JimBowie1958
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- Sep 25, 2011
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I know Gingrich has been a Washington insider for decades, but he does not have the support of the GOP establishment and that is Zakaria's distinction between the two.
Everyone understands that but the point is will made as to the notion that Gingrich would be the ideal TPM candidate, or that this shift from the corporate elite to the grassroots of the TPM is somehow done with their approval Gingrich represents everything the TPM hates about American politics on the National level. .
He polls pretty high among TPM people for someone these guys are supposed to hate.
In politics, you have to go with those who can build cooperative coalitions or else you are going to lose. This is one of Pauls biggest weaknesses, but not Gingriches, unless you perceive him as doing that kind of thing way too often.
Its quite likely a significant number of TPM members are just as unhappy with Gingrich as Romany. Some may be a tad less hostile to Gingrich, but this is not how the TPM envisioned the 2012 primary to be.
No doubt.
But enthusiasm often leads while sobriety and analysis follows.