about a tax exempt college course while Obama's friend Kaiser with Solyndra exchanges billions in campaign donations for green government guaranteed loans. And well just mention Clinton and you can't help laughing about cigars and blue dresses. The hypocrisy is in solid form! Other prominent crooks include Reed, Pelosi, Frank and Dodd. Newt is an extremely knowledgeable man who has proven over decades to be a good leader and a true conservative. These things seem to go in cycles... the Democrats are like the kids who have had the run of the house and the Republicans are the parents who finally come home and have to clean up the mess. The kids really messed things up this time though, they burned down the barn.
It is incredibly puzzling how the U.S. voter has such horrible recall of fact.
Newt Gingrich was driven from Washington, D.C. AND Congress – - – In Shame! His reprehensible conduct as a Representative, and as Speaker of the House, should absolutely disqualify him from consideration.
if we are to give Mr. Giingrich a pass on conducting public business like a bottom-dweller, then Tom DeLay is a logical candidate for President, or as the VP running mate for Newt.
For a system that is purported to be the best in the world (elections), it is surely flawed. Wiouldn't it be great if those wishing to vote would subjected to a written civics test?
@ HiroAkita who said: "Newt comes across as a smug arrogant guy sometimes. Speaks like a know it all most of the time, I don't think he knows it all... and I hear interesting things about his previous 'track-record' that are disturbing."
And that would make him different from obama just how?
I don't usually care about the marriages of politicians but Newt's history, combined with his social conservatism is unacceptable to me. He has been married three times, each time divorcing his wife for a newer younger upgrade. It's none of my business, but he wants to make my personal life his business and legislate a moral code that he's not even capable of following. For those reasons, he's a sleazy hypocrite who will never get my vote.
Romney is the only one that will pull the undecided/moderate crowd. Please don't shoot ourselves in the foot and try to go with a "pure" conservative! Make a few concessions and get the whitehouse!
So the guy who had an affair while he was trying to impeach Clinton and his wife was in the hospital with cancer, has now replaced the guy who is accused of using his influence to gain favor with vulnerable women. Then there's Romney, the Mormon–accused of not being a Christian by the religious right. The religious right is in a bind, now aren't they? But never mind, their right wing politics is more important to them than their religion.
I blame the biased media on this!!!!!!!!!!
After reading many of these comments and their skewed opinions, I went back and checked what this site actually was.
CNN! That says it all. These people are clueless for the most part.
Hey Bernie, if its you and Newt in a room, then its true that Newt is the smartest one in the room. And there's no more proof of that than your delusion about Newt being the ONE behind all of Clinton's succsesses. I didn't think that it was scientifically possible for humans to be THAT stupid. We are learning new things about the depths of uberpartisan-driven human stupidity every day from all you Teatards.
By the way, you wouldn't know a true conservative if he/she shat on your empty head. There is no "conservative base" anymore, just the rightwing underbelly.
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What's pulling Cain down is his debate performances, juxtaposed with Gingrich's, which show a relative lack of depth. Either of these men would destroy Obama in a debate however. I will savor that, should it come to pass.
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Shows how little that you know. Every TV media outlet has broadcast a political analyst smiling and savoring the possibility of a Cain nomination, and now a Gingrich nomination. Only Fox News is savoring those possibilities. Just they made you salivate at the thought of a Trump, or Bachmann, or a Palin, or a Perry. Do you enjoy being taught what how to think and how to say it?
Newt is by far the most qualified candidate of the pack. Democrats are very intimidated by him which explains why they are so stuck on highlighting his personal life and not his capabilities.
Um, didn't Gingrich have his own scandal involving having an affair while he was married? Yeah, love how the conservatives really practice what they preach. Here's a clue for the voters – let's stop overlooking these issues as 'it's their private lives' and start holding them accountable by NOT VOTING THEM IN!
"It looks like if we want a conservative, we back Newt. And it may not be easy at first. But listen to the guy."
Newt is book-smart, but he's unwilling to accept that all the Republican policies he advocates (trickle-down economics, etc.) are all PROVEN FAILURES. Plus, he's arrogant and has shown that he will put his own personal interests ahead of the welfare of our country. He didn't get the seat he wanted on the plane to Rabin's funeral and he shut down the entire federal government! That, along with his philandering, shows that he's untrustworthy and does not in any way deserve to lead our great country.
Of the current field, the only Republican that can beat Obama in a general election, Huntsman, is polling at 3%. Many democrats would cross-over and vote for him; just look at the way he's salivated over on Morning Joe. Yet, you republicans would rather vote for John Kerry (Mitt Romney). Any grownups left in the republican party?
When Gingrich is considered a front runner in 2011, there is something wrong with the race.
These polls are almost worthless since they only represent the views of people who:
1. Have a home phone line that is not on the Do Not Call list.
2. Answer calls from unknown callers between 6-8 pm at night.
3. Feel like taking 5-15 minutes to answer a bunch of multiple choice questions are on the phone.
Doe this sound like you? Or are you one of the majority of Americans who don't take calls from telemarketers or unknown numbers or don't have a home phone cause you have a mobile number or don't have time to sit on the phone for 5-15 minutes or have registered for the DNC list etc.?
Romney will win the nomination and will become the President of the United States. He has the values and the issues.
He has the experience and understands economics to create jobs here in the U. S. We will vote for him.
Where are your minds America. Wake Up! Obama, Romney, Perry and Cain are funded by the banking cartels. Ron Paul is by far our best choice.
Ron Paul serves on the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Financial Services, and on the Joint Economic Committee. He is the chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, where he has been an outspoken critic of American foreign and monetary policy.
Dr. Paul is clearly the most qualified candidate to tackle our Nations critical economic and foreign affair issues. The rest of the top tier candidates like Romney, Perry, Cain and Obama are a bunch of clowns who receive their funds from major donors from Wall Street.
