Despite his impressive win in South Carolina, the former speaker has too many flaws to make it to the White House. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/01/newt-gingrich-still-cant-win-a-general-election/251815/
"In the wake of his 12-point victory in the GOP South Carolina primary, Newt Gingrich has pierced Mitt Romney's mantle of inevitability, but it's still a long way to the nomination and many senior Republicans are warning that a Gingrich candidacy would mean disaster for the party in November.
The former speaker is trying to appeal to GOP voters who want a conservative candidate from outside Washington, but insiders aren't buying it. "The problem is Newt is neither," one Republican strategist told me. Joe Scarborough -- a member of the GOP Class of '94 who served under Gingrich who now hosts "Morning Joe" on MSNBC -- said on "Meet the Press" Sunday, "He's not a conservative -- he's an opportunist," charging that the self-styled man of the people is trying to use "the politics of grievance."
His rivals are taking aim too." ... http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/01/newt-gingrich-still-cant-win-a-general-election/251815/
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The former speaker is trying to appeal to GOP voters who want a conservative candidate from outside Washington, but insiders aren't buying it. "The problem is Newt is neither," one Republican strategist told me. Joe Scarborough -- a member of the GOP Class of '94 who served under Gingrich who now hosts "Morning Joe" on MSNBC -- said on "Meet the Press" Sunday, "He's not a conservative -- he's an opportunist," charging that the self-styled man of the people is trying to use "the politics of grievance."
His rivals are taking aim too." ... http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/01/newt-gingrich-still-cant-win-a-general-election/251815/
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