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It’s on off: Gingrich may endorse Steele for RNC chair, says Fox News
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... to create a new strategy for the direction of the GOP.” The chief opposition appears to be current chair Mike Duncan, who shouldn’t be much of an obstacle having just presided over the worst GOP debacle since 1976. Steele beat Newt in our web poll yesterday, incidentally — 51/49 among just shy of 5,000 votes cast, a testament to his enduring popularity among the base via his FNC appearances even though he’s never won elected office higher than lieutenant governor. As for Gingrich, Ross Douthat’s take calls to my mind one of the many money lines from Raging Bull: “You give me ...
Fred to challenge Steele for RNC chair?
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... nominee John McCain is in on the speculation. Whether he’s really considering this or whether it’s his fans trying to draft him by building buzz — not unlike how he ended up running for president — I leave for you to judge. One’s preference for him, Steele, or Gingrich depends on what one thinks the GOP most desperately needs: A return to traditional conservatism, an expansion of the party’s base, or an infusion of new policy ideas, whether those ideas are especially sound or not . (Notably absent: An emphasis on managerial competence.) That’s not to suggest that any of the ...
Newt’s New Ideas
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... I think I’ve made this point before, but for added conservocredibility take note of Ross Douthat’s post on the scant grounds for thinking that Newt Gingrich has any “new ideas” to offer: ...
11/13: Netroots To Senate Dems: Stand Up For Yourselves!
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... , but Steele embodies 'change' a lot more than Fred does and Change is, after all, the order of the day. [...] One's preference for [Thompson], Steele, or [ex-Speaker Newt] Gingrich depends on what one thinks the GOP most desperately needs: A return to traditional conservatism, an expansion of the party's base, or an infusion of new policy ideas, whether those ideas are especially sound or not . (Notably absent: An emphasis on managerial competence.) That's not to suggest that any of the three couldn't pull off more than one of the above, but we're talking symbolism and ...
Newt Gingrich Doubles Down On Religious Fanaticism
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... when he noted: "At his best, Gingrich is good at dressing up an interest-group agenda (let us drill more places) as something somewhat more ennobling." You'll hear similar criticism from reform-minded Republicans like Ross Douthat, as well. I tend to think that Gingrich basically oversells some incremental acknowledgments to the fact that the world has up and left him behind as a means of reselling his old bill of goods. ...
Newt Gingrich Doubles Down On Religious Fanaticism
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... when he noted: "At his best, Gingrich is good at dressing up an interest-group agenda (let us drill more places) as something somewhat more ennobling." You'll hear similar criticism from reform-minded Republicans like Ross Douthat, as well. I tend to think that Gingrich basically oversells some incremental acknowledgments to the fact that the world has up and left him behind as a means of reselling his old bill of goods. ...
