2nd Wave Vs. 2nd Tier

There are certain individuals who are percieved as potential presidential candidates, but are not yet running. (Newt Gingrich among them) These individuals are often classified as 2nd tier candidates by the blogosphere and the MSM. I disagree. The so-called 2nd tier candidates who are not yet running are more like 2nd wave candidates. What’s the difference? Consider the new style of presidential politics to be that of a true battlefield. The soldiers in the frontlines, the first wave, start the battle. They take the brunt of damage and deal a lot of wounds to their enemies. They are however, eventually replaced with fresh troops, by a new group of candidates; the second wave. This happens in every real and symbolic battlefield, be it war or basketball.

This is what I believe the current nature of our 08’ race has turned into. The first wave will be doing a lot of heavy hitting and will take some hits. Yes they will gather a lot of money or resources. But when their reinforcements arrive in the form of another candidate, some will bow out and redistribute their gathered rations, while others may stay on and continue to fight. The 2nd wave not only places a fresh face and pool of ideas into the fold but also re-affirms the ideology of the respective party. The 2nd wave becomes a group of new champions to vie for leadership of the nation but they also become a political-ideological surge.

A fellow 2nd wave herald called “Daily Fred” reflects, like we at Draft Newt do, the desire for such a “surge.” In one of their latest posts they cite a Sean Hannity Poll. The ordering of the numbers is not as significant as the grouping of names. The highest polled names are not grouped with candidates who are currently running for President.

While Daily Fred backs a different member of the 2nd wave, they still understand the significance of such a movement. With a surge in ideology, all candidates have the opportunity to achieve great political battlefield goals, not on an individual level but on a systemic level. Newt Gingrich’s call for nine debates of ninety minutes between two candidates, involving a no-holds barred discussion of where they want the country to be headed would be one of these systemic changes. We encourage all potential 2nd wave candidates to adopt this “nine nineties for nine” policy. It will be through renewed strength and the ability to provide real solutions for the American people, that the 2nd wave will need in order to win the political war.

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