Were that to happen, that would mean it's Gingrich's turn.
Get ready for the Age Of The Newt, 2016-2024.
Nah, the GOP's done with septugenarians. This is Newt's last shot. He'd be overshadowed by pretty much every potential candidate and be considered a relic of another era.
Were that to happen, that would mean it's Gingrich's turn.
Get ready for the Age Of The Newt, 2016-2024.
It's now or never for Newt. Unless it was a pretty close race, he kept it clean with Mitt and his approvals after the campaign were Huckabee or higher levels as well as knowing he'd raise $25 million in Q1 of 2015.
Amazed to say it, but I find myself disagreeing. I agree it depends to some extent whether he loses in some damaging way or spectacular failure, but even without Huckabee popularity, if Newt is the runner-up, wins some states and just starts falling away and drops out like McCain in 2000 and Romney in 2008, then I think he miraculously finds himself in what would be a small cluster of frontrunners for 2016 (that would also include whoever was Romney's running mate, Jeb Bush, Huckabee, and perhaps Chris Christie or Marco Rubio even if they're not the running mates.) Newt's age would be a non-factor not only because of GOP precedent but also because the Democrats are also somewhat likely to have an older nominee in Biden or Clinton. I guess if Romney loses to Obama in such a spectacular fashion that there could be a backlash against the whole next-in-line tradition but I doubt it.