Via the AP: Gingrich says no to White House bid
“Newt is not running,” spokesman Rick Tyler said. “It is legally impermissible for him to continue on as chairman of American Solutions (for Winning the Future) and to explore a campaign for president.”
No surprise, to be honest. His flirtation with the notion of running always seemed a tad disingenuous to me. At a minimum he is smart enough to know that the GOP is unlikely to win in ’08, so why expend the energy? He may even understand that his baggage is so vast that he is unlikely to ever win the office anyway.
Still, it would have provided some good blogging fodder, so out of self interest I should probably be disappointed at the news, but in all honesty, I am not.
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September 29th, 2024 at 4:31 pm
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September 29th, 2024 at 4:46 pm
So let’s see, your outrage meter is broken and your self-interest meter seems to be on the fritz as well. It seems like nothing gets you too excited these days, one way or the other. What gives?
September 29th, 2024 at 7:23 pm
[...] Steven Taylor: No surprise, to be honest. His flirtation with the notion of running always seemed a tad disingenuous to me. At a minimum he is smart enough to know that the GOP is unlikely to win in ‘08, so why expend the energy? He may even understand that his baggage is so vast that he is unlikely to ever win the office anyway. Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator linked with Spokesman: Gingrich won?t run in ?08 [...]
September 30th, 2024 at 8:47 pm
I really like Newt for his ideas but as a candidate he probably would have killed the Republicans in what looks like a bad Republican year. Let Newt provide ideas for the rest.