2012 Political Predictions

[Townsend]

New surgings:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/09/election-oracle-gingrich-rises-with-romney-attacks.html

Election Oracle: Newt's Surprise Surge in New Hampshire

After taking a beating in Iowa, Newt Gingrich came out guns blazing on Sunday, aiming his fire squarely at frontrunner Mitt Romney's "pious baloney"—and the Web liked what it heard.

The Daily Beast's Election Oracle shows Gingrich—who just a week ago was at the bottom of the field with a favorability rating of -58—continuing his rise after Sunday morning's Meet the Press debate, with his rating moving up 10 points to 27 on Sunday. Unlike traditional polls, the Election Oracle analyzes views expressed on the Internet—the most extensive and immediate opinion generator ever invented—to determine a daily favorability rating for each candidate from -100 to 100. The Oracle tracks 40,000 news sites, blogs, message boards, Twitter feeds, and other social-media sources to analyze what millions of people are saying about the candidates and hot-button issues.

[Conan71]

He will surge until Sheldon Adelson decides Newt is no longer his b!tch.

[we vs us]

All this surging reminds me of Santorum.

[Townsend]

Look who's running for VP:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71336.html

Newt Gingrich: I crossed the line

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Newt Gingrich signaled Wednesday that he believes his criticism of Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital is a mistake — and that he's created an impression that he was echoing Democratic rhetoric.

Gingrich conceded the problem when pressed by a Rick Santorum supporter at a book-signing here Wednesday.

"I'm here to implore one thing of you. I think you've missed the target on the way you're addressing Romney's weaknesses. I want to beg you to redirect and go after his obvious disingenuous about his conservatism and lay off the corporatist versus the free market. I think it's nuanced," Dean Glossop, an Army Reservist from Inman, S.C., said.

"I agree with you," Gingrich said. "It's an impossible theme to talk about with Obama in the background. Obama just makes it impossible to talk rationally in that area because he is so deeply into class warfarre that automatically you get an echo effect. ... I agree with you entirely."

Glossop described himself as "delighted" at the response during an interview after Gingrich spoke and said he hopes Gingrich and his allies will not continue to hammer that theme.

"I would certainly hope that they're not going to," he said.

[Conan71]

Gingrich:

[guido911]

Just a random pic.

[Conan71]

Sure that wasn't about a plastic surgery gone wrong?

Just a random pic.

[Townsend]

Just a random pic.

Shouldn't it have multiple A's instead of multiple D's?

[Gaspar]

Sure that wasn't about a plastic surgery gone wrong?

Just got that.  I'm slow today.  Just threw 10 racks of ribs on the smoker, so perhaps the smoke has gone to my head!

[Teatownclown]

Just got that.  I'm slow today.  Just threw 10 racks of ribs on the smoker, so perhaps the smoke has gone to my head!

Wait 45 minutes until 4:20 and try some more....it will help keep your head.

My predictions are looking good....

Mitt will pick a woman running mate....add that to the list.

[Conan71]

Wait 45 minutes until 4:20 and try some more....it will help keep your head.

My predictions are looking good....

Mitt will pick a woman running mate....add that to the list.

Pick Hillarity and he'd get 65% or better of the popular vote.

[Teatownclown]

Condi? Nah....

That old gal from Texass....Kay Bailey Hutchison?

Hill will be on the dims package?

[Gaspar]

Pick Hillarity and he'd get 65% or better of the popular vote.

Now that would be an interesting united ticket.

[Townsend]

Now that Perry is out, Romney's offshore tax shelters, and Gingrich being a jackass...will it be Santorum leading the pack until the whole story about his wife and some of his foibles come out?

[Conan71]

I didn't see this on another post so forgive me if this is a double post.  After a recount in Iowa, the GOP has declared a "tie" with Santorum holding a 34 vote edge over Romney.  It was declared a "victory" when Romney had a six (or was it eight) vote advantage.

What's that tell you about the fix being in for Romney.  Expect a lot of dirtying up of Santorum by GOP operatives.  They don't think he can beat Obama.