Ron Paul receives more financial contributions from active duty vets than all the other candidates combined. Why is this? They know that Ron Paul is the best solution for our National Defense, though the establishment media is trying to make him look like a kook who would hurt national security. We need to defend our borders and give all these National Guard troops who are on their 3rd and 4th tours of duty a break. What if there was a real war in the near future? Our military is already at the breaking point from wars started to help banks and oil companies. We need an agenda to help America. Vote for Ron Paul 2012!!!!
What? Ron Paul isn't leading this poll? But his supporters keep saying he's the front runner! How can Paul not be miles ahead of the others??? Unless his supporters are.... lying? Oh heavens, that can't be! I mean, Gngrich has been going up and is now getting more attention. Just imagine what would happen if Paul actually did well in one of these polls... for a change.
Gotta love seeing Cain taking a slide after all those women were discovered. The media ain't making those polls numbers up.
Even though in the USA we are not a 100% Christian nation, I would not vote for Romney because he is, as former president Bush might say, a "Mormonian." Many Mormonians...I mean many Mormons still support polygamy; not that a president Romney would reinstate polygamy in the USA but I rather have a Christian president than a president who is a member of cult or a dangerous ideology such as Islam.
And I am a liberal Democrat, so I am not word-processing this entry as a conservative Repugnican who thinks I am holier than thou; many Republicans believe all Democrats are atheists or Islamists but that is not the case.
valwayne – - – forgive the brashness, but "what the hell is wrong with you!" "The damage Obama has caused in 3 years ?"
Are you and others so distant from reality that you do not recognize the waste laid by the GOP since President Obama was sworn in? The GOP declared war on the Presdient and the Administration from Day 1. The GOP made it consistently clear they were going to say "no" to everything related to the Obama Administration – and they have!
The GOP has said "Up Yours" to the entire country – in fact, to the world – because of their bigotted rage over the concept of President Obama defeating their choise for POTUS. The GOP has demonstrated – as a collective group – they care not one whit about the country and its people. They are so full of anger, and arrogance, they are committed to throwing out the baby with the bath water.
How about "What's Good for the Country?!?" Well, that's not in the GOP's collective vocabulary.
Newt is just mirroring Ron Paul to steal his thunder. Newt's voting record will show you his true colors. He is just another globalist like every other president since Reagan. He is up there because he is a smooth talker and is the only one up there with a clue besides Dr. Paul.
The establishment is just cycling through it's puppets. Trying to gauge who will be best to continue the agenda. CBS gave Ron Paul 89 seconds to speak in the last debate. He wins the majority of the polls (they just show you the ones he loses on TV). They fear Ron Paul because they can't buy him.
The sad part is thesheep will still vote for the one with the best hair or catch phrase.
Ron Paul 2012!
Jerry, what about the hypocrisy of the GOP spending 10s of millions going after Clinton and protecting Cain like he's a saint? Not one candidate slamming him for all those allegations, demanding full disclosure, calling for him to step down like they did over Clinton & Weiner. And how about Gingrich leading the charge to take down Clinton while nailing his aide and his wife's in the hospital getting cancer surgery. Gotta love those family values.
Romney seems to consistently be at the top or near the top, all the others have risen and fallen. So unless something new arises, Romney will probably get it.
Thought I'd check out CNN site and boy have I confirmed what I suspected – Democrats and liberals hang out here. We all have our political opinions and preferences – that's one of the great things about this country. But when someone results to insults and calling other candidates names, you have to question if they could defend their candidate without mudslinging.
Racist Dems sandbagged Herman because they knew he would destroy Obama in 2012.
The unfortunate issue with Newt is his record. Not personal, his voting record. He voted against the american people every bit of the way. Watch the John Birch Societies video about Newts voting record and you will be appalled.
There are many people who know what Newt did to his first wife–how he went into her hospital room after her mastectomy and served her with divorce papers AND how he led the charge to impeach President Clinton while having an affair with a married woman. We know names and dates and we won't be silent. So think about that before you start promoting him.
Does anybody expect to find a boy scout anymore in politics? Newt is the most experienced with the proper drive to point us in the right direction. He hasn't said anythiing yet that I don't agree with... he gets it!
Calling the party of family values, calling the party of family values. What a joke! Now you're supporting Newt who everyone knows for a fact is a cheater and a hypocrite. We Independents WILL NOT go back to where this country was during the Bush/Cheney years and that is all we'll get with a Repub President. Gingrich may have worked with President Clinton to help balance the budget but his ideas are still stuck back in the 1990's. Face it....none of these candidates are worth the time of day and have no new ideas. My vote is with Obama.
NEWT IS THE REAL CONSERVATIVE, INTELLIGENT, PRO-AMERICAN, EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE IN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND WOULD BE RESPECTED BY BOTH THE REPUBLICAN HOUSE AND THE FORTHCOMING REPUBLICAN SENATE! Newt would NEVER apologize for America and would elevate America back to her rightful place of strength and respect. If you have never really listened to him or read any of his books you don't really know him.
I guess it's time for the liberal CNN attack dogs to turn their attention to Newt and attempt their character assassination that they are known to attempt on strong conservatives. I'd love to see Newt or Cain one on one with Obama in a debate. Obama wouldn't stand a chance.
Somebody PLEASE ask Romney in a debate how he hopes the Supreme Court will rule on his/Obama's healthcare plan!!!
yeah right, like the GOP would really select to pit a black candidate against Obama.
Newt Gingrich is a certified liar. The guy has had scandal after scandal, both in his personal life and his professional life. He'd never get elected, ever.
Now that Gingrich is nearing the top, they'll dig up something on him too. Interesting how nothing is coming up on Romney. He must be a media favorite. The media chooses someone and lynches the rest. It never really mattered how the public felt about it anyway because the public is to stupid to figure things out for themselves. Most people just spit out negative comments they see on TV because that is their ONLY source of candidate information. Barrack Obama was a media favorite. So, I predict Romney and Obama in 2012.
