“Nonaggression pact” over: Let’s face it, says Gingrich, Santorum’s never run a large-scale organization; Update: No alliance with Gingrich, says Santorum
posted at 4:00 pm on January 6, 2012 by Allahpundit
In fairness to Newt, there was never any hard evidence that a “nonaggression pact” was being considered. It was just two anonymous sources … plus, er, the candidate himself telling Laura Ingraham “absolutely, of course” when she asked if there was any chance of the two “aligning together” to defeat Romney.
“If you think of us as partners, he would clearly in historical experience have been the junior partner,” Gingrich said Thursday on the campaign trail. “He’s not a bad person, I want to be clear about this, but I don’t know that he has any track record of being able to organize a large-scale campaign.”
He also accused Santorum of not having the organizational experience to govern on a large scale.
“I don’t think you want to hire somebody to get through the election, you want to hire somebody to actually change Washington,” he said.
Why is a guy who got elected twice to the Senate as a hardcore social conservative in a big purple state and who later ended up as number three in the Republican caucus somehow suspect in terms of running effective large-scale campaigns? And why is he being treated that way by another candidate who’s never won a statewide race, whose own presidential campaign famously fell apart over the summer before it finally became his turn to be the “Not Romney” du jour, and who finished 10 points behind him in Iowa?
Says Guy Benson, “Newt is so undisciplined he can’t even enforce a truce of his own creation.”
Update: “Campaigns aren’t about alliances, campaigns are about ideas.”
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The whole “alliance” thing had me thinking of “Survivor” or something. Stupid.
echosyst on January 6, 2012 at 5:11 PM
“I don’t know that he has any track record of running up half a mil’ in baubles bills at Tiffany’s.”
What Newt the Hoot REALLY said.
Horace on January 6, 2012 at 5:12 PM
I am in MA right now, hearing Gingrich talk about Mitt Romney being a Massachusetts Moderate, it’s his cliche he wants to get going. I realize that in MA, that although they call Romney a Jack Booted Thug and practically a Nazi, you are not going to get much from that. Mitt Romney is an old fashioned true blue American, Right of Center.
Would Newt like it if we started trasfering Clinton era ideas and mores to him because that is when he served. Sure he did some good things, but a lot of things that happened under Clinton, and Newt could not stop don’t please conservatives…so how much of Clinton’s record do we BLAME on Newt?
Fleuries on January 6, 2012 at 5:14 PM
Santorum should invite Newt to fly to the next debate with him and then make Newt sit in the back of the plane.
Horace on January 6, 2012 at 5:21 PM
Just keep in mind that Obama will be the last Not-Romney standing.
Obama thanks you for your support.
Gunlock Bill on January 6, 2012 at 5:25 PM
lol….too funny!!
sheryl on January 6, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Too many funny posts here to respond to! What was Newt saying today about Obama laughing at Romney…
Rational Thought on January 6, 2012 at 5:34 PM
No religious bigotry in that post.
/s
Gunlock Bill on January 6, 2012 at 5:35 PM
This is kinda funny that Newt is saying this…But junior partner Santorum was useful establishing the K Street Project…eh Newt?
workingclass artist on January 6, 2012 at 5:39 PM
I’ll give Newt credit. He’s figured out how to be faithful to Callista and still work a couple of divorces into the campaign.
Mr. Arkadin on January 6, 2012 at 5:39 PM
Take out Santorum,Paul & Romney Newt! Blast away!
workingclass artist on January 6, 2012 at 5:40 PM
HA!
Unless Obama goes against Gov. Perry because he can’t win against Perry’s record…and smooth talkin’ doesn’t accomplish a record like Perry’s but excellent governing & leadership does.
workingclass artist on January 6, 2012 at 5:43 PM
fify
workingclass artist on January 6, 2012 at 5:44 PM
Thank you. People would have to be blind to not see what’s happening here. It’s not the usual campaign vetting going on. You’re right about Newt being the biggest threat, thus he needs to be completely killed off by loony Mittsters.
It’s the Romney RINO establishment supporters that have gone over the edge. John Sununu looked and sounded like a crazy man on Fox, much like other Newt bashers ie Ann Coulter, Charles Krauthammer, Brit Hume, etc. Their blood pressure must be through the roof. They yell and scream with their eyes bugging out. I mean how dare any candidate try to usurp Mitt ‘the one’ from his rightful coronation as the nominee?
This absurd behavior will be the undoing of the republican party. Voters want to pick their own candidate, not have a liberal/fake conservative forced on them.
IndeCon on January 6, 2012 at 5:48 PM
If there are no other reasons to vote for Newt, and there are plenty of them IMO, just the fact that all the RINOs out there are against Newt is THE treason to vote for him.
riddick on January 6, 2012 at 6:12 PM
reason
(damned apple wireless keyboard)…
riddick on January 6, 2012 at 6:14 PM
I’m not particularly excited about any of the Republican candidates, but one will win the nomination and will get my vote, because nothing can be as bad as Barack Obama has been.
But I wish Newt Gingrich would just shut up and go away.
RebeccaH on January 6, 2012 at 6:15 PM
Fixed it for ya.
IndeCon on January 6, 2012 at 6:30 PM
If the name of the game is organization, then Romney and Paul will be president.
I like the guy (not as much as Santorum though), but sometimes I wish Newt would be more care with what he says. Winning the purple (leaning blue) state of Pennsylvania requires more organization than a congressional district in Georgia (guessing it was fairly solid red district).
I’m sure both would change Washington in major ways, even compared to the Bush years.
ritewhit on January 6, 2012 at 7:37 PM
Yeah, Newt, and look at what a great job you did running a large organization.
I don’t care if someone “runs” a large organization. I want to know if they’ve run it well. Capt. Smith ran the largest floating organization ever — right into a friggin’ iceberg. Newt’s run as Speaker — ’bout the same.
Further proof that a leopard can’t change his spots.
FiveG on January 7, 2012 at 12:03 PM
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