Those who don’t support Newt often point to his challenge to seven Lincoln/Douglas style debates, should Newt be the GOP nominee and note that Obama would never agree to that.

Hey, it’s a fair point. The last thing Obama wants to do is debate Newt Gingrich.

That said, does it matter? This election, no matter who Obama faces in November, is going to be about Obama’s record. Plain and simple. And these debates don’t necessarily have to happen for them to impact the race. If Obama goes on the record refusing to debate Newt Gingrich, who comes out looking better? The one asking Obama to defend his record, or the one who can’t defend his record?

It’s obvious Obama will “agree to the standard three debates” in formats established by past precedent. He will say that is enough, that it’s worked in the past, yada, yada, yada. But, if Newt wins the GOP nomination, you can bet that his performance in the debates will have had something (if not a lot) to do with it. If Obama were at all confident in his positions, and was able to defend his record and pat himself on the back for his accomplishments, these debates would be easy for him. Obama, you recall, was supposed to be a great communicator. If Mr. Harvard University can’t face Mr. West Georgia College, what does that say about him?

Newt’s debate challenge has been a prominent theme of his campaign, and it won’t go away the first time Obama cowers into the corner refusing. The big question will be “Obama doesn’t want to debate, why not?”

We know why not. That’s why we need Newt as the nominee. He’s the candidate who has best been able to articulate just how bad Obama has been for the country. If he spent even an hour debating Obama, Obama would probably be convinced that his tenure  has been a disaster.

The results were called by 7 pm ET. Newt Gingrich wins the South Carolina primary!

And then there were four…

If you watched, what did you think?

One of the things I can’t stand hearing during this primary process is a Democrat (it doesn’t matter who) says (or reveals) who Obama doesn’t want to run against, or who does. The latest example would be Nancy Pelosi, who says Romney can’t win.

Polls have shown everyone from Generic Republican to Mitt Romney can win. Some candidates may have a harder time than others, but Barack Obama’s poor record in office will be the same regardless of who he ends up running against. I think Newt Gingrich give us the best shot of booting Obama out of office, but that doesn’t mean I don’t think Mitt Romney or Rick Perry can’t beat Obama.

The only person Obama wants to run against is himself.  He can’t win running on his record, and this election will force him to defend his failures. Make no mistake about it. Obama’s biggest obstacle to winning reelection is himself.

So, ignore the suggestions by anyone with a (D) after their name on who can or can’t beat Obama. For that matter, ignore anyone with an (R) after their name with the same suggestions.

Join me in standing #withNewt.

Winning our Future PAC, which supports Newt Gingrich, put out a movie attacking Romney’s time at Bain Capital. Even Newt called on the PAC to remove or revise the inaccuracies in it. The super PAC has agreed to do just that, but has offered some still legitimate questions for Romney to answer.

Perhaps Romney should answer the questions. His record, be it in the public or private sector is fair game. If Romney doesn’t want to answer the questions now, what if he had to answer them as the GOP nominee. If he doesn’t want to answer them now, maybe there’s a reason.

Do I personally care? Not particularly. But winning this election is incredibly important, and I want a nominee who can stand up to criticism, and explain what needs to be explained, because they’ll have to at some point. If Romney becomes the nominee he’ll have to answer a lot more questions than last time.

First, let me state an obvious point: Ron Paul won’t be the GOP nominee.

Next, let me say that I suspect Rick Santorum will have a similar fate as Mike Huckabee, and will be peter out soon enough. With Rick Perry limping along, I see this still being a race between Mitt and Newt. If Rick Perry manages to revitalize his campaign in South Carolina, it may be a three-man race, but with speculation last night being that Perry would drop out, right or wrong, his campaign took a blow last night. I don’t think the Iowa Caucuses should mean so much–and in many ways they don’t–but the impact on the race already is clear.

Rick Santorum, in my opinion, has never been a viable candidate for the nomination. I like him. I’ve met him. But, he’s not the one to go head to head with Obama. Not by a long shot. Ron Paul is just insane, only outdone by his hardcore followers who argue like Occupy Wall Street protesters.

With debates resuming, I think Newt Gingrich will reemerge strong as the anti-Romney candidate, and siphon support away from Perry as his campaign sputters. Santorum, if the pattern continues, may get some increased scrutiny, and that probably means that Newt will benefit the most.

What do you think?