As much as I dislike the policies of the current occupant of the White House. I am a right-wing conservative. I will not vote for an adulterous Gingrich or a liberal Romney. Where Romney a conservative, I would vote for him. I really don't care about his religion.
This is the best the Republicans can do? What a shame.
Gringrich is rising now, but wait until his dirty laundry is aired out again. I need not repeat some of his failings that led to his ouster as Speaker. Ron Paul has a plan to Restore America – cut $1 trillion in spending, balance the budget and fix the economy. Everyone should check it out.
Too funny. Romney never budges from 24% while the rest crash and burn from what must be flaky tea party support. Jon Stewart was right, Romney isn't saying anything cause he feels 24% is enough to beat any of these "yahoos." lol
I agree that Obama is putting diapers on when he realizes he's going to have to face Romney. May the best man win.
Huntsman definitely seems to be the best of the lot. He served a president of another party when asked to because he believes in service to this country over service to his political agenda or party (which of course makes him a traitor in the eyes of the GOP). He also seems to be the only one supports science, and even has a firm grasp on some scientific theories unlike others.
Would I vote for him? I would reserve that decision until some actual debates with Obama. But it isn't going to happen. The loudness is winning over the substance.
Yes, Romney is presidential material. I hope he wins.
Newt will meet more opposition than the rest. Some are simply about Obama/liberal bashing, but Newt is the most anti-free speech of the group. It's only his version of the facts that he wants to see in print.
I'm sure Newt's waiting for the liberal to jump on his character. Maybe not the best character, but he's human with a strong political passion who is sharp.
credit the cnn attack machine. another conservative goes down. meanwhile, cnn comes to the defense of john edwards, bill clinton, charlie rangel, etc...
you have to give credit to cnn. their attacks work.
Don't believe the Polls! Their all run by the establishment. Do you want International Banksters and Multi-National Corporations deciding who your candidate is? NO See were your being pushed and go the opposite direction. Ron Paul is the only Patriot amongst the bunch. The establishment knows that and will do everything to destroy his campaign. They will never stop The Will Of The People!
Newt Ginrich's record!! Come on!! http://vimeo.com/6445068
Gingrich is a fraud. He was a huge part of the GOP-driven deregulation that caused the banking industry to run amok and collapse.
The man is un-electable.
It is hilarious watching the GOP dance around an indisputable fact: Romney is their only viable candidate. They just can't accept that the country is not as extreme right as the vocal minority known as the teabaggers.
Newt is smart and smug and scary! He thinks it's OK for a government panel to decide whether or not a person can be assasinated by our government. Forget the rule of law. This is the same government that can't run anything well and has a history of corruption and bad decision making. Why anyone would like Newt is beyond me, but I think part of his appeal is that he's a sharp speaker. I'm sick of smooth talkers though. Obama is a smooth talker – a good speaker. It means nothing. Used car salesmen are smooth talkers. So are compulsive liars. Hey – maybe it does mean something? It means we are all suckers to fall for style over subtance. Give me substance now. Ron Paul please.
It shouldn't take a genius to say "WHOEVER WINS THE GOP NOMINATION TAKE THE OTHER AS V.P.". Either a Romney/Gingrich ticket or a Gingrich/Romney ticket. Make it simple. And whatever it takes to take Obama out.
Newt Gingrich wouldn't be able to beat Jimmy Carter, much less Obama.
Romeny may have the ability to gain more moderate votes but many of the far right republicans do not like the idea of a Mormon getting in office. Look at what Kennedy went through in 1960. Some Protestants, such as Norman Vincent Peale, still feared the Pope would be giving orders to a Kennedy White House. To allay such fears, Kennedy kept his distance from church officials and in a highly publicized confrontation told the Protestant ministers of the Greater Houston Ministerial Association on September 12, 1960, "I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for President who also happens to be a Catholic. I do not speak for my Church on public matters — and the Church does not speak for me. He promised to respect the separation of church and state and not to allow Church officials to dictate public policy to him. I find the right wing Protestants the most appalling creaters in the United States. Why don't protestants have to make seperation of church and state statements when running for office?
Ron Paul is the only candidate who doesn't tell the people what they want to hear. He doesn't flip flop, he never lies, he has a perfectly common sense approach to everything from the economy to foreign policy. He's the only person you can bet will actually do the things he says, he's the only one who warned us about the economic bubble that was bound to burst and he'll get us all back to work without sticking his hands up any skirts. Why would you vote for anyone else? Ron Paul vs The Liars.
Obama debating Gingrich will be like when Al Sharpton tried to take on Christian Hitchens. Could be an HBO pay for view.
Newt is a CREEP of the first order. It has NOTHING to do with his politics. He would be a CREEP if he were a Liberal Deomocrat. I don't know, has someone who makes people's skin crawl ever been elected President? Nixon, maybe, but we found that out afterwards. Clinton was another case-he couldn't do wrong no matter what he did wrong for some voters. That had something to do with selling his soul to the devil.
Good job JUSTUSTHEM
The only reasonable Republican choice is Huntsman... and that's his problem. Conservatives appear to have interest in a reasonable candidate. President Obama clearly offers the best leadership for all Americans, not just the wealthy.
Anybody but Obama in 2012. Anybody is infinitely more qualified than Obama (who has never held a private sector job & still won't release his college transcripts or thesis) and who lies like a rug constantly while killing jobs and the country between his endless vacations and golf while rewarding Illegals (like his uncle Omar and Aunt on MA Welfare - Obama is rich, why doesn't he take care of his own family, even if they are Illegal?
Anybody would be a far better choice than Obama, and that includes any of these candidates.
Newt is experienced and intelligent. He's also mean-spirited and vicious – perfect presidential material, except for one major, glaring flaw: A president named Newt?
Replace Unelectable Loser A with Unelectable Loser C......
BD
fickle bunch these republicans... talk about flip floppers!
