Dick Morris visits Eugene, predicts a GOP primary race between Gingrich and Giuliani.
Former Clinton adviser and political prognosticator, Dick Morris, visited Eugene Monday speaking at a dinner held by Lane County Republicans. In his weekly column in Congressional news rag, The Hill, Morris wrote Wednesday, “Episodically, I just addressed a 450-person Lincoln Day dinner of the Lane County Republican Party in Eugene, Ore. A show of hands brought these results: Giuliani, 50 percent; Gingrich, 30 percent; McCain, 6 percent; Romney, 4 percent. A few days before, a speech to an Orlando investors group produced similar results.”
Morris writes, “Enter Newt. Hungry for new ideas and desperate after losing Congress, Republican voters seem to be rallying to the only real genius in the race — the former Speaker. The statute of limitations seems to have expired on his personal scandals and Gingrich is striking a responsive chord among conservatives.“
Morris, of course, has been plenty wrong before and nobody should be placing their bets on the GOP nom just yet. Remember, in 2004 he predicted that Hillary Clinton would face a “nightmare” in her 2006 senate race against moderate Republican candidate Jeanine Pirro. Obviously, Pirro was so schooled by Clinton that her campaign collapsed after just two months.
Dick Morris-right or wrong-will make predictions, but only time will tell.
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Dick Morris is wrong (about as wrong as he was when he hooked up with the call girl in 1996 when he got booted from the Clinton campaign). It’s a three way race between Romney, McCain, and Giuliani. Who’s faster, stronger, smarter, more conservative, more electable? Gov. Romney . . . all the way.
Gingrich has way too many negatives. Did the recent election not teach us anything? We need new blood in the party and Romney is the new blood. For the sake of the party Mr. Gingrich, please stay away (and you too Dick).
Still looking at Romney… I like what I’ve seen so far.
Hello We like Mitt Romney and will only volunteer for Mitt Romney/Brownback ticket we will vote for the others only if we have to in the end but this country needs shown morality as President George w bush said
here is the polls for Mitt Romney have you seen them
First Choice:
Romney 19 54.3% that is 54.3 percent
Tancredo 8 22.9%
Gingrich 5 14.3%
1 2.9%
Brownback 1 2.9%
McCain 1 2.9%
Candidate Acceptability:
Net Votes + Votes - Votes
Brownback 18 +51.4% 24 68.6 6 17.1
Gilmore -3 -8.6% 4 11.4 7 20
Gingrich 7 +20% 12 34.3 5 14.3
Giuliani -16 -45.7% 3 8.6 19 54.3
Hagel -11 -31.4% 1 2.9 12 34.3
Huckabee 0 0% 6 17.1 6 17.1
Hunter 6 +17.1% 9 25.7 3 8.6
McCain -10 -28.6% 3 8.6 13 37.1
Pataki -11 -31.4% 1 2.9 12 34.3
Romney -6 -17.1% 6 17.1 12 34.3
Tancredo -5 -14.3% 11 31.4 16 45.7
Thompson -5 -14.3% 5 14.3 10 28.6
How many hours do you spend reading blogs?
16 to 20 18 51.4%
1 to 5 11 31.4%
3 8.6%
6 to 10 2 5.7%
11 to 15 1 2.9%
On a scale of 1 to 5, how committed are you to your candidate?
5 15 42.9%
7 20%
4 4 11.4%
3 4 11.4%
1 4 11.4%
2 1 2.9%
Conservatism from 1 to 10
10 21 60%
9 8 22.9%
7 2 5.7%
5 1 2.9%
3 1 2.9%
-5 1 2.9%
1 2.9%
he is very high in the gop straw race poll,
we have so many issues like same sex marriage and abortion and we need someone really pro life like Mitt Romney I would believe he would be the ticket to win
in 2008 agains’t clark and obama
Either Mitt Romney or Rudy Guliani would be powerful, capable leaders–it would be a shame to see one of them on NOT end up as president. My vote will be for Romney, but as much as I would like to see him or see Guliani win, the real question is “Can any Rupublican win the next election?” Frankly, the last elections sent a powerful message. I’ll vote for Romney, but if I was a betting man I would put my money on the Democratic candidate…whomever he or she may be.
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