Nov 14, 2011 1:57pm

Gingrich Rises in Polls to Virtual Tie With Romney

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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -  Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich campaigned in Iowa today as poll numbers show his rise with Republicans has put him in a virtual tie for Mitt Romney.

A CNN/ORC International Poll out today shows Romney at 24 percent and Gingrich at 22 percent. The margin of error for the poll is three percentage points.

Gingrich told ABC News this morning that while this poll says they’re very close, this is the most volatile race in his lifetime and it doesn’t say anything about what is to come.

“This is a wild race,” Gingrich said. “Who knows what the polls are going to be two months from now. I’m not going to tell you I’m on the way.”

Gingrich said he was “humbled” by the general conclusion that he’s offering “real substance and real solutions in the debates.”

Willie Anderson, a 76-year-old former Tim Pawlenty supporter, told Gingrich in West Des Moines today she was leaning toward supporting him now, but asked Gingrich what he could tell her to gain her full support.

Gingrich told her and the crowd of more than 150 people that his experience and background from his childhood growing up overseas as a military child and seeing political unrest first hand, to his willingness to withstand anything would make him the best candidate.

“I find it very formidable to think that I might win and that with your help we might go through eight very difficult years,” Gingrich said. “I don’t know any other way for this country to get back on track.”

Gingrich won one more caucus voter over today. In the press availability afterward as Gingrich was talking to the media, a local Iowa reporter informed Gingrich, “Willie just said she’s going to caucus for you.”

“Did she? All right, that’s important. That’s a very cool thing, that’s good,” Gingrich said.

Today Gingrich heads to Jefferson, Iowa, to meet with Greene County Republicans.

User Comments

I’d love to see a one-on-one debate between Gingrich and Obama.

Posted by: newcountryman | November 14, 2011, 3:36 pm 3:36 pm

LOL! So many clowns vying to be the ‘anti-Romney’. The Republicans are doing their damndest to ensure four more years for Obama…………

Posted by: Searambler | November 14, 2011, 3:40 pm 3:40 pm

Obama would not stand a chance against Gingrich in a debate. Gingrich balanced the budget once when there was no way possible to do it by the Dems. Gingrich would lead the nation and not take a vactation evry month or golf everyday or abuse the powers of the office. We need a leader not a wanna be dictator.
Searambler back off on your crud. Your paid by the DNC to slam these sites and we are all aware of you and honestly your a joke sometimes and fun to read.

Posted by: Jim Rod | November 14, 2011, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm

Newt is exactly what our country needs!!! We need the border to be secured, we need a balanced budget, we need tax reform and energy independence that will stimulate job growth, we need limited government that serves the will of the people, and we need tax dollars to stop being sent to foreign countries and funding domestic abortion mills such as Planned Parenthood. I pray that God will provide his campaign with the resources they need to reach the American public before it’s too late.

Posted by: David | November 14, 2011, 3:59 pm 3:59 pm

So three months ago Newt was the despicable man that WOULD NOT explain the high debt he and his wife had with a Jeweler and NOW, oh now he’s the LEADING contender for PRESIDENT. Boy the republicans have lots and lots of problems and Newt COULD be one of their biggest. What has happened to this Party??? Desperation and catering to way too many EXTREMISTS is something they should ALL stop immediately. I’ll bet that all those great old Conservatives (REAL ONES) that have died off would NOT be very pleased at what the Grand Old Party has now become. And yet, NONE of you seem to be embarrassed one bit. Must go along with that “Horrible” field of people you call candidates running for President!

Posted by: demNme5 | November 14, 2011, 4:18 pm 4:18 pm

The republicans are doing everything they can to find an alternate to Romney, I don’t blame them. The problem is the rest of the field is even worse. Now it’s Newts turn. This is the guy who seems to forget that President Clinton had to shut the government down twice until Newt got the pork out of his budget.

Newt fancies himself as a great debater. He forgets the American people are not some debating society that awards points. His ego and arrogance turns people off plus he’s totally undisciplined as his former staff says.

His idea of securing the border is an 8 billion dollar fence my granddaughter could get through, or 20 billion in drones and surveillance equipment that the army will tell you doesn’t even work in Afghanistan.

The man reads history but never remembers it, He seems to forget that it was government spending that got us out of the great depression, whether it was FDRs jobs programs or WWII, spending is spending. He forgets what works.

Does he really believe he can get in front of the American people and debate a heavyweight like Barrack Obama? The massacre will be fun to watch. If he’s positioning himself for VP, then he’d still get his butt kicked by Joe Biden.

Posted by: tmferretti | November 14, 2011, 4:24 pm 4:24 pm

PA..LEAZE!!! Wake up America you already elected a left wing egg head. What good would electing a right wing egg head do? Newt can’t even manage his own life, let alone the country. Get over it, early. Running America is NOT a theoretical exercise.

Posted by: ray | November 14, 2011, 4:53 pm 4:53 pm

Have we forgotten Newt’s sordid past and how he left as Speaker of the House in disgrace. I guess some are too young to remember that.

Posted by: Clyde Echols | November 14, 2011, 4:54 pm 4:54 pm

FERREYYI, one minor problem you have forgotten. Obama has no legs to stand on. Mostly nothing but failures, a divided country and forced laws goign before the high court. Your so called heaavy weight would and will be ate up by any half azz debater. He has nothing to show but plenty of bad politics against him.

Posted by: specialty57 | November 14, 2011, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm

I can’t understand WHY people had to have actually been around when important things happened to be able to see what IS part of our history. Do young folks today EVER study about history??? Well, I suppose even if they did – a minor thing like Newt being a disgrace and having to resign is no big thing so we’ll vote him in a President!

