Analysis (click title to entry - thank you)
Before Newt Gingrich emerged Tuesday night in Birmingham to address supporters following his losses in Mississippi and Alabama, his wife Callista introduced him as "the next president of the United States."
At this point, you have to wonder if even she still believes it.
Gingrich has won just two states in this primary process, and on Tuesday night he lost the two contests that he needed to win to have any chance to rejuvenate his campaign. Rick Santorum has now unambiguously claimed the mantle of consensus conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, and the race has now been transformed into a two-man battle for delegates, with Gingrich and Ron Paul on the outside looking in....
This primary is going to the convention. Newt Gingrich is by far the most seasoned statesman of any of them excluding Ron Paul. I congratulate Ron Paul for his voracity, very commendable.
But, Newt Gingrich has the toughest group of supporters that know how to work the floor and bring about the resolve they are looking for. They are not backing Newt because he is a dear friend, it is because they have an agenda they want respected. So, I wouldn't count Newt out as a sincere nomination to the candidate unless he decides to withdraw. Up to that point, he has political clout.
I also believe the people surrounding the Gingrich campaign are having a good time and that is the way it is supposed to be.
But, Newt Gingrich has the toughest group of supporters that know how to work the floor and bring about the resolve they are looking for. They are not backing Newt because he is a dear friend, it is because they have an agenda they want respected. So, I wouldn't count Newt out as a sincere nomination to the candidate unless he decides to withdraw. Up to that point, he has political clout.
I also believe the people surrounding the Gingrich campaign are having a good time and that is the way it is supposed to be.
