Posted on 01/22/2012 4:57:11 AM PST by lbryce
To say Newt Gingrich capped an extraordinary comeback with a South Carolina victory doesn't quite capture what happened.
It was more like vindication.
The former House speaker came from behind to overtake Mitt Romney on Saturday in a state that for decades has chosen the eventual Republican nominee. On the way there, Gingrich triumphed over months of campaign turmoil and at least two political near-death experiences as well as millions of dollars of attack advertisements and potentially damning personal allegations.
He did it by finding his voice and rallying conservatives with a populist defiance.
"The American people feel that they have elites who have been trying to force us to stop being Americans," Gingrich told cheering supporters in Columbia after he was declared the victor. "It's not that I am a good debater. It's that I articulate the deepest-felt values of the American people."
It was on the debate stage that the pugnacious Gingrich arguably revived his presidential campaign, not once but twice in the past year, by giving a tea party-infused GOP exactly what it's hungering for -- a no-holds-barred attack dog willing to go after President Barack Obama with abandon. If Gingrich wins the nomination, his confrontational attitude against all things Obama likely will be a big reason Republicans choose him over chief rival Romney.
Gingrich, a political strategist in his own right who has a knack for understanding precisely what the GOP electorate wants, has aggressively taken it to Obama since the moment he entered the race last spring determined to turn his nationwide grass-roots network of support that he's cultivated for a decade into a front-running White House campaign.
But he stumbled early, including by disparaging the House Republicans' Medicare proposal as "right-wing social engineering" and was all but forced to apologize after the conservative outcry.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Will you Caucus?
If I can find out where to go!
‘Gingrich can;t win, it's impossible, his negatives are too high...bla bla bla.’]
Ha. Ha. It reminds me of the day after Reagan was elected, Dan Rather expressed his displeasure and his sidekick chimed in. I danced a jig!
King County GOP announces precinct caucuses and pooled precinct caucus locations
JANUARY 22, 2012 · 4:17 PM
The King County Republican Party will hold its precinct caucuses, along with the other 39 county central committees of the Washington State Republican Party at 10 a.m. March 3.
Like other County Central Committees across the state, the King County Republican Central Committee will conduct precinct caucuses in pooled configurations centrally located in legislative districts across King County to lessen confusion on locations for the attendees.
In the 2011 legislative session, the Washington State Legislature suspended the presidential primary ballot. Washington State Republican Party will use the system of caucuses and conventions to gauge support for presidential candidates and elect their delegates to their National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
Precinct caucus registration will begin at 9 a.m. at most locations with caucuses beginning promptly at 10a.m. More information can be found by contacting the GOP District Chairmanhttp://www.kcgop.org/about-us/kcgop-team/ or the KCGOP at info@kcgop.org.
Identification and proof of voter registration will be required to participate at each precinct caucus. Individuals who wish to participate in the precinct caucuses in King County who are not registered or have changes to be made to their current registrations should contact King County Electionshttp://kingcounty.gov/elections/registration.aspx as soon as possible.
To locate a precinct caucus, please visit the King County Republican Party website for the caucus locator http://www.kcgop.org/caucus-locator/. Those without internet access can receive caucus location information by telephone 425.990.0404.
http://www.kentreporter.com/news/137861043.html
Washington State Caucus Locator for Republican: Saturday, March 3, 2012
http://www.kcgop.org/caucus-locator/
Go NEWT !!!
In fact I watched a lecture from a couple of years back where he outlined just such ideas. Remember he worked for years on attaining the majority in Congress. GOP E ought to be grateful instead of spiteful.
Very thoughtful post. I think you nailed the scenarios we can expect.
McCain, Romney and Bill O'Rielly for that matter, are similar in so many ways. All three are on rudderless ships that move whichever way the wind blows.
As you say Romney is plasticman and a big difference is McCain and O'Reilly can at least sound persuasive when they changes positions. Romney has not yet learned that trick, so a job as a news reader fits him well.
Fox on TV on in its phone app, could not bring out a headline that said, “Gingrich wins SC.” It was weird. Sad too. I ended up getting the news of the percentage from CNN.
Fox on TV on in its phone app, could not bring out a headline that said, “Gingrich wins SC.” It was weird. Sad too. I ended up getting the news of the percentage from CNN.
Fox on TV on in its phone app, could not bring out a headline that said, “Gingrich wins SC.” It was weird. Sad too. I ended up getting the news of the percentage from CNN.
Thanks for the information. I went to Cowlitz County Republicans homepage, looked at the calendar and there is nothing about the caucus.
So, I will contact them and volunteer.
"In Myrtle Beach last Monday, Gingrich lashed out when FOX News Juan Williams had asked him if comments he made urging poor minority children to work as janitors were racially insensitive."
Did you catch it?
Newt never said "minority" kids and neither did Juan.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.