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Dick Morris: ‘Newt Could Very Well Win In South Carolina’

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Author and former political consultant Dick Morris visited Fox & Friends this morning to weigh in on the upcoming primaries in South Carolina and Florida. The show’s hosts wanted to know, specifically: “Can Newt Gingrich make a comeback?”

Morris thinks the future looks fairly bright for the former Speaker:

Yeah, he sure can. I think Newt could very well win in South Carolina. And if he does, then you have a real contest in Florida and down the road. If Romey wins in South Carolina, this is basically over, because then he’ll go on to win in Florida easily and we won’t have much to talk about in the mornings.

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And then we began to wonder if perhaps Morris hasn’t had breakfast yet. He noted that “Gingrich put out red meat” during Monday’s debate, but that Rick Santorum had served “white meat of chicken.” And, because this was a GOP debate, “no one served pork.” Won’t someone get this man a Sausage McMuffin?

That said, he expressed hope that Gingrich lay off the negativity where Mitt Romney is concerned, not only because that’s not when he’s at his best, but also because some Republicans are arguing that he is essentially giving Barack Obama’s people ammunition should Romney become the nominee. He added that, now in 2012, Romney’s Mormon faith is “forgivable” to voters because he’d be running against Obama this time around.

And, just so you know, he added that he’ll be live-Tweeting Thursday’s debate.

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  • Anonymous

    Well, for the first time in my life, I hope you are right, Dick because I do not want this three ring circus to end. It has been great comedy and I just bought some more popcorn.

  • Gloves Michael Donahue

    Newt could do well in a debate with Obama. There will be three of them.

    But, after the election, you could have Newt in the White House, and we’ve already got an arrogant know-it-all in office now.

  • Gloves Michael Donahue

    Obama will be accepting the Dem nomination, if he gets it, in Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. He has already ordered real Greek columns this time, no styrofoam. Barry has also demanded special effects, since he wants to hurl lightning bolts and launch thunder for emphasis.

    Sure hope it doesn’t rain.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Poor Newt. First, the Half-Baked Alaskan endorses him in her half-hearted, half-witted manner, then Toes Morris predicts Newt might win. No one can overcome both of these curses.

  • Anonymous

    “Toes” Morris. Spot on.

  • Anonymous

    This Dick has no credibility, you can’t trust what he says as he may be in the pocket of Newt’s supporters.

  • Anonymous

    All this liberal vs. conservative food
    stamps, unemployment benefits extensions and child labor discussion is just a philosophical debate about and does not amount
    to a hill of beans when it comes to the the economic picture from the
    macro-level

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Toes is indeed thoroughly disreputable and disgusting. There is no one on the tele I so loathe.

  • Anonymous

    Maybe he can come out in a Thor costume. That would be way cool. Brack Obama,…..Black Thor!!!   That’s got my vote. Now someone good with photshop get busy on that. I want to see a boatload of Obama as Thor on the interenet next week.

  • Anonymous

    I have to wonder if Fox is just reporting or actively engaged in promoting and/or tearing down candidates. Won’t be good for ratings if Romney wins SC.

  • Anonymous

    If Morris comes on the screen, I change the station. He’s the creepiest most insincere man in television. I don’t care what the guy’s message is. Awful for Fox and their market share.

  • Anonymous

    Has Morris been right once?  Remember Hillary vs Condi? Or when he opined that Hillary would be president?  He is wrong more than he is right.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Who will the third one be? Ron Paul, the Donald or Lyndon LaRouche?

  • Anonymous

    This beater of hookers is right, Newt has a bit of a surge going right now and Santorum doesn’t seem to be building his support any longer. Dick ‘I Beat Up Hookers’ Morris might be underestimating the Ron Paul effect and the surprising showing by Colbert though. I wonder if Newt ‘I Only Get Blowjobs From My Mistresses So I Can Say I Didn’t Sleep With Them’ Gingrich can survive the backlash of his Bain SuperPAC ads though, since he made such a to-do about Romney’s SuperPAC.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Far, far more …. Before the 2000 election he said it would be impossible for there to be an Electoral College winner who had not also won the popular vote.

  • http://twitter.com/DolefulLions Doleful Lions

    This toesucker must be some kind of oracle.

  • Anonymous

    dick morris has the powers of miss cleo. it’s why he was able to predict the presidential race of 2008 would be condoleeza rice vs. hillary clinton. 

  • Anonymous

    Put this Dick to sleep.

  • Anonymous

    The fact that anyone is even talking about Newt Gingrich being the Republican nominee shows just has messed up this country is.  Newt is a complete joke and should be ignored.  Enough with this loser.

    http://mankabros.com/blogs/chairman/2011/12/13/newt-gingrich-america-is-seriously-f-cked/

  • http://newsbusters.org/ AliveStiIIKickin

    We will see who’s the “joke” and who’s laughing on November 3rd….Lambchop.
    You have addressed the fact that this country is screwed up….well…..look what’s….uh….who’s  in charge?

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  • Anonymous

    Newt should win SC. I hope he wins SC and any of the other C states that still have a lot of C love. After he wins these states, can he lead them in just packing up and leaving?

  • Anonymous

    Ohh, gotcha. see you at the next meeting.

  • Anonymous

    The adultery is not something I agree with, but it is between Newt and his three wives (yeesh).

    It is the hypocrisy I can’t stand about this man.  While he is messing around, he is out and about preaching family values and trying to get Clinton impeached. 

    Even now he say he has converted and been saved.  A hypocrite til the end.

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