Posted by: demNme5 | November 14, 2011, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm

I’d love to see a one-on-one debate between Gingrich and Obama.
POSTED BY: NEWCOUNTRYMAN |***********************************
Gingrich have a better chance than Paul ! Obama would make that
old man keel over!

Posted by: michael | November 14, 2011, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm

Gingrich is a globalist. Pure and simple. A CFR member who stood right next to Bill Clinton to push NAFTA. He is not an Anti-Romney candidate, but rather even worse than Romney.

Just have a look at Gingrich’s past and you will quickly realize he is an enemy to our American Sovereignty.

Let’s also not forget Gingrich lobbying 50 members of Congress and even President Bush Sr. to endorse the opponent to Ron Paul for the Texas Congressional seat. Despite this attempt, Ron Paul still won that election.

Now ask yourself, why would “Conservative” Gingrich work so hard to prevent one of the most Constitutionally-Conservative Congressmen in generations from winning this seat? It’s simple. Gingrich is part of a large agenda by the CFR to cede our national sovereignty.

If you don’t know about the CFR or that they have openly proclaimed their agenda to abolish our sovereignty in exchange for one world government, then you really should.

The greatest enemy to America is the Council of Foreign Relations. Whomever you choose to vote for, be sure the first thing you check for is if they are members of this disgusting organization.

Posted by: Brett D | November 14, 2011, 6:15 pm 6:15 pm

You know what I love, it is the liberals and their ridiculous thought that Clinton balanced the budget. Who do you think actually produced a projected surplus? Hint: His name is the title of this article.

Posted by: Conservative 2012 | November 14, 2011, 6:23 pm 6:23 pm

Demnme fails to understand that this country is going broke fast. She fails to understand that one man has a proven history of producing a projected surplus. No Demnme, it was never Clinton, but the republican House that did that on his watch. Thought I’d clear that much history for you.

Huge cuts must be made. Massive cuts on an epic scale to all of our reckless spending. Vast numbers of public employees need to be terminated. Entire departments need to be eliminated.

Posted by: Conservative 2012 | November 14, 2011, 6:39 pm 6:39 pm

I believe everyone has the right to forgiveness for personal mistakes. I’m very aware of his personal mistakes. But I also believe he has come a long way in attempting to make them right. To me its about substance in which no one else comes close. That is what will fix our country. He us brilliant and has the experience of balancing a budget in a bipartisan way. He has my vote and I will be talking about him to everyone I know. Be afraid Obama. Be very afraid.

Posted by: adam | November 14, 2011, 9:48 pm 9:48 pm

It seems every thirty years or so, just enough time for a new generation that doesn’t remember how bad it was, this country elects a Progressive President. The nation fails to remember the evils of Progressivism and the abject failure, in human terms, of Progressive Policies. Sadly, however, each Progressive, moves us incrementally farther from the form of government our founders envisioned. Well, this time, that Progressive, Barack Obama, has not moved us incrementally, but in enormous leaps. It is liberals as well as conservatives are so frustrated, disappointed and/or angry with him. He is not a “liberal”. Progressivism are about totalitarian control by their self appointed qualified ruling class. Whether FDR packing the court, or Obama appointing 75 “czars” bypassing Congress. Anyone but Obama would be an improvement, but it will take someone like Gingrich, with his knowledge of American History, as well as unique insight into the ways that Congress works, to get us back on the right track.

Posted by: Stephen Luftschein | November 14, 2011, 10:35 pm 10:35 pm

I see Obamanocchio has put his digital flying mokeys to work already. Go back and tell him he is wasting his time and the taxpayers money on your idiotic posts. OBAMA IS TOAST NEWT WILL MAKE SURE OF IT!

Posted by: connie | November 15, 2011, 12:46 am 12:46 am

Funny how when this same poll showed Ron Paul as a “front runner” back in May, as he was in second place ahead of Newt and Cain only trailing Romney, you ignored him. Now Newt is “surging”?! I love how the media cherry picks data to support their self-fulfilling prophecies. Not to mention that Q11 found within this same poll shows that 61% of the respondents would be willing to change thier vote come January. That is a very high number for a front runner, don’t you think? I thought this was STRONG support?! 61%?? Come on. The facts show that there is no REAL support for Newt or Romney. With 61% willing to change their vote so close to the first primary only shows you that America has NOT decided on who the front runner is, only the media.

Posted by: Jose Castillo | November 15, 2011, 3:34 am 3:34 am

Newt Gingrich is a student of history, the problem is he’s just a student, he learns nothing. He must have skipped over American History circa 1930 to 1945. He forgets we got out of the great depression by massive spending, FDRs jobs programs and WWII. Now he favors massive spending cuts in the middle of the worst recession in 80 years. There’s a big difference in studying history and actually learning from it.

Posted by: tmferretti | November 15, 2011, 8:27 am 8:27 am

One of the ways I judge a presidential candidate is “Would I want him in the oval office, as John Kennedy was, during the Cuban missile crisis?” The guy I would want is Barrack Obama, he’s cool headed, thoughtful, does not get pushed into situations that are stupid. Any of the republican candidates just couldn’t handle it. If they were president then we wouldn’t be having this discussion: those alive then would all be vaporized particles floating around in a radio-active atmosphere.

Posted by: tmferretti | November 15, 2011, 8:50 am 8:50 am

Gingrich is the poster boy for corporate cronyism and political corruption in the U.S. I find it patently ridiculous that the Tea Party adherents would support a $30K/hour lobbyist for Fannie Mae for the GOP presidential nomination.

Gingrich vs. Obama = four more years in the political wilderness for the GOP.

Posted by: Ebeneezer Baptiste | November 29, 2011, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm

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