Quote Originally Posted by BigJulie View Post
-but then why on earth woud the "social conservatives" back someone like Newt ?



slow down.....think back.....think back to what this race has been known for more than anything else....

The conservatives have not raced over to support Newt from the start remember?

first the conservatives were behind one person, then the next...then the next..

Every name in this race cant say that they never had a chance to get the support of the conservatives.

They all had their chance!

They all had a chance to step up when the bright lights turned on them.

But the problem in this election is that while we had a nice big cl*** of good conservatives running , none managed to rise to the calling when the time came.

It turned out to be not the best team of conservatives to pick from.


They each had their moment to impress because Mitt had already burned a lot of bridges between him and conservatives.

From the beginning Mitt was in trouble with the conservatives.
His flip-flops on abortion
health care mandates
his religion
His money
his clear distance to the lives of normal people (The $10,000 bet).

now add the fact that during this election, the pro-Life movement had had two huge forums, where all the other people in the race showed up to answer questions, and both times Mitt's empty chair was there to show what he thinks.....

So from the beginning Mitt was in trouble with the conservatives, and he has only made things worse for himself as the race went along.

So why are the conservatives gathering around Newt now when everyone in the Party knows Newt has so many flaws?


Why Newt of all people?

With all his known flaws, and the real likelihood that he has other problems that are yet to come out, why go with Newt now?




that's an easy answer....


Newt is the last man standing.