President Obama will win no matter who the Repubs run against him. That said, the resurgence of Gingrich and Romney shows that the wingnut tea partiers are losing within their own party. Thank God, I'd never want Perry's finger on the nuclear button.
This is the problem with you liberals. NO common sense. Your president has single handedly destroyed this economy by all the bailouts. THe economy is cyclical and would've fixed itself, but this guy has other plans. He despises America and all of you couldn't see the wolf in sheep clothes. This country will have NO chance of recovering with him at the helm another 4 years.
I don't know why the GOP doesn't just support Romney. The one thing they seem most upset with him about is Romneycare. The thing about Romneycare is it's popular and it works. Less than 2% of people in Massachusetts don't have health care. How is that a bad thing? They act like he should be ashamed.
Romney is smelling like a rose. Cain and Gingrich JUST SMELL.
"Unfortunately for the liars, Jackie Battley Gingrich is still and so is his daughter who have refuted their claims time and time again. Who would you believe?"
Almost anyone but a Gingrich.
Hey CNN..... your LAIRS and hypocrites...rot in hell where you belong....Thanks for not allowing my right to freedom of speech. Say Hi to your KING for me.
I wish people would take a hard look at Jon Huntsman. Best economic plan of any candidate. Common sense ideas and good experience on foreign and domestic policy. Obama needs to hope it is Cain, Perry, Gingrich, or Romney that get the nod... because as bad as his Presidency has been, America won't put one of those guys in. Cain and Perry are not smart enough for the job plan an simple. Obama will destroy either of those in a debate. Romney is politician. This is all he is, that's all he wants to be, and you can tell. That why he has no movement up or down, is does just enough to get by like a good politician. Should be a Governor of a northeastern state where no real issues need to be tackled so he can just coast along, oh wait he did that already. Romney is like Gore or Kerry. Look the part, but won't get it done, just something missing. Newt is just an old security blanket for Republicans. He's smart enough, but too idealistic. Still has a place in government, just not as the #1 guy. If Huntsman could actually get a look, Obama would be in trouble. The guy is smart, well rounded, has good ideas, proven record as a fiscal conservative, moderate on social issues, and center/right on foreign policy. That is combination we need.
I love Newt! He is a student and teacher of history and government. He is the smartest and most qualified of all the candidates! He'd make a great president.
Hey–what's with that lineup picture with all of the candidates? Is Bachmann really taller than Santorum and the Newt-ist?
As much as I agree with Gingrich on most issues, and conceding that he would be 1000% better than Obama, the fact of the matter is, he WILL NOT be the Republican nominee. The Republican electorate WON'T elect a guy that was a "serial cheater" on his wives, esp. a guy that asked his cancer-striken wife for a divorce while she was on her DEATHBED!!. The Obama campaign would hammer these points, along with the obvious fact that he is a LONG TIME (Washington) INSIDER.......
Wow. Republicans are seriously desperate. Newt Gingrich? He's a disgusting person, a has-been, a total hypocrite and one of the least liked politicians of the past several decades. Obama would sail to reelection vs. Gingrich.
Newt is the worst hypocrite of them all. Cheated on his wife while impeaching Clinton. I would like to hear more about Huntsman. he sounds somewhat sane.
Don't rule out Reagan.....He's the only GOPer who hasn't led this race at some point this year.
I'm stil riding aboard the Cain Train!
Can't wait for this pig to campaign on family values and watch the Republicans eat it up. Oh wait...I'm not looking forward to that. I'm going to concuss myself with all the headdesking. Better stock up on ibuprofen.
"Newt Surges?" I think that's only when he drinks too much and stays in the car too long.
Time for Cain to propose a Cain/Perry ticket. That might help him regain the momentum.
Republicans are a JOKE ... retreads and mark-downs are all they have to offer – the only decent candidate they have, Huntsman, won't play paddy-cake with the right-wing nutjobs of among the primary voters ... this liberal is no fan of Obama – who is about 2 degrees removed from George W. Bush in terms of actual policies and actions taken ... what a pathetic choice for 2012 ... when I voted for Obama in 2008 I thought I'd get a handful (or fistful) of Angela Davis, not a truckload worth of Angela Merkel
He's for corporate welfare: funding green projects that don't work like wind and solar. Back of the line numbnuts!
P.S. I'm a professional entertainer btw (i use aliases..for your info.)........ your moderation...means precisely DICK to me....you'll all be hearing from me shortly... whether you like it or not........
"Veteran" had the ticket that would bury the GOP forever. Newt and Allen West?! Why not Dr Moriarity (SP?) and Ghengis Kahn? Yeah, THERE'S two people I want with their fingers on the buttton.
Anybody but the muslim communist Hussein Obama !
A lot can still happen.
Remember when Hillary was leading Obama?
Nothing I like better than a line of traitors singing our national athem while planning to continue gutting our country in the name of greed.
Michelle: OMG, I remember when Newt Gingrich said that. They had a reporter at a red carpet event and she was talking to Cybil Sheppard about what Newt had said. Cybil said, "can we just have him put to sleep"?
About this poll, ENOUGH with the polls, they change with weather. When the time comes (Nov. 6, 2012) the voters will speak and it will be President Obama for another 4 years. Gingrich and Romney just are not presidential material. Romney is a dept. store mannequin, and Gingrich, well he's just plain old-school and not very attractive.
Notwithstanding the fact I did not and won't vote for the present prez, (I haven't voted for a warmonger for over 50 years) I am fascinated that supposedly sophisticated and intelligent people are continuing this charade of "flavor of the month." it will take more than the limited theme of "out with Obama," to forge a reasonably strong challenge. There are serious and potentially devastating issues, both domestic and international, facing our nation. Major instability, as illustrated by the symptomatic OWS event(s). Unemployment and economic stability head the list. The trite and simplistic notions of the Tea Party types about "returning" to better times by constraining government domestic programs, is exactly contradictory. Historically, it is impossible to "go back." Only the government can bypass that "I got mine" greed; a mantra based upon corporate America's bottom line of profit above all. There is not a single innovative and charismatic candidate in the entire group of potential repub candidates. It's same old, same old, which will almost guarantee an Obama second tour.
