Whereas, Newt the Nominee rings rather plausible at this point, I recall having some significant doubts about citizen Cain's chances when his sudden surge came along. As it turns out, my wonderment about Cain's campaign was not misplaced. Now, after his disastrous start, we find Newt's star rising. But will it continue to rise? Again, I experience doubts in my expectations. Newt's earlier flubs were downright astoundingly huge. Will he avoid those tendencies from this point? Personally, I doubt it.
In my view, the GOP collective mindset is meandering about, looking for the various alternatives to the steadiest candidate so far, Mitt Romney. Will his religion stop him in his tracks? Can Newt shove him aside? Newt also has an issue on the religion-side: a twice-divorced now Catholic convert!
The pattern has favored having no front-runner and sudden surges from the lesser ranks of candidacy so far, and that probably indicates an unsettled polarization within the party as brought on by the Tea Party and Libertarian influences on this year's political campaigning.
It is entirely possible that no Republican candidate can ever be elected without substantial help from the jackasses. It seems that the GOP is forever tripping over it's own arrogance. Here we are starting the election season with Iowa just a few weeks away and the Republicans appear ready to throw in the towel. They aren't offering thoughtful solutions; they don't have a charismatic candidate (unless they are hiding him among the whiskey stills in the backwoods of the Ozarks) and they don't have an organization promoting the advantages of Capitalism. All they have for expertise is throwing stones at Obama, which may be a pleasure but it doesn't put votes in the ballot boxes.
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