COMMENTARY | LEXINGTON, S.C. -- For voters who weathered the wind and rain of afternoon thunderstorms, South Carolinians delivered a surprising victory on Saturday to Newt Gingrich.
A surprise indeed, to this Palmetto State resident. And in true Carolina fashion, residents of the "First in The South" primary election, have sent a clear message to the White House. Now whether that message means a Republican victory this November, or a groundhog type shadow that forecasts another four years of an Obama winter will remain to be seen, despite South Carolina's claim of "electing presidents."
Perhaps the most astonishing element of Newt Gingrich's victory, is the propelling momentum brought into this election by opponent, and poll front runner, Mitt Romney. Although not a supporter, I was assured of a Romney victory going into this Primary, based solely on Romney's conservatism and religious views which I thought were on par with the political views of this State. Even with public endorsements by both former candidate Jon Huntsman, and South Carolina's Gov. Nikki Haley, Romney failed to sway voters as he did in Iowa and New Hampshire. Haley even referred to Romney, on her Facebook profile, as a "Jobs President," who will be "a great partner to South Carolina."
With so many polling stations throughout the state reporting light voter turnout, I feel that the South Carolina GOP has only tarnished this election by moving the primary forward several months, to an uncommon Saturday polling. And in doing so, the South Carolina GOP has produced a candidate I will not support later this year.
Why? Because a Gingrich win, in November, would show a weakness within America. I believe Gingrich's past marital problems, the 1998 ethics violations, and reprimands sanctioned to him by our own Congress, render a candidate who would serve only to insult America on the world front.
The Obama administration promised "changes" four years ago, which have been delivered as promised, much to the chagrin of this nation. And now, South Carolinians have responded by voting for someone at the opposite end of the spectrum. Someone who's reputation reminds me fully of a former president.
I say to Florida and the remainder of the country, choose your candidate carefully. A vote for one of the other candidates may seem uncomfortable at first, as it did for this previously undecided voter, but when examined as many facts as I could stand, I arrived at one conclusion. All the candidates have made embellished campaign promises, but there are only two I believe can deliver the results American need to recover from a cold Obama winter. We may not fully trust any of the GOP candidates, but a choice must be made. Either way we are stuck between a rock and a hard place. This country needs another "change" in the White House. Now, do we really want to put another George W Bush back in the Oval office? The people of South Carolina have spoken.
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