Why Newt Gingrich is Hoping for an Obama Victory

Nothing is going right anymore for Newt Gingrich after the triple victory of Rick Santorum, about whom we’d almost forgotten, in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota. This was a terrible slap in the face for Newt, bloated with self-importance, who even told Santorum during the primaries in Florida to disappear from the political scene so that he could take on Mitt Romney face-to-face.

Now that he seems to have lost ground, the ex-speaker of the House of Representatives just has to wait for Barack Obama’s victory.

None of Gingrich’s options are very pleasing to him. First option: He continues his campaign with little funds and a team that doesn’t support him. This would only result in continuing to steer Republican votes away from Mitt Romney, which would suit him quite well. We’ll come back to this.

Second option: He retires his campaign and seeks a position with the Romney campaign. At best, an opportunity to address the Republican convention next summer during primetime. Not especially exciting, and a little humiliating.

The only real possibility is the third option: to wait for Barack Obama’s victory, which would be his real revenge. Newt Gingrich would then be able to pontificate on Fox News, explaining that it was because it didn’t choose a Republican candidate conservative enough that the Party failed. The next election cycle in 2016 will be a very opportune time. There won’t be an obvious Republican candidate like Romney today, McCain in 2008 or Dole in 1996.

Romney, who thought he had the nomination in the bag, must wonder when his fortunes will finally go in the right direction. With an electorate whose slogan seems to be “Anyone but Romney,” he has reason to be worried. As for Gingrich, he can only see better days.