Newt Gingrich, The Ship Be Sinking

What do you think is happening to Newt's presidential campaign hopes now that all senior advisors in the early states have abruptly resigned?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43343808/ns/politics-decision_2012/

 

Well, honestly, I'm not sure his hope is changed, because he didn't have any anyway.

Bizarre thing. Interesting that some of them are former Perry people -- I wonder if they're lining up to be with him.

 

It's certainly interesting and could be a sign of things to come for Newt. But John McCain had a similar reshuffling of his campaign staff and came back from near defeat in the primary to clean up. His campaign then fell apart in the general election, so we'll have to see what happens to Newt. This is going to be an ugly season for the GOP just because so many of them are clamoring to set the Republican agenda, so something as serious as this could sink Newt and won't be able to recover like McCain did.

 

Newt's a joke.

 

If Perry gets in the race, it will be game-over for the nomination battle. And it will mean one very nasty, ugly, brutal election fight.

 

Yeah, but its not like McCain hurt his chances by callously dumping his wife in ill health, like Newt did.

Wait a minute..

 

You think the nomination would be Perry's to lose?

I don't see it that way.

He has no natural constituency. He's not associated with any particular issue. He doesn't have much of a national profile. And, while the Texas economy has been better than the rest of the country, people aren't giving Perry a lot of credit for that.

 

Clown Car down one.

And agree with YF. What's Perry got that Mitt ain't got?

 

Gingrich reminds me of Mike Damone from Fast Times.

"I don't know what just happened. I woke up in a really good mood."

 

It's the wife's fault:

Between this, the Tiffany's bill, and the second divorce, Newt would have been better off if he could have kept it in his pants.

 

Honestly, taking that cruise might have been the best thing Gingrich has done for his candidacy. He was his own worst enemy.

 

The Christian right. Perry's making a big play for them, hosting a Reliant Stadium prayer event later this summer to which he has publicly invited all 49 other state governors.