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Check out this weeks World Over Live interview with Newt.
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I certainly agree with alot of what Gingrich has to say, but when it the more morally adept Rick Santorum going to get more props from the liberal media and greater support from his Catholic brothers and sisters?
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I like Santorum too. Both these guys deserve consideration.
It is time once again for Catholicism to inform the public square and not be informed by it.
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EWTN’s The World Over w/ Bill Bennett & Newt Gingrich
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Gingrich is up to his old tricks: Helping Democrats
Ms. Rubn wondersaboutthe source of funding for the Super
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Newt Gingrich’s decision, for the second time in the race, to echo the left’s anti-Bain, anti-capitalism themes against Mitt Romney is raising eyebrows. Ironically, it may boomerang, reinforcing Gingrich’s reputation as a destructive force and giving Romney some brownie points with fiscal conservatives. In particular, an online film trailer from Gingrich’s super PAC that savages Romney’s venture capital firm could well cause conservatives to recoil.
Gingrich’s decision to adopt the David Axelrod-Debbie Wasserman Shultz-Occupy Wall Street attack against Bain Capital has made conservatives more than a little queasy.
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Who said this? “Frankly I don’t think bringing a Bain mentality to this economy — to running this economy — makes him a strong candidate.” Without looking, you wouldn’t know if it were Axelrod or Gingrich.(It’s Axelrod.)
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This is precisely the same tactic Gingrich employed with Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), whom he accused of radical “right-wing social engineering.”
**You see, if it suits his fancy, Gingrich will always take the side of liberals (and their causes) against conservative principles. In fact, whoever might outshine him goes to the top of the hit list. His Bain and Ryan attacks are indicative of his destructive and undisciplined methodology.**
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Barage of criticism is on Gingrich for his attacking Romney for his time at Bain:
● Club For Growth’s Chris Chocola: “Newt Gingrich’s attacks on Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital are disgusting. … Attacking Governor Romney for participating in free-market capitalism is just beyond the pale for any purported ‘Reagan Conservative.’ Newt Gingrich should stop his attacks on free markets and apologize to Governor Romney for them.” (Club For Growth, Press Release, 1/9/12)
● American Enterprise Institute’s James Pethokoukis: “Romney’s career as a free-market capitalist? No apologies necessary.” (James Pethokoukis, “Romney Doesn’t Need To Apologize For His Bain Career,” AEI’s “The Enterprise,” 1/9/12)
● The Washington Examiner’s Philip Klein: “[Romney’s] Republican rivals have now taken a page out of the left-wing playbook and begun to attack his successful business career. It’s nothing short of disgraceful behavior… Romney’s rivals are engaging in the type of Marxist rhetoric that we’re used to hearing from Occupy Wall Street protesters, promoting an imaginary view of capitalism that exists only in Hollywood.” (Philip Klein, “In Defense Of Mitt Romney’s Bain Record,” The Washington Examiner, 1/9/12)
● Investor’s Business Daily: “It was only a matter of time before Michael Moore would do a number on Mitt Romney and his private equity firm, Bain Capital. … But wait. That’s not Moore putting out this stuff. It’s Newt Gingrich. It’s Rick Perry. … All are taking shots at Mitt Romney for being a practicing capitalist. Capitalism is an economic system that, last we checked, all the Republican hopefuls heartily endorse. But lately they’ve been reading a script that sounds straight from the left wing of the Democratic Party.” (Editorial, “What If U.S. Government Got The Bain Treatment?” Investor’s Business Daily, 1/9/12)
