So, Leroy went out and got himself an endorsement. Normally, newspaper endorsements are about as valuable as Joe the Plumber's, but there is a general feeling this might be more. Everyone is no doubt watching to see if Leroy eventually becomes the Final, Preferred, Approved NotRomney.
There are rumors of social conservatives in Iowa trying to rally behind a single NotRomney and now we have this. With the Flavor of the Month Crowd (Bachmann, Perry, Cain) you had a lot of "dating" going on. They got some small online donors. Perry brought his Texas moneymen with him. But the big institutional GOP machinery has remained largely aloof from all this. It's unusual. I know Rove is moving behind the scenes to shore up Romney, but the rest of them have largely stayed hidden from the limelight.
The holidays are upon us. People are not paying much attention to politics. The usual ebb and flow (at least in this electoral cycle) might not hold after, say, the 20th. If Newt is still viable by then, I think he stands a decent chance of winning Iowa. Win Iowa, take second in New Hampshire and he can hope South Carolina and Florida will give him the needed momentum to sweep up all the NonRomney votes.
It's plausible. Believe it or not, it's plausible.
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