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Gingrich surges in new Iowa presidential poll
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – A surge in support for Republican White House hopeful Newt Gingrich has made him the new front-runner in Iowa, which holds the first of next year’s presidential nominating contests, according to a closely watched opinion poll published on Saturday. Gingrich, a former speaker of the…
Newt Gingrich ahead in Iowa, Paul second, Romney third
Republican White House hopeful Newt Gingrich has surged to the front of the pack in Iowa, while rival Mitt Romney dropped to third place, a month before the state’s key caucuses, a poll showed. Gingrich earned 25 percent support among likely Republican caucus voters polled by the Des Moines Register…
Gingrich surge sets up key Iowa battle with Romney
White House hopeful Newt Gingrich’s surge in the polls has upended the race for the Republican nomination, setting up a key showdown between him and Mitt Romney in the first caucus vote in Iowa. Gingrich has pledged to make near-daily appearances in the state ahead of the January 3 caucus,…
Gingrich gallops to huge lead over Romney: poll
WASHINGTON — White House hopeful Newt Gingrich has widened his lead over his rivals, a survey released Thursday showed, as the candidate once left for dead brashly proclaimed he will be next year’s Republican nominee. The former speaker of the US House of Representatives has surged in the polls in…
Gingrich suggests Fox News analysts don’t know what they’re talking about
Whether he intentionally meant it or not, new GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich may have let “the cat out of the bag” on Fox News pundits’ knowledge of issues. Speaking at a town hall event in South Carolina Tuesday evening, the former House Speaker shared an opinion about the network…
Andy Richter does the worst Gingrich impersonation ever
“Conan” co-host Andy Richter doesn’t “do impressions,” nor does he follow politics, he explained Tuesday night. Despite this, at Conan O’Brian’s urging he donned a gray wig and, for the briefest moment, was “95 percent” of the way to being Newt Gingrich. But then, he opened his mouth. “Now just…
Gingrich to Obama: ‘Repudiate the concept of the 99′ percent
Apparently Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants President Barack Obama to renounce basic math. At a campaign event in Bluffton, South Carolina Tuesday the GOP hopeful called on Obama to “repudiate the concept of the 99 and the 1.” Gingrich was referring to the Occupy movement’s opposition to the massive…
Frank slams Gingrich: ‘I will neither be a lobbyist, nor a historian’
On Monday, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) announced he is retiring, which frees him up for one of his favorite pastimes: taking not-so-subtle jabs at Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. At his retirement announcement, Frank declared that he would “neither be a lobbyist, nor a historian.” The comment was an obvious…
Conservative newspaper: ‘Romney sort of represents the 1%’
The publisher of a conservative New Hampshire newspaper says Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has the best chance against President Barack Obama in 2012 because former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney “sort of represents the 1 percent.” “We would rather back someone with whom we may sometimes disagree than one who…
Professor: Gingrich is ‘a disgusting person’
MSNBC’s Morning Joe crew weren’t too enthralled with Newt Gingrich telling ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protesters to “Go get a job after you take a bath” over the weekend. Co-host Mika Brzezinski and Columbia economics professor Jeffrey Sachs slammed the former House speaker Monday morning, questioning his continued lack of sensitivity…
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