Primaries and the American right

As the 2012 Republican primary race heats up, interesting tidbits boil up.

After keeping momentum in the first two primaries (Iowa and New Hampshire), Romney gets his behind handed to him by Newt Gingrich, in the latest round of what’s increasingly likely going to be a mammoth primary standoff with only technical knockouts at the end.

What’s going on here?

Well, quite simply, the right, moderate to far, is unsatisfied with the field of contenders they can choose from. Should they choose for Mitt Romney, who is a Mormon (problem for the evengalicals) and is as emotional engaging as a sad mime? Should they go for Newt Gingrich, who is as unstable and grandiose as a fusion explosion and is hated by the Republican establishment (who bring in the dollars to actually run a presidential candidacy)? Should they go for Rick Santorum, who is a bit far off at the deep end on abortion (even for christians) and seems to only have the backing of a specific tea-leave-loving-group within the Republican base? Or maybe just go with the old wacky guy, Ron Paul, who wants to go back to the gold standard after abolishing the FED and who has had some rather dubious stuff written under his name….?

Tough you say? Indeed! Interesting thing is: Obama is so weak right now he could lose to any of ‘em.