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Newt Gingrich Lives

By W. James Antle, III on 10.5.11 @ 1:22PM

Everybody has noticed certain trends in the recent Republican polls: Herman Cain up, Rick Perry down, Mitt Romney back in the lead. But the recent polling data also shows Newt Gingrich up slightly, enough to have him hovering just outside the top three and ahead of Ron Paul in most polls. Gingrich also did well in the state-level polls I blogged about yesterday.

I suspect this will be good enough to keep Gingrich in the race at least until Iowa, possibly New Hampshire or South Carolina. I'm less certain he'll have the money or organization to do much with these poll numbers once the votes actually count, but we'll see. My guess is that Gingrich's strategy of attacking the moderators at recent GOP debates rather than his fellow candidates has proved more popular with Republican voters than people covering the campaign.

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PCC| 10.5.11 @ 1:42PM

I think we must take Mr. Gingrich at his word when he said that running for president increased his speaking fees. Apart from satisfying his apparently enormous ego, what other reason could he have for this quixotic campaign?

Interested Conservative| 10.5.11 @ 6:27PM

And that differs from what other candidate, most notably including the incumbent?

PCC| 10.5.11 @ 8:00PM

The difference is that he said it and, what's more, he apparently meant it.

NotPropagandized| 10.5.11 @ 1:43PM

Attacking debate moderators is a populist tactic and I could not be more tickled. Chris Wallace (and other network media pundits) in particular are simply clueless that his rendition of his father's boorish style does not play well with most people. There's still some class among the politically attentive class. Admittedly, the attacks by Newt are largely irrelevant, but the comeuppance is welcome as we get down to real business.

I'm wondering if these debates leave other people wanting for a substantive insight into the candidates and their leadership potential. Seems like they are most opportunities for internecine wise cracks and mutual derision with no value to highly interested and disappointed consumers.

Perpetua| 10.5.11 @ 4:42PM

I like Newt's new contract. Never thought he had a chance. Maybe he doesn't. But I like his contract. So now I'm giving him some serious thought.

MikeBee| 10.5.11 @ 6:09PM

Interesting that Newt's poll numbers have increased, because no one is really paying attention right now. The debates are not widely viewed, so far. Maybe he's stronger than people think. I don't buy into the constant criticism of Newt, that he's unelectable, or somehow has problems. If his issues are raised during an election, it's easy to respond by pointing out the other candidate's issues, which have been ignored by the Media, and which are far more glaringly negative. We'll see what develops, as people start to pay attention to the race.

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