Just a few weeks ago I would have given Newt Gingrich zero chance at becoming the Republican nominee for President.\u00a0 Last summer his campaign basically collapsed under its own weight.\u00a0 He was out of money, out of time and out of ideas.\u00a0 He may literally have been the only person left who thought he was a legitimate candidate for President.<\/p>\n
Even as late as today I thought this would boil down to a Mitt Romney vs. Rick Perry affair.\u00a0 But, Newt was still hanging around by his fingernails and he just may have hit an inside straight in the biggest game of all.\u00a0 Rick Perry self-destructed tonight when he couldn\u2019t quite remember which three government agencies he would eliminate.\u00a0 He flat out drew a blank and could not remember the Department of Energy.\u00a0 It was the ultimate deer in the headlights moment and I think he is toast.\u00a0 Herman Cain is also gone because of the sex scandals.\u00a0 Rick Santorum, Michelle Bachmann and Jon Huntsman never were in the running.\u00a0 Ron Paul remains Ron Paul.\u00a0 He is fun to watch but was never a serious candidate for President.\u00a0 That leaves two people standing, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.\u00a0 At this point, against all odds, Newt definitely has a shot at winning the nomination.<\/p>\n
\u00a0I must admit, I did not predict this.\u00a0 I really thought Rick Perry would do better than this.\u00a0 Perhaps he will be able to just laugh this off, but I doubt it.\u00a0 It is really difficult to survive being laughed off the stage.\u00a0 In many ways it is unfair, because all of us have drawn a blank at one time or another.\u00a0 But, when it happens during a Presidential debate it is really bad.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0This is so shocking and unexpected that almost anything could happen.\u00a0 I wouldn\u2019t even rule out a last minute entry by another candidate like Jeb Bush, or even Sarah Palin.\u00a0 A lot of people in the Republican establishment will not sleep well tonight after this performance.\u00a0 They aren\u2019t thrilled with Mitt Romney, and Gingrich has a world class load of baggage.\u00a0 I am positive there will be another mad rush to recruit Chris Christie, but that seems very unlikely to succeed.\u00a0 For better or worse it is now the Mitt and Newt show.\u00a0 May the best man win!<\/p>\n
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Just a few weeks ago I would have given Newt Gingrich zero chance at becoming the Republican nominee for President.\u00a0 Last summer his campaign basically collapsed under its own weight.\u00a0 He was out of money, out of time and out … Continue reading