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Newt Gingrich speaking after the recent debate in Spartanburg, South Caroline on Saturday.
New polls suggest it's Newt Gingrich's turn to rise to the top of 2012 GOP contenders. The Republican primary race has been marked by surges and drops — save for Willard M. Romney's steady hold. According to a CNN/ORC International Poll released today, 24% of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents showed their support for Romney while 22% favored Gingrich, with Herman Cain dropping 11 points down to 14% whose recent sexual harassment allegations were deemed a "serious issue" by 52% of the respondents.
Gingrich's momentum was also picked up by a recent NBC/WSJ poll where he lands in third at 22%, gaining five points since the beginning of November along with Romney who garnered 32%, nudging Cain out of first place who came in with one point lower at 27%.
While making a campaign stop in Iowa this afternoon, the former Speaker of the House sounded cautiously reserved about his recent climb to the top of the "most volatile race of [his] lifetime."
"This is a wild race," he told the crowd at the GuideOne Insurance event. "Who knows what the polls are going to be two months from now? I'm not going to tell you that I'm on the way," said Gingrich. To him, the American people are "going to keep pushing until they find somebody who can take the pressure and can withstand it."
— By Skivjana Neza
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I had to flip your show off during the Costas interview...I can't stand that guys voice...Sanduskys not Costas. I am sorry for Goldies high school coach..I hope she gets his butt in jail
Gingrich was fined $300,000 for involving a non-profit company in politics, which is a crime, then claimed he was ignorant about IRS law while being speaker of the house of representatives?
And this garbage is leading in the Republicans poles?
American people are "going to keep pushing until they find somebody who can take the pressure and can withstand it."
I would rewrite this as, the late night talk show hosts need new meat every week.
Gingrich is an extremely dangerous foe to the country we all so much love, fought for and died for. He is the archenemy, the anti-Christ and morality at it's bottom. To hand this most beautiful, fruitful, generously moral entity to such a low life is to give up, let the chips fall and to drastic change at all cost! Don't do it America, even Republicans haven't falling to such a drastic level and should know better than that! What is wrong with this Right Wing of the these United States? Have they taken another bite of the apple? QUICO!
In the '90's it was 'Give Newt the boot' ~ it's still true in 2011!
Want a good laugh ,just watch Rep. debate ,my God they are all so stupid looking except Huntsman ,he is the one with a brain !
I love to see Gingrich run against Obama ! I pro dict Obama is going to Winn big time I for one Rep. will vote for Obama .
Progressives worst nightmares will come true if Newt becomes President, he would be so successful in securing our borders, putting the end to 'birth right citizenship', ending ridiculous regulations on businesses, reducing unemployment, reducing spending while lowering taxes, dealing with China, IRAN, the Middle East, IRAQ and Afghanistan...so successful that Progressives will crawl back under that socialist rock of which they came.
dug,
i'm sure you are watching "the ed show", as am i.
newt was a lobbyist for freddie mac and fannie may?
why does none of this surprise me?
suzette,
So Newt was paid to give some advice to freddie and fannie, they didn't take it, so what? What makes you think I watch MSNBC's number one 'socialist thug' on the cable news?
Don't be surprise in the first Tuesday of November in 2012 your 'Stealth Socialist' is removed from the White House by citizen voters.