Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, announced at the State Capital in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday that he will be creating an official website in order to make a bid for the presidency in 2012. Newt described that he will be laying out the framework and giving some careful thought on deciding to whether or not to run. However, many major news outlets expect an official declaration for the republican candidacy in the coming weeks. The former Speaker is popular among conservative nationally and has strong name recognition. Gingrich is said to have probably one of the best advantages because he already has established followers all over America and connections to donors.
However, his candidacy will not go without controversy and he will have to defend himself from both the right and the left on the moral issues of his past. Newt himself has been married three times. Newt defended himself recently while speaking at the University of Pennsylvania admitting he has had problems in his past, but he believes in a forgiving god. Moreover he stated that if America is concerned with the past then becoming president would be irrelevant, but if people were concerned with the future then he will be ready to take on that task.
Newt has been very vocal on the economic crisis in America saying that we are spending too much as a Nation and that politicians cannot be trusted with the American tax dollars. In an effort to fix this we should roll back programs like social security, medicaid and medicare. He wants to do away with bureaucracies and instead have entrepreneurs in control of sectors of American government. He believes this will limit financial spending and make our government more productive. Simplifying the tax code in an effort to make it more understandable is another goal.
Gingrich a Baptist since graduate school recently converted to Catholicism in 2009. He holds strong socially conservative values such as supporting the gay marriage bans and capital punishment. He believes abortion should be made illegal and doctors who perform abortions should be penalized by law. A little over a year ago Gingrich spoke at a conference in Palm Beach Florida and described how the Supreme Court has been overstretching its powers dictating law that affects the constitution. He thinks the constitution should be protected in its original meaning and advocated quite briefly to essentially throw out some of the Supreme Court justices. Another issue of concern to conservatives is their gun rights; Newt opposes gun control and any government interference on gun ownership.
A recent Gallup poll shows Romney and Huckabee tied at an 18% favorability rating. While Sarah Palin is in at third place for 16% of favorability. Gingrich himself is in fourth place at 9%, however we should expect this number to increase due to the fact he is the first well-known candidate to officially enter the race. We should expect to hear from the Newt campaign in the coming weeks.
However, his candidacy will not go without controversy and he will have to defend himself from both the right and the left on the moral issues of his past. Newt himself has been married three times. Newt defended himself recently while speaking at the University of Pennsylvania admitting he has had problems in his past, but he believes in a forgiving god. Moreover he stated that if America is concerned with the past then becoming president would be irrelevant, but if people were concerned with the future then he will be ready to take on that task.
Newt has been very vocal on the economic crisis in America saying that we are spending too much as a Nation and that politicians cannot be trusted with the American tax dollars. In an effort to fix this we should roll back programs like social security, medicaid and medicare. He wants to do away with bureaucracies and instead have entrepreneurs in control of sectors of American government. He believes this will limit financial spending and make our government more productive. Simplifying the tax code in an effort to make it more understandable is another goal.
Gingrich a Baptist since graduate school recently converted to Catholicism in 2009. He holds strong socially conservative values such as supporting the gay marriage bans and capital punishment. He believes abortion should be made illegal and doctors who perform abortions should be penalized by law. A little over a year ago Gingrich spoke at a conference in Palm Beach Florida and described how the Supreme Court has been overstretching its powers dictating law that affects the constitution. He thinks the constitution should be protected in its original meaning and advocated quite briefly to essentially throw out some of the Supreme Court justices. Another issue of concern to conservatives is their gun rights; Newt opposes gun control and any government interference on gun ownership.
A recent Gallup poll shows Romney and Huckabee tied at an 18% favorability rating. While Sarah Palin is in at third place for 16% of favorability. Gingrich himself is in fourth place at 9%, however we should expect this number to increase due to the fact he is the first well-known candidate to officially enter the race. We should expect to hear from the Newt campaign in the coming weeks.
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As editor in chief of republican2012.org, a Republican 2012 campaign watch website, Derek Thomas is also trying to foster a republican base for the 2012 elections. Creating fair and balanced news of the candidates is the ultimate goal to support the next republican presidential candidate 2012.
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