Without knowing what she really would stand for, and all the negative speculation, Sarah Pain was the most viable, as indicated by the fact that she was, finally, her own person. After all, people with less attraction, and backing, are still "hanging on."
Say what you want- but ANY of them could do a better job than the clown we have now!
Only Ron Paul has a credible plan to fix whats wrong with America, more freedom, less government, no wars, less military and more trade with other nations. We create ur enemies with the wars and coups we support worldwide not because "they hate us for our freedom" – we are less free than many of the countries we complain about. Recently on a trip to China I was impressed that there is more freedom and less government interference in a communist nation that in our own!
What a bunch of liberal nuts read and post on CNN. Get a life and realize that simply because someone disagrees with the direction this country should be going in doesn't make them an awful human being. I am a libertarian and find it disgusting the personal attacks on the republican candidates' lives. Wow, Newt is on his third marriage, Romney is a crazy morman, Cain is a womanizing creep. So what; I'm sure you all have lived like saints your entire lives. Would you like to be judged in your next job interview based on the fact that you have been married before, or you used some lousy pick up line on a woman when you were at a bar in college, or based on your religion? Give me a break. Obama is an awful president, he may or may not be an awful human being. But you know what, my job is to judge his record as president and not judge him based on his friends, or what church he goes to, etc. Stop drinking the 'haterade' and listen to the candidates ideas. Believe it or not, a person you don't like personally may have the best ideas for this country.
Obama would wipe the floor with Gingrich on a debate. No doubt. I am an independent voter and I cannot see myself voting for any of the Republican candidates. They are just too out-of-touch with middle America, especially Romney.
Feel the love, honesty, and compassion from the loving conservative brothers and sisters posting on here. They make you just wanna join up with them. Remember when the GOP had candidates with an actual resume. Geesh, never thought I'd think George H. Bush was a decent president, but these candidates are a joke!
Gingrich is a known person. Romney is not. I'd be terrified if our national defense were in his hands. He would be consulting both his PR people and the Prophet in Utah.
Quote "The King"
Obama's got this election all wrapped up. Let the de-bushing recovery continue!!!
My question is how long before the "de-bushing recovery" starts!! 8) What has recovered in the last 3 years? Please tell me. As bad as the GOP field is.... ( and it ain't great). We are at the point where ANYONE is better. Sad but so TRUE! I wish the dems could nominate another candidate besides Obama. Then we would at least have some choices.
WOW.... the Republican "family voters" TRULY have been hijacked by a mysterious party
Newt's problems are with marriage.. affairs.. Isn't that worse then hitting on someone and being rejected like Mr Cain?
So who exactly did they poll? An irrelevant elderly jewish enclace in Florida?
Ron Paul is even less appealing than Obama !
A CNN poll? There you go ...
Gingrich has risen to the top because in the debates he is so obviously the smartest, articulate and informed person on the stage. He truly thinks outside the box which is what this country will need in the coming years. He runs rings around the other candidates with the exception of Romney, and he beats Romney because Conservatives are not convinced that Romney is a RINO. That said, any of the Republican candidates are ten times better than the socialist Obama who the mainstream media got elected despite being a glib con artist with no experience whatsoever to be president.
Obama will mop the floor with any of them.
Historically and politically speaking, Newt is the smartest man in the room, and has good command of the facts. He could debate the present occupier of the WH under the table...any time, any day. All I have to say is...ABO.
sooo funny reading all your left leaning points of view, such as newt has no ideas or newt talks like a know it all, news flash Newt IS the smartest guy in politics, he has a wealth of knowledge along with a staggering amount of AMerican history knowledge in his hip pocket... doesn't have a plan? every time he opens his mouth he is talking about one plan after another, from health care to education to jobs to the economy to energy AND all the regulations brought on by odum bo that is crushing business AND he tells you where to go find the info he is talking about.
ok, now, ask yourself this... do you really think odumb o would stand any chance in a debate against Newt? as for social issues? I don't care what is in his past, everyone evolves and NO ONE is perfect, we don't need mr perfect we need a man with experience and vision, something sorely lacking in the current administration.
after iowa Santorum will be gone, Bachman will be gone, Paul will be gone, Huntsman is already gone, Perry's ego will keep him in and Cain's honor will keep him in, after New Hampshire Perry will be gone, after SC Cain will be gone... at that point Romneys weakness will become extremely clear and Newt's strengths will make him more and more appealing to the general electorate
Here's the bottom line. We (our government) needs to STOP SPENDING more money than we have coming in, period. Why is that concept so hard to understand? Doesn't matter if it's Republican or Democrat...the government is on a spending spree with YOUR money. The governement is so out of touch with reality it's crazy. The only thing the government should be doing is protecting our borders and protrecting our country from attack with our military. Period. Everything else they are doing causes red tape, more government and more opportunity for the government to spend money that is not theirs. Sheesh. When we are spending $4B PER DAY (oh yeah, borrowing 65% of each dollar we spend)....something is terribly wrong. It's a good thing we citizens don't live like that...or it'd be a lot worse.
Nick, do you vote for someone because he "looks like a president"? What are you, 12?
The young Ron Paul in service uniform looks like Captain America.
Huntsman, Huntsman, Huntsman. Not polarizing, BEST resume, moderate.
CNN poll, now there is a sound, reliable, trustworthy poll that stands on it's own merit.
Next debate will definitely hear more about Gingrichs million dollar Tifanny credit line at zero percent interest. Wow so he believes the people who are facing foreclosure should pay interest but not him. This dude dumped his wives and faced 86 ethics voilations. Hope he is the GOP 2012 nominee.
