Newt Gingrich was born in Pennsylvania and lives in Virginia.
Okay, actually Santorum also lives in Virginia now, but it sounded better the other way.
Pennsylvania wasn't as big on politics as Virginia or Ohio or Massachusetts or New York or Texas were. Pennsylvanians were more interested in making money, raising their children, living their lives.
Some people have related that to the Quaker heritage. There's also the practical spirit of the Germans and Scots-Irish, who weren't as big on rhetoric as the English.
The first Pennsylvania-born President did such a great job it’s hard to understand how 156 years have gone by since a Pennsylvania native won the Presidency.