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Posted on 07/25/2007 6:23:31 PM PDT by Josh Painter
Newt Gingrich's long, slow striptease over whether he will seek the presidency in 2008 looks like it might come to an unexpected conclusion: a date with Fred Thompson.
Publicly, Gingrich has been sending signals making clear that a presidential candidacy for him is becoming less likely. Privately, he and some of his closest advisers have been meeting with -- and, in at least one prominent case, going to work for -- the lobbyist-actor and former Tennessee senator.
"I've always said it was unlikely I would run," Gingrich said in an interview last Friday with The Associated Press. And, he added, if Thompson "runs and does well, then I think that makes it easier for me not to run."
The same day that Gingrich made his comments, his former communications director, Rich Galen, disclosed that he had signed on as an adviser to Thompson's campaign in waiting. In an interview, Galen termed the coincidence "an unfortunate confluence of events," denying... any link.
But that was not the only evidence of a possible Thompson-Gingrich alliance in 2008. Gingrich and his wife, Calista, had dinner with Thompson and his wife, Jeri, at the former senator's home in McLean, Va., on July 16, according to two Republican sources close to both men. A Thompson aide would say only that "a good policy discussion" was had over the meal.
If a Gingrich endorsement of Thompson happens, it probably won't be until at least October... Thompson isn't likely to formally announce his candidacy until after Labor Day. But Gingrich has also said repeatedly that he would hold off any decision until after he marks the 13th anniversary of the Contract With America -- the manifesto that spurred the GOP takeover of the House in 1994 -- by holding an online policy seminar in late September.
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This is interesting.
I’m not convinced Mr. Gingrich would necessarily be a good President. But he has his head on straight and I respect his judgment (on other than personal matters), his intelligence and his ideology.
If he really is supporting Fred Thompson, that is a plus for Fred.
Only MHO, of course.
Newt = SecState
They would both end up Goldwater ‘64 / Dole ‘96.
RINOs be damned, electability matters.
How abuot VP?
How about VP?
Gingrich is no longer electable, but I do not mind him being in the mix helping who ever ends up being the Republican nominee.
I take anything from Politico with a grain of salt.
>> I do not mind him being in the mix helping who ever ends up being the Republican nominee.
Roger that.
Make that a couple of pounds..
I'd rather have Bolton doing that job. Newt can be SecDef - a guy with a real sense of history has a leg up in that position. Either that, or Chief of Staff.
Newt flirts with (Fred) Thompson
the republican candidate, even if it is thompson will need a significant number of independent voters to vote gop to eek out a win.
gingrich will cause most non-partisans to run in the other direction.
IMHO
I'm watching the anti-Freds have fits about Spencer Abraham over on another thread.
Not long ago, I wanted Gingrich to run for POTUS and I probably would have voted for him. But, along came the Gingrich vs. Kerry global warming “debate” and basically Newt and Kerry are arm in arm on everything, point by point. Gingrich is now off my radar. Later, Newt.
I’m not real happy about that choice either - but SA isn’t the candidate.
How electable is McCain? He has ticked off so many people in his own party that he'll lose lots of votes because of it, and he's not exactly going to be the darling of the media or the lefties with his pro-Iraq War stance. Being a maverick has its advantages (mainly free publicity, invitations to more parties, etc.), but making you more electable for national office isn't one of them.
This comment by the author gives insight into his leanings.
As the party continues to absorb last fall's disastrous election ...
The Dems squeaked into a few key districts with candidates spouting the conservative message. They barely won but they claim it as a mandate. Their margin is too slim to actually control anything. The "06 election was a surprise but not a dissater.
Absolutely agreed.
The Second Amendment has always been my bottom-line "litmus test" for candidates, and stays that way. But ya know ... man-caused global warming is such a destructively cheap, gaudy fraud! I mean, really! I'm beginning to find it a litmus test as absolute as RTKBA.
I mean, think about it. The War on Terror is important, and I like to vote for warriors. But if the U.S. plays along with the socialist-driven "Globaloney" (what a succinct term), it would increase, not lessen, chances of war.
It's ridiculous at its core. It's frighteningly ridiculous and even evil, as Al Gore scares children into thinking polar bears are drowing. It is incredible, and future generations will look back at it, shake their heads, and think how quaint we were.
Is a candidate's buying into man-caused global warming anyone else's looming litmus test?
Gingrich is by far the smartest guy in the political game, which is why I don’t think he’ll run.
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