Whadda choice when ole' eye of Newt with the Tiffany line of credit pops up, like Bozo the Clown, to a runoff with Mitt? Spare us, please. The Republicans had a very poor vetting process – I mean, really, Michelle gloats over 100 foster kids but denigrates our right to life by trying to kill fresh air and clean water? Hermie loves the touchy feely approach to CEOdom? Rick belongs only in PA, not in the national spotlight. And Ron Paul totters about, decrying any and all foreign aid and close our bases when the guy came of age during the Cold War when deterrence became the watchword and should remain so? Let's get with the program and think 2016, Republicans. It's your only hope.
Gingrich? Good Lord, what a sad testament to the desperate state of the republican party.
For all you "patriots" who are so concerned about Newt's alleged domestic "baggage" and who weren't concerned in the slightest about Clinton's (Twice!), you go ahead and vote for Marx Lite. I'm with a man who comprehends the historical sense of purpose of a nation unique in the annals of the entire world.
the tea party was supposed to stop business as usual in Washington, so they want Newt Gingrich! really?
Gingrich? Are you kidding? Cain's problem was disrespect to women; Newt's problem is:...wait for it...he doesn't respect women! What a gang of losers!
You'll not in the photograph that all of the Republican candidates know to put their RIGHT hand over the heart unlike our dear leader Obummer, who either uses his left hand or gives the crotch salute.
BIG MISTAKE – Gingrich will never be President, he showed what an idiot he was as Speaker. CNN and the rest will promote him because they know he can't defeat their darling Obummer.
@jeff, I had done the same thing for years as well. I guess now we know CBS' candidate, it's plastered all over these comments.
But truly people do your own homework and research, the media has an agenda. They hope most of you are too lazy to do your own fact finding and will feed you lies. In turn you will spread those non facts, lies, mistruths. And most of you are buying into them. It's called the virus of the mind.
What you saw Saturday night was not a debate, it was a set up. Think about it. Did each get to answer every question? Did some get more questions than others? ASK YOURSELF WHY and then RESEARCH THE ANSWER!
I've been praying for this turn of events since the get go... Gingrich is the only one of the bunch with any intelligence at all.
I wonder what those former Gingrich advisers and staff who abandon him (and went to Perry) are thinking now?
The Republicans really have no idea who they want, as they have become a flavor-of-the-month club.
It's only going to get
a candidate who has the following qualifications and platform would make republicans proud.
stop foreign aid
make america energy independent
reduce federal government
put a flat rate income tax of 20% in place
tighten up medicaid abuses
reintroduce states' rights
government experience, including three terms as governor of the best-run state: no state income taxes, state that
produces more than half of all jobs in the country
the only veteran, over 4 years as an air force pilot, of all candidates of either party
no 'secrets' in his background
a man of faith
no phony veneer
the country's most knowledgeable candidate on border control and cartel warfare and on energy exploration
business friendly
government 'experts' not friendly
a fiscal conservative
a social conservative
governor rick perry is all of the above. as a concerned american, i ask your consideration.
Cain did this to himself when he changed his name from Herman Cain to Herman Koch. He is a Koch brother from another mother.
The Democratic smear campaign looks like it's finally taken Herman down. It looks like the hacks have finally cut Cain down, it took awhile. Newt is probably the best man for the job, anyway. Cain was my first choice, with Newt second but Newt has so many people that hate him. They either love him or hate him. We shall see. Romney is just sitting back thinking it is his turn.
I will vote for Romney if it comes down to him or Obama. As Obama has been a disaster, just as I thought he would be. It will be scary to have another 4 years of BHO as his plan is to collapse the whole American system and at the rate he is going Obama will have us in debt to the tune of 20 trillion dollars which is unsustainable. Don't the people understand what that means? The Great Depression will be thought of as the good ol' days.
It's only going to get worse for them.
Most can't remember what "checkered past" Newt had. The Contract with America was great leadership. If he could do half as good the second time around it could bring this country back but most the libs on CNN don't really care who will be on the Republican side anyway.
Newt's problem is interacting with people. He is a loner "know it all" who will offend even his own Party members.
His role should be as "adviser to the President".
I just ask all those cancer survivors out there to remember that this is a man who dumped his wife when she had cancer and went off with another woman.
Newt would demolish Obama in a debate.
Gringrich is one of those floaters that simply refuses to flush.
Geez, this sentence needs to be fixed:
"The CNN poll was conducted by ORC International, with 1,036 adults Americans, including 480 Republicans and Independents who lean Republican, as well as 552 men and 514 women, questioned by telephone."
'Adults Americans'? What is that? Plus, it makes it sound like you've interviewed 552 men and 514 women IN ADDITION to the 1036 you already listed. How about this instead:
The CNN poll was conducted by ORC International, who questioned by telephone 1,036 American adults (552 men & 514 women), including 480 Republicans and Independents who lean Republican.
"So, now the liberal slander machine can move on too Newt."
So stating facts equates to slander? It may be inconvenient for GOTP that those pesky facts have a liberal bias.
Gingrich hypocritically went after Clinton's character while engaging in some "extra friskies" himself – fact.
Gingrich was SOH during the govt shutdown of the 90s – fact
Gingrich stepped out on his ailing cancer-stricken wife to be a "patriot" – fact.
Newt can contest these in a court of law should he be so inclined, but he'd lose. Just another family values hypocrite.
BTW How's Sarah's lawsuit against Joe McGinniss coming along?
