Republicans, here's a question

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Palin, Huckabee and Paul.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I don't see how economic conservative couldn't like Gingrich. He has lots of new ideas despite being a 90s politician and he is actually an intellectual, rare in modern politics.

He likes to talk a lot, but he doesn't speak for the base and he committed a cardinal sin by cutting a tv ad with Nancy Pelosi on global warming.  Turned a lot of conservatives, economic or otherwise, away from him.

The base holds that commercial against him? Sheesh.

Gingrich is very smart, but he still seems to have a bit of a stigma from the 90s. He was going to run in 2008 if he raised $25 million, but he fell deathly short of that. I'd probably support Newt over Obama unless my stock portfolio is double or triple what it is now by 2012, and my taxes are at the same level to boot.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Gingrich is an intellectual who came too late with a load of baggage to boot. He should of ran for GA statewide office, (Governor, perhaps) changed his image and been a sucessful governor, and then ran in 2008 or 2012. *sigh*

His favorables were far too low for him to run for Governor when he was booted from the House. He really had no other options but to disappear for a few years and then reemerge as he did.