The debate went well for Romney. He’s up on Intrade to 91.3% at the time of writing.
Gingrich needed a comeback coming into this debate and he didn’t get one. Tuesday may be a long ways away, but it’s unclear to me what could shake Romney at this point, or propel Gingrich the seven or eight points he needs for the win.
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I’m kind of sad that Newt isn’t winning anymore. I wanted to see Lincoln Douglass style debates about the virtues of moon colonies
*with Obama that is
Sounds like I didn’t miss anything big by choosing to cook dinner and play with my son instead. It’ll be interesting to see if Newt goes out quietly or puts on his kamikaze headband and aims for the bridge.
I doubt we’ll see another primary debate. If Romney wraps it up in the next few weeks the party will shut them down to not risk further damage for the general.
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Ahem…
http://ordinary-gentlemen.com/blog/2012/01/24/win-or-lose-in-2012-obamas-got-no-class/#comment-230888
Actually, I think i called it even earlier but am too lazy to look for the link. I said (paraphrase): that Newt was the simply the next clown in line who will be rejected by conservatives simply because they *supported* him.
but Newt is still ahead by 9% for the general.
Distributed Jesusland can never win another general election.
The elites are pimping Romney because he s less damaging to the republican brand. But no one from the A-team is running.
Romney is less damaging, true, and I think you’re right that we’ll see more “A-Team” candidates next time around. The smart ones sat this race out.