Newt Gingrich’s (Unlikely) Path to the Nomination

By: Nick Ottens (Diary)  |  December 7th at 12:27 PM  | 

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich has emerged as the most formidable of non-Romney candidates in the Republican Party presidential primary contest. His chances of winning the conservative Iowa caucuses and South Carolina election in January seem high now but he could struggle to convince right wing voters that he best represents an alternative vision to Barack Obama’s. Gingrich has polled at roughly 27 percent in | Read More »

Newt Gingrich For President?

By: Nick Ottens (Diary)  |  July 17th at 10:06 AM  | 

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich told the Associated Press this week during a trip to Iowa that he has “never been this serious” about running for president. But what are his chances? Financially, the Republican stalwart is in excellent condition. Politico reports that his political action groups, foremost among them, American Solutions for Winning the Future, raised nearly $3.5 million during the past | Read More »