Posted on 12/22/2011 11:13:51 AM PST by CaroleL
GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich might be abandoning his self-imposed positive-only campaign strategy. After failing to prevent others from highlighting his unflattering past by calling for an end to "negative campaigning", Mr. Gingrich has at least dipped a toe in political reality and tried to contrast one of his rival's ideas with his own. But he wasn't able to do that without taking a shot at that rival's supporters - voters he will eventually need to win over if he expects to be the GOP nominee and, eventually, the president.
Recent polls show Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) leading in the upcoming Iowa Caucuses. The Paul campaign has also produced ads attacking Mr. Gingrich for what it calls "serial hypocrisy" so it makes sense that the former Speaker of the House would counter with comments about Dr. Paul's less than mainstream views. But today, Mr. Gingrich not only criticized Representative Paul's ideas on foreign policy; he dismissed Paul supporters as "people who want to legalize drugs."
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Oh, you needn't have excerpted your own material.
You should post it all right here so folks can read it without visiting your blog.
I KNOW having the material read by many is your goal, right?
Right?
So newt will launch all out attack against paul ryan and his tea party radical rightwingers?
Paul Ryan represents Tea Partiers? LOL
“Recent polls show Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) leading in the upcoming Iowa Caucuses”
Would someone please list the other polls showing Ron Paul in the in the lead and not within the margin of error?
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