Tag / Newt Gingrich
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Why the GOP Loses with Latinos
Mitt Romney rarely scores a knockout. Usually, his victory (or concession) speeches feature words of caution about it being a long race and that slowly but surely he will garner the delegates necessary to win the GOP nomination. He may think that prospect is inevitable, but to everyone else it just looks interminable. With that…
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The “Liberal Media” Delusion
Greetings from across the pond. I may be abroad in the UK this semester, but even the Atlantic Ocean can’t separate me from the farce that is the GOP nomination saga. Which reminds me… In a recent WUPR column, Ben Cristol finds the media’s reproach of Mitt Romney rather suspicious. To attack Romney, the media…
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Will Newt’s Cheating Help Him?
This column marks the first installment of Groupthink, a new article format in which your comments and responses are re-worked back into the article to invite further discussion and draw new conclusions—at least until SOPA shuts it down. What a week for Newt Gingrich: while his marital history has been a shadow over his campaign…
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Gingrich, the Bombastic Bomb-Thrower
Newt Gingrich, the volatile new frontrunner of an equally volatile Republican presidential primary, stepped into controversy again last week. In a speech before the Republican Jewish Coalition, Gingrich argued that Palestinians are an “invented” people. His Republican opponents chastised him for meddling in Middle East issues best left to the Israelis and Palestinians to resolve.…
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Not Newt
We dedicated almost half of Thursday’s WUPRadio to the Newt Gingrich surge. Jonathan Bernstein warns about taking the boomlet too seriously: “Just as was the case with Bachmann and Cain, [Gingrich] is surging in the polls without winning over politicians, GOP-aligned organized groups, or other conservative opinion leaders. That rank-and-file Republicans, who are generally not…
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Newt is here to stay
I’m sure that we will be discussing and debating this on WUPRadio tomorrow evening at 6:30 pm on KWUR, but former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is here to stay at the front of the GOP pack. I’m sure my liberal colleagues will argue that Gingrich is just the next flavor of the month, but…
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You Might Feel A Pinch
After Herman Cain was accused of sexual harassment, his poll numbers rose and his campaign was flooded with donations. Although voters appreciated his lechery, they were ultimately drawn to somebody with more experience. The Republican party opened its trench coat and unveiled its new flavor of the month, Newt Gingrich. Gingrich claims that he will…