● Columnist Michelle Malkin: “With his incessant bashing of how the private equity industry works in the real world, Newt (along with Rick Perry) is morphing into an Occupy Wall Street zealot. … Incompetent non-Romneys have morphed into Michael Moore propagandists – throwing not just Bain Capital under the bus, but wealth creators of all kinds who take risks in the private marketplace.” (Michelle Malkin, “The Abysmal Incompetence Of The Non-Romneys,” MichelleMalkin.com, 1/9/12)
● TownHall’s Guy Benson: “[T]his movie trailer from a pro-Newt super PAC … might as well have been ripped directly from Democrats’ perverse class envy hymnal.” (Guy Benson, “Palin: Democrats ‘Want To Face Romney In The General Election’,” TownHall.com, 1/9/12)
● National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru: “[Gingrich is] making himself radioactive. And it’s less and less clear that he’s operating on any rational understanding of his own interests, as opposed to gratifying his emotions.” (Ramesh Ponnuru, “The Question Of Bain,” National Review, 1/9/12)
● The Washington Examiner’s Byron York: “Targeting Romney’s business record is an enormous risk for Gingrich because in the past Republicans have approved of Romney’s success in the marketplace. Back in December, when Romney criticized payments Gingrich received from Freddie Mac, Gingrich shot back, ‘If Gov. Romney would like to give back all of the money he’s earned from bankrupting companies and laying off employees over his years at Bain, then I would be glad to listen to him.’ Gingrich ran into a buzzsaw of criticism from Republicans, who saw his remarks as questioning the very risk-and-reward foundation of capitalism. Gingrich had to beat a quick retreat.” (Byron York, “Gingrich Takes Big Risk In New Attack On Romney,” The Washington Examiner, 1/9/12)
● Boston Herald:** “It’s fitting that Gingrich yesterday continued to attack Romney in a Manchester restaurant next door to the Obama campaign headquarters, because right now he’s the president’s best friend.** His strategy of taking down Romney is right out of the Ted Kennedy and DNC playbook – casting Romney as a corporate villain who ‘looted’ companies and laid off workers.” (Joe Battenfeld, “‘Crybaby’ Gingrich Might Take GOP Down With Him,” Boston Herald, 1/9/12)
● ABC News: “Democrats are giddy that the Republicans’ leading candidate is being attacked over his background as a businessman – by Republicans. … The irony is that Romney’s rivals in the GOP, which is typically considered the party that supports business, are criticizing him for his business leadership at a time when the economy is voters’ top concern.” (Matt Negrin, “Bain Drain: Romney’s Business Success Becomes A Debit,” ABC News, 1/9/12)
● Miami Herald: “Are these attacks a great idea, or have these Republicans lost their conservative minds? After all, making the tough decisions and making money in a free market where jobs aren’t guaranteed are a cornerstone of conservatism.” (Marc Caputo, “The Bain Of Mitt’s Existence?” Miami Herald, 1/9/12)
● Los Angeles Times: “The full-throated attacks on Bain and private equity reveals the desperation of Romney’s Republican opponents a day before New Hampshire voters go to the polls.” (Tom Hamburger and Alana Semuels, “In South Carolina, Romney’s Rivals Go After His Record At Bain,” Los Angeles Times, 1/9/12)
● Club For Growth’s Chris Chocola: “Newt Gingrich’s attacks on Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital are disgusting. … Attacking Governor Romney for participating in free-market capitalism is just beyond the pale for any purported ‘Reagan Conservative.’ Newt Gingrich should stop his attacks on free markets and apologize to Governor Romney for them.” (Club For Growth, Press Release, 1/9/12)
● American Enterprise Institute’s James Pethokoukis: “Romney’s career as a free-market capitalist? No apologies necessary.” (James Pethokoukis, “Romney Doesn’t Need To Apologize For His Bain Career,” AEI’s “The Enterprise,” 1/9/12)
