Congratulations are in order once again for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich...
In an interview with Fox News Sunday today, Gingrich claimed that if Romney loses in Michigan he should drop out of the race. He said that a failure to carry his home state would indicate that Governor Romney would struggle to carry the state against Obama in the general election.
Well, of course Gingrich wants Romney to drop out of the race. A Romney-free primary is most likely his only chance for success. But a loss in Michigan would still leave Romney with four wins and Gingrich (if he too failed to take Michigan) with only one, so a more legitimate demand would be that Gingrich leave the race at this point.
The question I have for Speaker Gingrich is this: if Romney fails to win his home state, he will still have won 40% of the primary contests thus far. Gingrich has only managed to win in his home state, securing only 10% of the contests. (including Michigan in those tallies) How does he justify claiming that one loss, regardless of the state in which it occurs, makes a candidate with a one and nine record stronger than one with a 4 and 6 record?
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