Newt
Gingrich
Biography
The
former Speaker of the House, Congressional Representative from Georgia,
and the leader of the Republican Congressional landslide in 1994,
Gingrich is widely expected to run for the nomination in 2012.
Strengths: Political Credentials, leadership experience. His reputation
as an anti-government activist willing to sacrifice his political
career to control spending could play well with many Republican primary
voters.
Weaknesses
Many
Americans have negative feelings about Gingrich dating back to the
impeachment proceedings against President Clinton in the mid 90s.
Gingrich has a habit of making statements that make him seem rash
and/or angry, he also performed very poorly in the Iowa caucuses,
finishing fourth behind Romney, Santorum, and Ron Paul. |
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