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I've never worked with Newt Gingrich, so I don't have a personal dislike for him as do many in the Washington Republican establishment. Unlike some in the conservative camp, I'm not going to hold his past personal life against him - personal issues don't disqualify you from having good ideas and the idea that people can't change is, in my opinion, closed-minded. Furthermore, a few bad decisions in the past don't to my mind discredit the amount of positive works done by a candidate. Meanwhile Mitt Romney has a history of flip-flopping on some major issues. To expect conservative consistency from him is harder to imagine. Out of the remaining field of candidates I believe only Santorum or Gingrich are ultimately electable. Paul has too many views that are radical to be elected, and Mitt Romney has too many flip-flops and not enough conservative base support to ensure both conservatives and independents turn out in his favor.
With all that said, the clock is still running out on Newt Gingrich. He can still defeat Mitt Romney after back-to-back defeats in Florida and Nevada, but he's got to improve his game significantly, and do so very quickly. If time is running out for him with me, it has to be the same for a number of other conservatives watching this race.