● The Washington Examiner’s Philip Klein: “[Romney’s] Republican rivals have now taken a page out of the left-wing playbook and begun to attack his successful business career. It’s nothing short of disgraceful behavior… Romney’s rivals are engaging in the type of Marxist rhetoric that we’re used to hearing from Occupy Wall Street protesters, promoting an imaginary view of capitalism that exists only in Hollywood.” (Philip Klein, “In Defense Of Mitt Romney’s Bain Record,” The Washington Examiner, 1/9/12)
● Investor’s Business Daily: “It was only a matter of time before Michael Moore would do a number on Mitt Romney and his private equity firm, Bain Capital. … But wait. That’s not Moore putting out this stuff. It’s Newt Gingrich. It’s Rick Perry. … All are taking shots at Mitt Romney for being a practicing capitalist. Capitalism is an economic system that, last we checked, all the Republican hopefuls heartily endorse. But lately they’ve been reading a script that sounds straight from the left wing of the Democratic Party.” (Editorial, “What If U.S. Government Got The Bain Treatment?” Investor’s Business Daily, 1/9/12)
● Columnist Michelle Malkin: “With his incessant bashing of how the private equity industry works in the real world, Newt (along with Rick Perry) is morphing into an Occupy Wall Street zealot. … Incompetent non-Romneys have morphed into Michael Moore propagandists – throwing not just Bain Capital under the bus, but wealth creators of all kinds who take risks in the private marketplace.” (Michelle Malkin, “The Abysmal Incompetence Of The Non-Romneys,” MichelleMalkin.com, 1/9/12)
● TownHall’s Guy Benson: “[T]his movie trailer from a pro-Newt super PAC … might as well have been ripped directly from Democrats’ perverse class envy hymnal.” (Guy Benson, “Palin: Democrats ‘Want To Face Romney In The General Election’,” TownHall.com, 1/9/12)
● National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru: “[Gingrich is] making himself radioactive. And it’s less and less clear that he’s operating on any rational understanding of his own interests, as opposed to gratifying his emotions.” (Ramesh Ponnuru, “The Question Of Bain,” National Review, 1/9/12)
● The Washington Examiner’s Byron York: “Targeting Romney’s business record is an enormous risk for Gingrich because in the past Republicans have approved of Romney’s success in the marketplace. Back in December, when Romney criticized payments Gingrich received from Freddie Mac, Gingrich shot back, ‘If Gov. Romney would like to give back all of the money he’s earned from bankrupting companies and laying off employees over his years at Bain, then I would be glad to listen to him.’ Gingrich ran into a buzzsaw of criticism from Republicans, who saw his remarks as questioning the very risk-and-reward foundation of capitalism. Gingrich had to beat a quick retreat.” (Byron York, “Gingrich Takes Big Risk In New Attack On Romney,” The Washington Examiner, 1/9/12)
● Boston Herald:** “It’s fitting that Gingrich yesterday continued to attack Romney in a Manchester restaurant next door to the Obama campaign headquarters, because right now he’s the president’s best friend.** His strategy of taking down Romney is right out of the Ted Kennedy and DNC playbook – casting Romney as a corporate villain who ‘looted’ companies and laid off workers.” (Joe Battenfeld, “‘Crybaby’ Gingrich Might Take GOP Down With Him,” Boston Herald, 1/9/12)
● ABC News: “Democrats are giddy that the Republicans’ leading candidate is being attacked over his background as a businessman – by Republicans. … The irony is that Romney’s rivals in the GOP, which is typically considered the party that supports business, are criticizing him for his business leadership at a time when the economy is voters’ top concern.” (Matt Negrin, “Bain Drain: Romney’s Business Success Becomes A Debit,” ABC News, 1/9/12)
● Miami Herald: “Are these attacks a great idea, or have these Republicans lost their conservative minds? After all, making the tough decisions and making money in a free market where jobs aren’t guaranteed are a cornerstone of conservatism.” (Marc Caputo, “The Bain Of Mitt’s Existence?” Miami Herald, 1/9/12)
