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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	My conundrum about Mr. Newt and Romney
	Date:	12/6/2011 8:46:09 AM

As i have said over and over, 2012 is about ABO (Anybody but Obama) and consequently my primary vote is going to the candidate that i think has the best chance of defeating the Teleprompter in Chief. The country simply cannot take another four years of this guy. And i think Dems understand that there is significant energy out there to defeat Obama and so their strong desire should be that the GOP nominate another John McCain/Bob Dole type.

So here is what i am struggling with about Newt and i may be over thinking this.......what i hear constantly from Dems is that Newt is their wet dream come true and that if he is the GOP nominee Obama will win in a landslide. My conclusion - they fear him and are trying to convince the primary voters to shy away from Newt. in addition, like Cain he has already been the subject of a lot of Dem attacks and now we have Nancy Pelosi threatening to violate House rules and release "dirt" she claims to have on Newt. My conclusion - they fear him as the GOP nominee.

Finally, why is it that we see very little about Romney from the left despite the fact that he has been a perennial 20% and often mentioned as the eventual nominee. My conclusion - not only do they not fear him but he will be the perfect candidate for Obama to run against because they have abandoned the working white vote and will rely heavily on class envy which plays well against Romney. You would think in an election where the economy is the primary issue that they would fear Romney more but for some reason they don't send that message. Maybe they think the rich, white Mormon that passed Romneycare will be an easier road than being thoroughly crushed is debates with Newt.

Speaking of debates, i did hear a very interesting analysis about the issue of debates by Byron York that i tend to think makes sense. He thinks it is a mistake that so many Republicans are basing their decision on debate performance as if that will translate to the general election. Unlike the primaries, there will probably only be 3 or so debates and they will be carefully scripted and more than likely moderated by journos very favorable to Obama. The general will be more about retail politics which is advertising and campaign events. And there is no way in a million years Obama would ever go off teleprompter and participate in a Lincoln-Douglas style debate. He realizes that he would be crushed and he isn't that stupid.