Ever since the purported Republican candidates for the presidential nomination started lining up, we've seen a parade of hopefuls appear, have their fifteen minutes of fame and then go up in smoke or simply fade away into the dust. And through all of it, so far, the only one to remain consistent throughout is Mitt Romney, who continues to average around 25% in the popularity polls.
And now another front runner's emerged due to Herman Cain's departure, as Newt Gingrich has shown a recent spurt in numbers which, for now, have put him in the spotlight. And that's likely a bad place for him to be, because his record will sooner or later be microscoped and he'll be shown up for the vacillating, pompous pile of overbearing fluff that he is.
But, for me, Newt's sudden surge poses a question that's arisen for quite some time now as to what Republican voters really want. And it seems that the conservative faction of the party may very well sink them again, by demanding that every "i" in their agenda be met by candidates and that every "t" be crossed which is unlikely to produce a contestant that can win a general election.
At this point, I think the hard core party-liner's might better be served by supporting Romney, who has considerable general appeal, and who very well might be elected handily, and then promoting their agenda points with him after he's won the White House. Because, if nothing else, for the most part, he's one of them already, and will certainly be more amenable than anyone in the other party.
But by backing a guy like Gingrich, who'll scare off considerable numbers of moderate folks, the Republicans greatly reduce their chances of a win and might just as well prepare themselves now for another four years of total hell with the present incumbent.
Consequently, it makes much more sense to me to stop standing on ceremony and reaching for unattainable goals, by instead endorsing someone with better than a reasonable chance of winning and simply taking what they can get.
That's it for today folks.
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