● Los Angeles Times: “The full-throated attacks on Bain and private equity reveals the desperation of Romney’s Republican opponents a day before New Hampshire voters go to the polls.” (Tom Hamburger and Alana Semuels, “In South Carolina, Romney’s Rivals Go After His Record At Bain,” Los Angeles Times, 1/9/12)
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Part two:
● The Weekly Standard’s Fred Barnes: “Newt Gingrich has adopted an anti-free market argument – a favorite of the political left – to criticize Mitt Romney.” (Fred Barnes, “Gingrich Hits Romney From The Left,” Weekly Standard, 12/12/11)
● American Spectator’s Joseph Lawler: “Gingrich has basically adopted the language of the anti-corporate left with this line of attack.” (Joseph Lawler, “Gingrich Attacks Romney From The Far Left,” American Spectator, 12/12/11)
● The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin: “Gingrich is still his own worst enemy and the best witness to debunk the canard that he’s a tea party, pro-free market guy.” (Jennifer Rubin, “Gingrich Slips: Shows His Nasty, Anti-Free Market Self,” The Washington Post, 12/12/11)
● National Review’s Jim Geraghty: “Didn’t take Newt long to adopt an MSM/Dem line of attack against a rival, huh? Almost like ‘right-wing social engineering.’” (Charlie Spiering, “Newt Trashes Romney For ‘Bankrupting’ Companies,” Washington Examiner, 12/12/11)
● The Atlantic’s David Graham: “By choosing to take sides with Democrats and attack Romney from the left, Gingrich is putting himself in a bind. … With Republican voters, however, he’s clearly misstepped.” (David A. Graham, “How Gingrich’s Attack On Romney And Bain Backfired,” The Atlantic, 12/13/11)
● American Spectator’s Robert Kirchhoefer: “[Gingrich is] setting up a tent on Occupy Wall Street territory: an extreme, anti-capitalist, class-warfare posture that’s inherently un-Republican, un-conservative, and unserious. … Newt Gingrich’s attacking the re-capitalization and re-structuring of companies and corporations by market-based means should be called out for what it is: reprehensible.” (Robert P. Kirchhoefer, “Newt Wrong On Romney Gains. Very Wrong,” American Spectator, 12/13/11)
● Boston Globe: “In a surprising twist on the 1994 parallel, Gingrich … criticized Romney in a manner almost identical to the way that [Ted] Kennedy did during the Senate [race].” (Michael Kranish, “Romney, Gingrich Rift Has Old Roots,” The Boston Globe, 12/14/11)
● New York Post’s John Podhoretz: “Newt’s attack on Romney is profoundly disingenuous…” (John Podhoretz, “GOP Cruise Missiles,” New York Post, 12/12/11)
● Washington Examiner’s Conn Carroll: “It was only a matter of time before Gingrich said something that would remind conservative primary voters why he is a terrible choice for the Republican nomination.” (Conn Carroll, “George Will Was Wrong: Newt Gingrich IS A Marxist,” Washington Examiner, 12/13/11)
● TownHall’s Guy Benson: “What’s distressing to many conservatives is that Newt seems to have a habit of borrowing from Democrats’ playbook to attack fellow Republicans from the left. Just ask Paul Ryan. … This was not one of Newt’s finer moments.” (Guy Benson, “Conservatives Rip Newt For Attack On Romney’s Private Sector Experience,” TownHall.com, 12/13/11)
● Andrea Saul, Romney Campaign Spokesperson: “It is no surprise that, having spent nearly half a century in government between them, Speaker Gingrich and Governor Perry have resorted to desperate attacks on a subject they don’t understand. We expect attacks on free enterprise from President Obama and his allies on the left – not from so-called ‘fiscal conservatives.’ Speaker Gingrich and Governor Perry seem to think that running against the private sector is the way to revive their floundering campaigns. Governor Romney will continue talking about his experience in the real economy, his vision for getting America back to work, and how important it is that we defeat President Obama in November.”
