but he'll do it with a winning smile
He does have a pretty good smile
But Newt is smart enough to hold on to them unlike Perry. Romney is suffering a bit of a Howard Dean problem, he has already spent so much time, money and effort fending off attacks from the field.
Obamas popularity has been coming back ever since he fucked over osama (admittedly just a little bit), he is a great campaigner, his pseudo promises about ending the wars are being accepted, the media is still his bitch, most of the republican candidates are basically the same as Obama except a few like Ron Paul.
You have a problem with projecting your own views on the electorate you know that? I've never been sold about the myth of Obama, his inspiring rhetoric, his charm, his urbane image etc I don't believe counts for as much as a perception of competence, a reliable steady hand at the wheel etc. Perry, Palin, Bachman, Santoro Trump and Cain are all sort of "dangerous" and would have gotten thumped in a general election but Gingrich and Romney could beat Obama depending how the campaign panned out. Obviously that's contingent on them not picking a nutjob as a running mate.
eh in 85% sure the republicans won't win no matter the candidate, the media will make Obama out to be God in black skin, the 15% is in case somebody massively fucks up
i think you're over estimating the average intelligence of a voting american, and i don't mean that sarcastically.
Not really, I make no comment on there rationale for thinking someone is competent, reliable etc. The old adage about people voting with their hip pocket is fairly true and I think Romney and Gingritch exert an air of "knowing what their doing" more so than Obama who I reckon for a lot of voters would come across as a bit Sun Yat-sen, glorious ideas but limited grasp on the reality.
He's a maaaaaaaaverick.
