noted parallel articles this week about the potential late entry of 1990s party leaders Al Gore and Newt Gingrich into US presidential raceGore candidacy inevitable after Nobel win, says Hitchens:
http://tinyurl.com/22phmt
(cannot find recent Hitchens piece from The gazette in Canada.com, for some reason)
but, NatReview wants Gingrich to take a pass:
http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=OGU4MjY5ZDYxM2UxZWRlNDFmZGUwZTFlMmIyM2MxOGQ=
The hard truth is that, in a general election, Gingrich would go toe to toe with Hillary Clinton — in unpopularity. In a Rasmussen poll this August, a majority had an unfavorable opinion of the leader of the Republican Revolution: Only 37 percent viewed Gingrich favorably, with 54 percent holding a negative view. Hillary was viewed unfavorably by 52 percent and favorably by 48 percent. With voters eager to “turn the page,” a contest between Newt and Hillary would be redolent of a bitter past. The Republican party owes Newt Gingrich a big debt. It will benefit should GOP politicians borrow some of the initiatives that result from his latest project. But not if he runs for president.
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