Does Newt Gingrich speak for the anger of the Republican Party voter generally, or only of those who live down south? Does he speak to the anger of those in the Tea Party, wherever they may live?
Does he speak more broadly for those who think more government is never the answer? (In spite of him previously working for the supposedly evil quasi-government Freddie Mac and insisting that all people must buy health insurance or be taxed? Or that all elderly folks deserve unlimited prescription drugs (after the donut hole payment gap) in spite of not being able to afford the drugs without taxpayer support?
Does Gingrich – by calling Barak Obama the food stamp President – appeal to latent or expressed racist elements in the Republican Party, especially in South Carolina?
Does Gingrich represent an anti-intellectual, anti-establishment, anti-financially successful strand of the Republican Party? Is that why he chews on Mitt Romney’s ribs for dinner?
What in the world does Newt Gingrich stand for? Who does he represent?
Whatever it is, I pray to the stars above that it is a distinct minority of Americans and that no one who opportunistically grabs for the elements of populist appeal Gingrich has identified ever succeeds in American politics.
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