Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, once given up for dead in the Republican presidential primary, picked the right moment for a dramatic comeback. With less than a month to go until voting begins, Gingrich now leads the field of …
2012 Election
The Quotable Newt Gingrich
Democrats may be taking Newt seriously as a potential nominee. But boy will he spend a lot of time on the defensive in the weeks and perhaps months to come. Alex Massie flags just one vivid example of why this is the case: a 2008 talk in which Gingrich warns that the Bush administration’s success in preventing a 9/11 repeat is breeding …
The Ad War Heats Up: How Religion Is Playing in Iowa
Somewhat lost in the Newt Gingrich supernova is the fact that Rick Perry still has something the other fallen front-runners of 2011 lack: a big pot of campaign money that he can use to cause mischief on the airwaves in early primary states. As National Journal reports, he’s planning a last stand of sorts in Iowa, where’s he’s begun to …
Newt in Iowa: Can Gingrich Scale Up His Campaign?
Urbandale, Iowa
In the southwest corner of a low-rise office park on the outskirts of Des Moines, the hottest campaign in presidential politics is scrambling to get organized. Newt Gingrich’s Iowa headquarters is a spare …
Newt’s Insider Appeal
What strikes me most about the Iowa poll numbers Adam flagged earlier is this:
In seeking to draw a contrast with his competitors, especially Gingrich, Romney has repeatedly noted that the former Speaker was a “career politician,” while he spent most of his life in business. That message might be getting through, but the Post poll
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The Gingrich Onslaught Approaches
Ron Paul fires the opening salvo of what’s likely to be a month-long TV ad blitz buffeting Newt Gingrich in Iowa:
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It’s Mitt Romney though who has the most to lose from a Gingrich victory there and he has a much larger warchest to fund an anti-Newt campaign. Here’s the first sign …
Newt Gingrich’s Battle with the GOP ‘Establishment’
On Tuesday morning, former Vice President Dan Quayle endorsed Mitt Romney, as did California Congressmen Jerry Lewis, Ken Calvert and Brian Bilbray. On Monday morning, Tennessee Congressmen Jimmy Duncan, Diane Black and Phil Roe announced their support. In the past month Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, New Hampshire’s Kelly Ayotte …
Romney’s Message Not Taking Root in Iowa
At first blush, a poll showing Mitt Romney trailing Newt Gingrich among likely Iowa caucus goers shouldn’t be too worrying for the former Massachusetts governor’s campaign. There’s been a steady ebb and flow of chief competitors …
The Vanishing, Virtual Presidential Primary Campaign
Monday kicked off the final sprint to the Iowa caucuses, now less than a month away. The latest snapshot of the race, captured by a Des Moines Register poll released Saturday night, showed a surging Newt Gingrich atop the field, …
Newt’s Trumpet: Ducking Donald and Talking Work Ethic With Gingrich
As part of my yearlong crusade to purge this space of any mention of a certain sleazeball, self-promoting real estate developer who doesn’t really develop any real estate but mostly makes money by selling his name to actual, if …
‘This Guy Is Different Than You Have Experienced Before’
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Andrew Kaczynski digs up a 2004 video of Mitt Romney explaining to fellow Republicans why flip-flopping is so devastating to a presidential candidate. He was talking about John Kerry of course. But this kind of footage presents all kinds of opportunities for devious ad-makers to …
Return of the F-150 Political Ad
Back in the summer of 2010, there was a handful of political ads that seemed to pay homage to some Ford truck commercials narrated by Denis Leary. Ron Paul is bringing the style back with his latest in Iowa:
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For comparison:
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Weekly Reminder: Don’t Go to Sleep on Ron Paul
Despite a dearth of headlines, Ron Paul placed second in the Des Moines Register poll of Iowa voters over the weekend, marking a six-point climb since October. We’ve said it a few times before, but Paul’s quiet rise is worth watching.