Averroës Nix
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« on: September 17, 2011, 01:03:47 PM » |
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Gingrich's record and the suitability of his character to executive office are irrelevant. He has no chance of winning the nomination.
His current "bump" has brought him from just under 5% to just over 5% in most polls. (Keep in mind that this is a candidate who started the campaign with tons of name-recognition driven support, routinely polling between 15-20%, and sometimes higher.)
There's not a lot of evidence that Gingrich is even running a serious campaign. Seriously, how many active campaigners gain weight? He exceeded expectations at the last debate, but that's not sufficient to bring him from "totally irrelevant also-ran" to "serious, first-tier contender."
Best-case scenario for Gingrich: Ron Paul-status. Is it crazy to think that he looked at Ron Paul's 2008 campaign and thought that he could increase his stature and relevancy as a party statesman and increase his book sales and speaking fees by doing the same thing?
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