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Terrific.
Campaign endings and campaign beginnings on the tube this morning. Gingrich gets what’ll probably be his last chance for awhile at the Sunday spotlight by hitting CBS and CNN while Biden will turn up on NBC to kick off the general election campaign by explaining precisely how a Romney presidency would destroy America. There’s somee [...]
"It was a truly wild ride."
He leaves with lots of debt and good humor: “I’m cheerfully going to take back up the issue of space,” he remarked. “My wife has pointed out to me approximately 219 times, give or take three, that moon colony was probably not my most clever comment in this campaign. I thought frankly in my role [...]
Signals.
Newt Gingrich exits the race today, nearly two months after winning his last state in the nomination chase. According to CNN, Gingrich won’t formally endorse Mitt Romney on his way out as some had expected, but will wait for a couple of weeks instead. He will offer “support” for the Republican nominee: Newt Gingrich will [...]
Blessings.
Mitt Romney’s task as presumptive nominee will be to unite the party behind his leadership in time for the general election against Barack Obama. That requires a delicate balance of expanding the message beyond the GOP tent while embracing the conservatives who have been reluctant to back Romney. He has to find ways to reach [...]
"It’s pretty clear Governor Romney is going to be the nominee.”
Last night provided a moment to Newt Gingrich that Rick Santorum managed to avoid. Santorum withdrew before a potentially embarrassing loss in Pennsylvania, keeping his credibility intact after a surprisingly successful run, which prompted most of the GOP to rally to Mitt Romney. Gingrich couldn’t take the hint and insisted that the race would change [...]
Endgame.
Ed’s right, of course, that tonight is an anticlimax but there are still two good reasons to turn on cable news at 8 p.m. One is the Romney coronation. Excerpts from his prepared remarks: Four years ago Barack Obama dazzled us in front of Greek columns with sweeping promises of hope and change. But after [...]
Change.
Alternate headline: “Gingrich launches bold new campaign direction at eleventh hour.” No no, kidding. This is from Fred Karger, whose current odds at the nomination are even longer than Newt’s (I think). As you’ll see, when he calls himself a “moderate” Republican, he ain’t kidding. Either the California primary electorate’s opinion of Prop 8 has [...]
Newt hinting at withdrawal?
Today was supposed to be a big day in the Republican nomination process. Republicans (and others) go to the polls in five states to make their pick for the GOP presidential nominee — New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and Delaware — after the race has been all but decided. The contests put 231 delegates [...]
Er ....
Ready for the greatest political comeback of all time? According to the Newt Gingrich campaign, that’s what they hope to start tomorrow in Delaware by surprising Mitt Romney in tomorrow’s winner-take-all closed primary: Up until now, Gingrich has promised to take his campaign all the way to the Republican convention in Tampa at the end [...]
Er ....
Ready for the greatest political comeback of all time? According to the Newt Gingrich campaign, that’s what they hope to start tomorrow in Delaware by surprising Mitt Romney in tomorrow’s winner-take-all closed primary: Up until now, Gingrich has promised to take his campaign all the way to the Republican convention in Tampa at the end [...]
Endgame?
He’s never wavered from his position that he’ll stay in the race until Romney clinches a majority of delegates, but the unspoken caveat to that is “provided I can afford it.” Can he still? There is increased speculation Friday evening about the political future of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Sources told NewsChannel 36 Gingrich [...]
Herman Cain: "Let's get on with this."
Is the Republican nomination race over? Newt Gingrich says no, but practically everyone else says yes. That now includes the man currently holding Gingrich’s old job as House Speaker, who formally endorsed Mitt Romney for the nomination today: House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday endorsed Mitt Romney as the Republican presidential nominee, becoming one [...]
This guy.
The good news? Now that Romney’s locked things up, we’re spared the drearily predictable Santorum/Gingrich chat-show hits on Sunday. The bad news? Instead we’ve got TurboTax Tim recycling his compelling “we have no fiscal solutions but we don’t like yours” message. He’s on all three major networks this a.m. so be sure to make your [...]
"The Second Amendment is an amendment for all mankind and an amendment which will improve all mankind."
In which Newt serves up meat so red it’s still mooing. I’m all for this idea, by the way — not because the treaty has a prayer of passing at the dictator hangout at Turtle Bay but because it’d be fascinating to see how many votes it got even from western nations. Anyone imagine the [...]
That'll help.
Yesterday, BuzzFeed reported that Newt Gingrich’s donors have pleaded with the candidate to stay in the race. They may end getting more than they bargained for, or at least their inboxes and mailboxes might. Politico reports that Gingrich will sell access to his donor list in an attempt to raise money for the campaign, a [...]
Message to Newt?