● The Weekly Standard’s Fred Barnes: “Newt Gingrich has adopted an anti-free market argument – a favorite of the political left – to criticize Mitt Romney.” (Fred Barnes, “Gingrich Hits Romney From The Left,” Weekly Standard, 12/12/11)
● American Spectator’s Joseph Lawler: “Gingrich has basically adopted the language of the anti-corporate left with this line of attack.” (Joseph Lawler, “Gingrich Attacks Romney From The Far Left,” American Spectator, 12/12/11)
● The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin: “Gingrich is still his own worst enemy and the best witness to debunk the canard that he’s a tea party, pro-free market guy.” (Jennifer Rubin, “Gingrich Slips: Shows His Nasty, Anti-Free Market Self,” The Washington Post, 12/12/11)
● National Review’s Jim Geraghty: “Didn’t take Newt long to adopt an MSM/Dem line of attack against a rival, huh? Almost like ‘right-wing social engineering.’” (Charlie Spiering, “Newt Trashes Romney For ‘Bankrupting’ Companies,” Washington Examiner, 12/12/11)
● The Atlantic’s David Graham: “By choosing to take sides with Democrats and attack Romney from the left, Gingrich is putting himself in a bind. … With Republican voters, however, he’s clearly misstepped.” (David A. Graham, “How Gingrich’s Attack On Romney And Bain Backfired,” The Atlantic, 12/13/11)
● American Spectator’s Robert Kirchhoefer: “[Gingrich is] setting up a tent on Occupy Wall Street territory: an extreme, anti-capitalist, class-warfare posture that’s inherently un-Republican, un-conservative, and unserious. … Newt Gingrich’s attacking the re-capitalization and re-structuring of companies and corporations by market-based means should be called out for what it is: reprehensible.” (Robert P. Kirchhoefer, “Newt Wrong On Romney Gains. Very Wrong,” American Spectator, 12/13/11)
● Boston Globe: “In a surprising twist on the 1994 parallel, Gingrich … criticized Romney in a manner almost identical to the way that [Ted] Kennedy did during the Senate [race].” (Michael Kranish, “Romney, Gingrich Rift Has Old Roots,” The Boston Globe, 12/14/11)
● New York Post’s John Podhoretz: “Newt’s attack on Romney is profoundly disingenuous…” (John Podhoretz, “GOP Cruise Missiles,” New York Post, 12/12/11)
● Washington Examiner’s Conn Carroll: “It was only a matter of time before Gingrich said something that would remind conservative primary voters why he is a terrible choice for the Republican nomination.” (Conn Carroll, “George Will Was Wrong: Newt Gingrich IS A Marxist,” Washington Examiner, 12/13/11)
● TownHall’s Guy Benson: “What’s distressing to many conservatives is that Newt seems to have a habit of borrowing from Democrats’ playbook to attack fellow Republicans from the left. Just ask Paul Ryan. … This was not one of Newt’s finer moments.” (Guy Benson, “Conservatives Rip Newt For Attack On Romney’s Private Sector Experience,” TownHall.com, 12/13/11)
● Andrea Saul, Romney Campaign Spokesperson: “It is no surprise that, having spent nearly half a century in government between them, Speaker Gingrich and Governor Perry have resorted to desperate attacks on a subject they don’t understand. We expect attacks on free enterprise from President Obama and his allies on the left – not from so-called ‘fiscal conservatives.’ Speaker Gingrich and Governor Perry seem to think that running against the private sector is the way to revive their floundering campaigns. Governor Romney will continue talking about his experience in the real economy, his vision for getting America back to work, and how important it is that we defeat President Obama in November.”