InSanity indeed. Take Herb's words to heart concerning the GOP's failures vying for POTUS: Blame yo'self (not the media)....GOTP sounds like a bunch of whining Bachmanns
Ron Paul is by far the best candidate...he has a great plan to balance the budget in his first 3 years in office...Ending wars that were launched via lies and deception by the government and media....the media also ignores Ron Paul all the time...He has won numerous straw polls and not a word from the media...But when Cain or Gingrich wins a poll the media is there giving them a launch pad...all that aside I dont think anyone should vote for anyone anyway...the point is that a man will never save us or fix all our problems...Why dont we vote for Christ instead...God is waiting for us to stop following men...thats why this world is so pathetic is cause men are ruling it...Christ wants us to understand we dont need to look up to a man we need to look up to God...this also means not being involved in a church group being they all are led by men...so instead of voting for 1 of these puppets vote for God.
I would like to know how a multi-millionaire like Romney can understand what it feels like not to have enough money at the end of the week to afford health care, a mortgage, or to send kids to college.
The last person who actually was "one of us" was Harry Truman. He knew what a hard days work was and never used his post-presidency to line his pockets.
Ron Paul or hyperinflation? you choose. Our American debt IN INTEREST is approximately 400 to 500 billion a year, yet none of the candidate brings a DETAILED plan, just catch phrases, amnesia, and puppet strings. The media tell the sheep who looks presidential, and a veteran air force flight surgeon MD, congressman for over 2 decades that predicted the crisis in 2000 ( YouTube it on c span) gets the most donations from our armed forces is unelectable? This country needs a doctor to stop the bleeding. Ron Paul 2012 or bust
Send in the next clown!
Unfortunately, anyone of these people are a breath of fresh air compared to who's inhabiting the WH now. They all have more "adult" experiences than "boy-wonder" Obama. I'd vote for any of them, along with the majority in the US over Obama. The Main-Stream-Media, CNN included, can't help their boy now, he's going down.
Republicans are not going to nominate a Mormon, a woman, an adulterer, a Libertarian, or a Black person. They are going to nominate a White Evangelical Christian male. Right now it looks like Perry is a shoo-in, but another candidate is likely to emerge between now and the primaries.
So, that makes Gingrich the Grinch the Flavor of the Fortnight.
Until everyone remembers why they hated him so much the first time around
and he suffers his next self inflicted implosion and disappears for another decade.
Seriously, none of these people have a strong enough moral compass to direct themselves to the potty,
Much less to try to lead a nation of 300 million through some fairly difficult and dangerous times.
Why doesn't the Republican Party just admit that they don't have a candidate who can navigate the shoals of a 90
minute debate, much less try to lead the world for eight years. This is no place for amateurs to try to learn on the job.
These statistics prove it: Americans are the dumbest bunch of lemmings in the world.
How soon we forget that in the mid-1990s, Gingrich began an affair with House of Representatives staffer.
Don’t Poo Poo Newt so quickly. He will kill Obama in debates.....A real intellectual against a prompter reader. The way society is today, the only thing that will matter is what they see on TV just before going to vote for the next presidential, and that will be the debates.
"Sanity
So, now the liberal slander machine can move on too Newt."
No need to. His past will do the job just fine. Is he the best you Cons have to offer? LOL
Gotta LOVE watching the GOP self destruct. It's the flavor of the week. Racist, Mormon, womanizer, nut case, perfect tea bag candidates. What no witches or warlocks this time around? Sorry I forgot about Bachmann and Santorum.
Sue wrote:
Based on all state/national polls–Romney either beats or ties Obama.
If Romney wins the nomination, Obama WILL be sent back to Chicago in one year!!
The majority of Independents have indicated in all state/national polls, that they WILL support/vote for Romney over Obama.
Unemployment and our economy are not going to miraculously recover in one year. Gas/food prices will not go down in one year.
if Romney wins the nomination-–he WILL be elected in November 2012!!!
DREAM ON. Most of my family members are independents now and Romney WILL NEVER get their votes but please feel free to dream.
"The reason you libs call him "Smug, arogant, etc..." is because he's simply intelligent, and you aren't capable of understanding anyone that can discuss the issues in depth; but instead want to cling to the shallow "fads," and "catchy phrases," spewed by the DNC and Obama's minions.."
uh oh, a Newt-er! Too bad for you silly Cons that he is one of the most immoral men we have in government. That doesn't matter though to the "party of family values"
Bwahahaha!!! Next clown up. Next clown down. The "Anyone but Mitt" parade continues.
Can't wait for the Patriotic wife cheater to be in the spotlight.
It's so fun to read all the posts from Repubs/Tea Partiers...you all just don't know who to hang your hat on. It really makes one's head spin! The sad part is that all you care about is defeating President Obama and suddenly all your "family values", "morals", and "convictions" go out the door. You claim Obama is an elitist yet you support candidates that are ultra rich and wouldn't know how to live like the majority of us, you say you want an "outsider" but are now supporting a guy that was a former (and disgraced) Speaker of the House and another that has been running for President for the past six years or so. You want our country to be safe from the terrorists yet you can't acknowledge that Obama is doing more than Bush ever did to keep us safe and the only thing these other guys have to offer is more war. As an Independent, my vote if Obama for 2012!
I love folks that call Cain's abuse of women a smear campaign. You don't pay out 6 figure settlements to victims unless you're GUILTY!!!
It does not really matter..
Anybody BUT Obama will the general election.
Including an empty can of paint.
Gingrich who is promoting this guy, so laughable. Why don't the republicans just put an honest crook in the WH?
I am just kidding of course. Ron Paul sounds like a better candidate. Gingrich has no integrity. I wouldn't trust him because he is one of the good old boys and for other things.
If we want to look at values and morality, I'll pick Cain over Gingrich ANY day. If we want to talk knowledge of how to get things done in Washington, albeit in the old croneyism style, I'll have to go with Gingrich. C'mon you guys! I'm an independent who voted for Obama. Please give me an alternative I can vote for without feeling sick to my stomach.
Newt Gingrich has 1,347,430 followers on Twitter and Cain only 165,244...
The daily ranking of the presidential candidates on social media can be checked at:
http://fansometer.com/category-1/presidential-candidates.html
He's kind of like Nixon–smart guy, not a people person, and very polarizing. He'd make a better vice presidential candidate to appease the conservative base with a moderate republican at the top of the ticket.
