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The Spectacle Blog
Tonight’s debate in Charleston may be the most important of these umpteen million exchanges yet. Newt Gingrich is poised to potentially upset Mitt Romney in South Carolina. If he fails, Romney may begin to run out the clock. Rick Santorum has been revealed to the true winner of the Iowa caucuses. Rick Perry is out of the race. Newt’s marital problems may undo him. Ron Paul remains a persistent force in the race despite potential blowback — if you’ll pardon the phrase — over his foreign policy views.
Romney is coming off his least effective debate performance in recent memory and for the first time since Iowa, he faces the possibility of losing a GOP contest. How will he perform under this unusual pressure? Gingrich always has the ability to either dazzle or implode whenever the cameras are running.
Santorum will have to try to decide how to play the Iowa results. He’ll want to challenge the narrative that Romney has run the table so far, without reverting to his “I don’t get enough time in debates” form. Paul looked like he had overshadowed the endorsements from key GOP state senators with his bin Laden comments the other night, but he has since rebounded. With just four candidates left, can he avoid saying anything in more extended speaking time that will endanger his grip on yet another top three finish?
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Margaret Spruill| 1.19.12 @ 6:00PM
Newt never implodes. The people are with him. He knows the Constitution back and forward. Newt’s record stands alone in the pack of candidates. Newt will tear up Obama in presidential debate, and Obama knows that. Soros knows that. All the billions dollars backing Obama may buy him the White House once again. But the American dream will die with Obama.
Dan| 1.19.12 @ 6:30PM
Newt doesn't "implode."
He may get hit by sustained bombardment, he may get hammered by relentless aerial bombing.
But he doesn't "implode."
Which is why he succeeded in transforming a Republican minority into a majority, shattering four decades worth of utter dominance by the left.
That took some doing...........
SpiralArchitect| 1.19.12 @ 7:03PM
Indeed.
Occam's Tool| 1.19.12 @ 7:08PM
Newt would be magnificent against Obama. He would bring the pain, sans teleprompter. (Yeah, I would be OK with Romney, but I would be happiest with the Catholics. Funny how my two favorite candidates are Catholics while the two loudest screechers defending the Church of Rome are paulbots. (This is not meant as a slam against either Nick or John II, both of whom I respect immensely. It's meant as a slam against the two poo slingers.)
Oh, well. Life has its little "i-wro-knees," as Bela Lugosi would say.
Clint| 1.19.12 @ 9:45PM
Funny How The RINO-CINO Israel Firster Smear Bund Screwball, Tool Job Says He'll Vote For The RINO-CINO Frontman, Mittens Romney.
The Tea Party Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund Agendist,Tool Job.
Bob Grant| 1.19.12 @ 8:00PM
If we could just get the shrill guy with the rumpled suit to call it quits we might get a real debate going.
Clint| 1.19.12 @ 9:51PM
As Much As You RINO-CINO Mittens Romney Flunkie Stooges Might Want A Real Conservative To Quit, Dr.Ron Paul And His Supporters Play Four Quarters And Don't Leave It In The Locker Room.
The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The RINO-CINO Frontman, Mittens Romney's RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges.
lorraine burke | 1.20.12 @ 2:25AM
ur were a fighter i like that mr. gingrich great job i wish you can help me with natuaral rights of mines