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Gingrich is up to his old tricks: Helping Democrats
Ms. Rubin wonders about the source of funding for the Super PAC 27 minute ad against Romney:
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** Now the voters of New Hampshire have a role to play here. They can either reward Gingrich by giving him a decent share of the vote, or they can make clear that running against capitalism, adopting the language of Occupy Wall Street and playing errand boy for Obama’s Chicago political hacks are not going to endear you to the GOP.**
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Gingrich goes negative
“On the campaign trail with Newt Gingrich these days, one never really knows who’s going to show up: the Newt who loves or the Newt who hates. Nice Newt went to a World War II museum… over the weekend, telling jokes about his waistline, using words like “happily” and “cheerfully,” … The other Newt showed up a day later during a televised debate… Eyes narrowed, brow knitted, Gingrich accused Mitt Romney of “pious baloney” for claiming not to be a career politician. He mocked his rival, belittled him and called him a liar.” - Washington Post
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Newt Gingrich’s decision, for the second time in the race, to echo the left’s anti-Bain, anti-capitalism themes against Mitt Romney is raising eyebrows. Ironically, it may boomerang, reinforcing Gingrich’s reputation as a destructive force and giving Romney some brownie points with fiscal conservatives. In particular, an online film trailer from Gingrich’s super PAC that savages Romney’s venture capital firm could well cause conservatives to recoil.
Gingrich’s decision to adopt the David Axelrod-Debbie Wasserman Shultz-Occupy Wall Street attack against Bain Capital has made conservatives more than a little queasy.
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Who said this? “Frankly I don’t think bringing a Bain mentality to this economy — to running this economy — makes him a strong candidate.” Without looking, you wouldn’t know if it were Axelrod or Gingrich.(It’s Axelrod.)
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This is precisely the same tactic Gingrich employed with Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), whom he accused of radical “right-wing social engineering.”
**You see, if it suits his fancy, Gingrich will always take the side of liberals (and their causes) against conservative principles. In fact, whoever might outshine him goes to the top of the hit list. His Bain and Ryan attacks are indicative of his destructive and undisciplined methodology.**
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Given the film’s leftist bent, you have to wonder if the film is funded by a “capitalist.” It’s something, frankly, a labor union or Soros entity would come up with.** Now the voters of New Hampshire have a role to play here. They can either reward Gingrich by giving him a decent share of the vote, or they can make clear that running against capitalism, adopting the language of Occupy Wall Street and playing errand boy for Obama’s Chicago political hacks are not going to endear you to the GOP.**
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Gingrich goes negative
“On the campaign trail with Newt Gingrich these days, one never really knows who’s going to show up: the Newt who loves or the Newt who hates. Nice Newt went to a World War II museum… over the weekend, telling jokes about his waistline, using words like “happily” and “cheerfully,” … The other Newt showed up a day later during a televised debate… Eyes narrowed, brow knitted, Gingrich accused Mitt Romney of “pious baloney” for claiming not to be a career politician. He mocked his rival, belittled him and called him a liar.” - Washington Post
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Newt responds to the criticism for attacking Romney
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Gingrich says ‘real goal’ in New Hampshire is hurting Romney
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I don’t like this negative attack from Gingrich. It is going too far.
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I don’t like this negative attack from Gingrich. It is going too far.
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Gingrich isn’t running for anything in NH really, he is going all out to win in SC. If Romney wins in SC, the game is over.
SC is a must win state for Gingrich and Perry
SC is a must win state for Gingrich and Perry
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I dont like it either. My enthusiasm for Gingrich is gone.
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I find it kind of scary that your decision is based on subjective feelings rather than objective principles. I find it even scarier that the same can be said for most of the entire voting public.
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My decision is based on a republican going after capitalism.
He is sounding like a democrat.
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You will hear the attack again in the fall. Corporate raiders are never well loved, and a lot of people have lost jobs recently.
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Which I fully expect from democrats.
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My point is that if people would actually consider principles, instead of just voting for a person, there wouldn’t be a different frontrunner every other week due to people’s “enthusiasm” changing.
The reason Ron Paul supporters never leave him his because Ron Paul is campaigning for a particular cause, not for himself or to be liked or for popularity - which is why if he has a bad day, the supporters don’t leave, because the cause remains unchanged. The other candidates could learn a thing or two, because right now if anyone else has a bad day, all their supporters abandon them the very next day for the new flavor of the week. Its embarrassing.
Integrity is something sorely lacking in both candidates and their voters this campaign season.
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Indeed.
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