Newt Gingrich, South Carolina front-runner?
By Chris Cillizza,
WashPost
Friday, January 20, 1:11 PM
A consensus seems to be emerging among connected South Carolina Republican political operatives: Newt Gingrich is the favorite to win the Palmetto State primary on Saturday.
“Now that [Texas Gov. Rick] Perry and [Minnesota Rep. Michele] Bachmann are out of the race, conservatives are attempting to rally around a single conservative candidate, the one who is most viable, and that’s Newt Gingrich,” said Walter Whetsell, a South Carolina-based Republican consultant.
What’s happening in South Carolina is a microcosm of what’s happened nationally over the past year.
(More here.)
WashPost
Friday, January 20, 1:11 PM
A consensus seems to be emerging among connected South Carolina Republican political operatives: Newt Gingrich is the favorite to win the Palmetto State primary on Saturday.
“Now that [Texas Gov. Rick] Perry and [Minnesota Rep. Michele] Bachmann are out of the race, conservatives are attempting to rally around a single conservative candidate, the one who is most viable, and that’s Newt Gingrich,” said Walter Whetsell, a South Carolina-based Republican consultant.
What’s happening in South Carolina is a microcosm of what’s happened nationally over the past year.
(More here.)
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