Now that Rick Santorum has withdrawn from the Republican nomination race, Mitt Romney’s challenge will be to unify the party quickly. He got plenty of help last night from Hilary Rosen, who attacked Ann Romney for being a stay-at-home mom and created a massive reaction among conservatives rallying to defend her. Today, two key conservative [...]
Message to Newt?
Now that Rick Santorum has withdrawn from the Republican nomination race, Mitt Romney’s challenge will be to unify the party quickly. He got plenty of help last night from Hilary Rosen, who attacked Ann Romney for being a stay-at-home mom and created a massive reaction among conservatives rallying to defend her. Today, two key conservative [...]
Time to coalesce.
Two months ago, I expressed my support for Rick Santorum for the Republican presidential nomination, an “endorsement” that came with some heavy qualifications, including the declaration that I would support whoever won the nomination. Santorum’s withdrawal allows me to consider the options, but in my column today for The Week, I point out that Santorum’s [...]
Dude.
I can’t find the clip online but, via Fox Insider, he actually told Huckabee this afternoon, “[T]here may be a debate [...] between Romney and me.” Delusional and desperate for attention: When exactly did Newt turn into Mirlande Wilson? It’s time for an intervention. We need the one person he respects above all others to [...]
Not going anywhere.
Lindsey Boerma, 2012 campaign trail reporter for CBS News/National Journal, fired off a provocative tweet in the midst of Rick Santorum’s concession speech. “Newt lists the candidate surges he’s ‘lived through during this election,’ says he’s now ‘survived’ the Santorum surge,” she wrote. According to Boerma, Gingrich said moments before Santorum’s announcement that he hadn’t spoken to [...]
Plus: Santorum/Gingrich?
In other words, his candidacy’s now basically no different than Ron Paul’s. Except that, across the last five states to vote, Paul actually won more delegates than Gingrich did. He will continue to travel — “less expensively” — to some primary states and will not quit the race until Romney reaches the number of delegates [...]
What could go wrong?
If you’ve been thinking, “Gee, I hope there’s enough air left in the primary to justify a few more Santorum and Gingrich appearances on Sunday morning,” good news — they’re both on tap today. The highlight, though, is Biden sitting down with “Face the Nation” to explain why Mitt Romney would destroy America and why [...]
It's on. Or is it?
Pros: If it happens, it’s an effortless night of content for conservative bloggers everywhere. Cons: C’mon, it’s not happening. Really? The Republican Party of Texas is making plans to host a presidential debate in Texas before the May 29 primaries. Party Chairman Steve Munisteri announced Friday that all the major candidates except Mitt Romney have [...]
Lining up.
How soon is unclear, but the Wisconsin primary’s on Tuesday so it has to come before then. Native Wisconsinite and friend of Ryanworld Stephen Hayes points to a radio interview he’s doing with local star Charlie Sykes at 8:35 tomorrow. It’ll probably be then. Romney’s comfortably ahead in Wisconsin so he doesn’t need Ryan for [...]
“There is no agreement of any kind, and I plan to go all the way to Tampa.”
I realize that the campaigns and even the candidates themselves are periodically in contact, but I can’t imagine how the interactions must be when you’ve reached this point in the campaign. Newt’s bitterness at Romney’s negative ads and his contempt for his “Massachusetts moderation” have been palpable for months. Is he political enough of a [...]
“There is no agreement of any kind, and I plan to go all the way to Tampa.”
I realize that the campaigns and even the candidates themselves are periodically in contact, but I can’t imagine how the interactions must be when you’ve reached this point in the campaign. Newt’s bitterness at Romney’s negative ads and his contempt for his “Massachusetts moderation” have been palpable for months. Is he political enough of a [...]
“There is no agreement of any kind, and I plan to go all the way to Tampa.”
I realize that the campaigns and even the candidates themselves are periodically in contact, but I can’t imagine how the interactions must be when you’ve reached this point in the campaign. Newt’s bitterness at Romney’s negative ads and his contempt for his “Massachusetts moderation” have been palpable for months. Is he political enough of a [...]
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"I like Rick ... I don't want him to run my country."
Bad news for Newt Gingrich, courtesy of the Las Vegas Sun and the Jewish Journal: the big bucks behind his super-PAC says that the former Speaker has reached “the end of his line” in the nomination process. Sheldon Adelson has bad news for Gingrich’s competitors, too, with tart words for both Rick Santorum and Mitt [...]
Suspense.
Drudge has busted out the red font for the occasion, which I guess makes this officially “news.” I wonder who it’ll be. The guy who just fired his campaign manager and started laying off staffers? The guy who struggles to win among electorates that aren’t heavily evangelical and who may well end up dropping his [...]
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