Newt is the man
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Sure, more Americans 'like' Mitt more than Barack at the moment but ol' Newton is just 8 ticks behind Barry.
I think if he trimmed his ear-hair, he could vault his way past Mr. Soetoro.
Give it times kids. Miracles can happen. GWB was elected a second time. ;-)
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.
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.
more juicy poll stuff:
CNN Poll: Gingrich soars, Cain drops – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
I think if he trimmed his ear-hair, he could vault his way past Mr. Soetoro.
Give it times kids. Miracles can happen. GWB was elected a second time. ;-)
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.
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.
more juicy poll stuff:
CNN Poll: Gingrich soars, Cain drops – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
Before This Election, Newt Gingrich Believed the Popular Vote Winner Should Be President
Newt Gingrich, one of Donald Trump's top surrogates and a possible Cabinet pick for the Republican president-elect, does not believe that Trump, who lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton, won the presidency within a fully fair and representative electoral system.
That is, if Gingrich's words from two years ago can be taken seriously.
In 2014, Gingrich sent a letter to National Popular Vote, a nonpartisan group that promotes legislation that would guarantee the presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes nationally. According to its website, 11 states have passed legislation that would hand their electoral votes to the popular-vote winner if enough states do the same. The measure has been approved in one chamber in an additional 12 states. The organizers of this initiative advocate the reform mainly because the current system compels candidates to devote time and resources only to swing states, meaning that Americans in other states (and their specific issues) are largely ignored. This campaign has not received tremendous attention, but two years ago Gingrich jumped on board.
In his letter to the organization, Gingrich endorsed its proposal. He wrote, "This important project has the potential to transform the way we elect our presidents and to make sure all Americans have a voice in their future." Gingrich explained:
That was then. This is now. The most current vote counts show Clinton leading Trump, 60 million votes to 59.8 million votes, a spread of one-fifth of a percentage point. That means more Americans wanted her to be president. But don't expect Gingrich—or Trump—to question the fairness of a process that is now putting one of the most divisive major-party candidates into the White House. All their previous talk about fairness and the popular vote is no longer operative. But Trump's 2012 observation still stands: The United States may be a republic, but, in pure terms, it is not a democracy.
Before This Election, Newt Gingrich Believed the Popular Vote Winner Should Be President | Mother Jones
Newt Gingrich, one of Donald Trump's top surrogates and a possible Cabinet pick for the Republican president-elect, does not believe that Trump, who lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton, won the presidency within a fully fair and representative electoral system.
That is, if Gingrich's words from two years ago can be taken seriously.
In 2014, Gingrich sent a letter to National Popular Vote, a nonpartisan group that promotes legislation that would guarantee the presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes nationally. According to its website, 11 states have passed legislation that would hand their electoral votes to the popular-vote winner if enough states do the same. The measure has been approved in one chamber in an additional 12 states. The organizers of this initiative advocate the reform mainly because the current system compels candidates to devote time and resources only to swing states, meaning that Americans in other states (and their specific issues) are largely ignored. This campaign has not received tremendous attention, but two years ago Gingrich jumped on board.
In his letter to the organization, Gingrich endorsed its proposal. He wrote, "This important project has the potential to transform the way we elect our presidents and to make sure all Americans have a voice in their future." Gingrich explained:
We are a country of 314 million people, the most diverse nation on Earth. This is one of our greatest strengths, and it means our president must be the president of an enormously complex and varied country...Unfortunately, the current system for electing presidents does not reflect this tremendous diversity. The winner-take-all-method of allotting electoral votes means candidates must focus their efforts on just a handful of closely divided states.
Gingrich added, "America would be better served with a presidential election process that treated citizens across the country equally." Picking a president by the national popular vote, he asserted, would be in sync with "fundamental democratic principles."
That was then. This is now. The most current vote counts show Clinton leading Trump, 60 million votes to 59.8 million votes, a spread of one-fifth of a percentage point. That means more Americans wanted her to be president. But don't expect Gingrich—or Trump—to question the fairness of a process that is now putting one of the most divisive major-party candidates into the White House. All their previous talk about fairness and the popular vote is no longer operative. But Trump's 2012 observation still stands: The United States may be a republic, but, in pure terms, it is not a democracy.
Before This Election, Newt Gingrich Believed the Popular Vote Winner Should Be President | Mother Jones
Some people must have failed biology. There is a difference between amphibians and reptiles. A newt is like a salamander with dwarfism.
