NBC News declares Newt Gingrich the projected winner in the South Carolina GOP Primary

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

So you think there is baggage and skeletons and flip-flops that Romney has not revealed yet? He is holding back? Really? You mean if Newt gets the nomination, which means he wins all these other primaries, Romney will have held back on scandals?

Yes. Candidates go only so far in attacking the other contenders of their own party during the primaries. When the candidates go at it in the general election, the gloves come off. That will be even worse this cycle since much of the mud-slinging will come from "outside" interests. And no candidate has anything on The Newt when it comes to baggage. I think The Newt is carrying more baggage and hiding more skeletons than all other contenders for President combined. Plus, there's The Newt's tendency to really step in it and self-destruct. In fact, that is what the Romney camp is working on right now - trying to find the right buttons to push so The Newt blows up before the end of the month. And I think they'll find them. But don't take my word for it. I've only been right with my predictions, well, pretty much all the way to this day.

Look, I hope I am wrong on this. The best thing that could happen for Obama is the GOP nominating the only time bomb they have in the race - The Newt. It would take nothing short of an economic collapse for The Newt to win in November. That's the reality. You'll land in that ocean eventually. The RP supporters have done that just yesterday. Well, most of them. Some are apparently still in deep denial about the complete lack of any chance for their candidate to win any primary, let alone the nomination.

The latest polling shows Gingrich won the racist ( realist) vote by a 5 to 1 margin.

Now it looks correct! Here is some information in case you were confused about the definition.

racist - a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others

realist - a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

Realist vote? As in The Newt having a realistic chance of winning the general election? Some reality.

[james&olya 1,121]

On a national basis Gingrich only needs Santorums votes to cream Romney. Or maybe just another debate. Won't matter.

The problem Romney has had is that he could not muster more than 30%. what this means is that the others or the undecideds are NOT going for him and he ends up losing in a landslide.

Keep that in mind when they say Obama 45% Gingrich 39% or some such. It means Gingrich will win 52-48% Few people are undecided about Obama. Undecideds go for the challenger 83% of the time.

Only in this case Gingrich was a well-known, and greatly despised, politician in Washington from well before anyone had even heard of Obama! I doubt he benefits from this dynamic in a presidential election!