If Newt gets the GOP nomination they can kiss the women's vote and the Independents vote good bye. Gingrich is such a pig. So the the GOP,the supposed party for family values, is pushing a thrice married adulterer whose ethic's violations are notorious. You can't make this stuff up.
Seriously, does ANYONE believe CNN Poles any more? Leftist CNN conducting poles on Republican issues is like the kids saying they didn't eat the cookies. With the news media bashing anyone that gets to the front, other than middle of the road Romney, you're going to see him lock up the nomination just because he's the only one that isn't getting bashed.
For those conservative Christians who are obsessed with family values, Newt ain't no saint in his private life. He just might be the nominee because, after all the Massachusetts health care plan designed by Romney is what Obama adopted. I don't see the primary voters–most of whom hate "Obamacare"–voting for Romney. If he is nominated, maybe there will be a third candidate.
Aparently, all the GOP candidates flunked biology (among other things based on their astounding collective intellectual prowess). YOUR HEART IS IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR CHEST, IDIOTS!
Newt vs Obama in a debate....Obama gets slaughtered
That's funny, truly it is. There is so much material now to show that Newtered - in his quest to be the opposite of Obama in all things - is a flip-flopper supreme, only topped by the well-lubricated weathervane called Willard.
"Right-wing social engineering" along with Newton's ever-shifting positions on Libya (only thing consistent was he was consistently wrong) will not allow him to have any traction in any setting with Obama. Govt shutdown of the 90's?? Was that Newtie and Blowfish? Yup, sure was.
Newt is a legend in his own mind (and yours too apparently). Thanks for the laughs on a Monday!!
I checked the schedule. Two weeks from now Santorum will be the leader with a 3 point lead. The tea party wants to throw everyone out of office, just didn't realize they were only up for a two week term limit.
I think Herman Cain's problem is not so much that he harassed those women, but more that the American people are starting to see through his game. I can see Cain as the kind of guy who would do the kinds of things he's been accused of, but I am extremely skeptical of the women accusing him now when he's running for president. It smacks of shameless opportunism. Unfortunately for Cain, he cannot level that charge against him because it would be like the pot calling the kettle black. His entire campaign is nothing more than an orchestrated series of events to put him in a position where he can eventually bow out of the presidential race and make a fortune in speaking engagements, book deals, and maybe even a contract with Fox News. It worked for Sarah Palin and Donald Trump; it can work for Herman Cain. It's self-promotion at its worst. And even if the Cain campaign ends today, he will still be raking in the money hand over fist because he knows how to manipulate the right people. Welcome to America. This is what we've become.
Huntsman is by far the smartest of the bunch and is more qualified in both leadership and foreign affairs. Above all he is a moderate which is what America needs now. No more off the wall Tea Party ideas. Plain common sense is what this country needs
What shocks me is that there is anyone out there at all who still supports Rick Perry. His numbers have dropped ... but not that much ... Regardless of his idealogy (which is bad enough) he comes across as mentally challenged, to put it politely. The line up of candidates reminds me of the bar scene in the original Star Wars movie. What a bunch of trolls.
As I said in China this spring, there is no place for abuse in what must be considered the family of man. There is no place for torture and arbitrary detention. There is no place for forced confessions. There is no place for intolerance of dissent." "While we walked through the Rotunda. I explained to President Jiang how the roots of American rule of law go back more than 700 years, to the signing of the Magna Carta. The foundation of American values, therefore, is not a passing priority or a temporary trend." Newt Gingrich
As long as they don't nominate a community organizer, we know how that turned out.
Newt was seen singing after the debate:
I feel pretty
Oh so pretty
I feel pretty, and witty and bright
And I pity
Any girl who isn't me tonight
.
Just let Newt talk. He will blow it. He's the flavor of this week.
I am voting for Ron Paul no matter if he runs on the Rupublican or Libretarian ticket. I am sick of all that is DC and I am going to vote for the guy that has warned us of what we are dealing with today for the last 30 years. I dont care if he can win or not, that will be determined. I however will never vote for the lesser of two evils again. Ron Paul 2012
Don’t Poo Poo Newt so quickly. He will kill Obama in debates.....A real intellectual against a prompter reader. The way society is today, the only thing that will matter is what they see on TV just before going to vote for the next presidential, and that will be the debates.
Poo poo.
Donald thought he could match wits one on one with our President....he got roasted hours before Osama got toasted.
Family values....What'll it be, slim? Right wing social engineering, anyone? Or how about we talk about budget showdowns, that end up in shutdowns? Contract on America indeed. Newt, a sterling record to run from... oops - on.
The Republicans are going from bad to worse. Really, maybe they should just sit this one out, as none can hold a candle to President Obama.
For those of you who seem to think the race for the Republican nomination is a joke – I remind you of the last Democratic race. Check out the mud they threw at each other. It too was a 3 ring circus. Of course we don't want to forget about John Edwards. Joe got the V.P. job and Hillary got the Sec. State job so they forgot how they tried to convince America Obama wasn't right for the job – seems they were right.
@ Jarod
Ya know, all this means is that we will be hearing about Newts problems/infidelity, newest mistress etc and then Santorum or Paul will surface as the next contestants on "Name that Republican candidate". In the end, it'll be a Romney/Christie ticket versus an Obama/Biden match up. Any takers?
Yes.
Romney is a stiff by all accounts. His biggest problem SHOULD he win (and he won't) would be to find a VP who would not over shadow him. Having Christie as a VP would be too much for Romney as Christie has life and knows how to relate to people – something Romney knows nothing about. The TP would only be using Romney to oust the black man and then they would use Christie to oust Romney make no mistake about that. In 2016 Romney would be sent packing.
Obama 2012.
Funny, I along with others I know still support the man who get the least amount of air time in the corporate run media machine. Ron Paul 2012!