Dec
5

Poll Question – Newt Gingrich?

Written by: Sarah LaDuke    Filed under: Poll Question, The Roundtable     Comments: 2    Tags

What do you make of Newt Gingrich’s emergence as front-runner among the candidates in the GOP primary race?

Sarah LaDuke

Sarah LaDuke

Sarah grew up in Saranac Lake, NY where she worked part time at Pendragon Theatre all through high school and college. She graduated from SUNY Albany in 2006 with a BA in English and started at WAMC a few weeks later as a part-time board-op in the control room. Through a series of offered and seized opportunities she is now the producer of The Roundtable.

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2 Comments to “Poll Question – Newt Gingrich?”

  • Rocco Sacci December 5, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    Maybe I missed reading or hearing it, but I’m surprised that none of the pundits have made reference to similarities between John McCain in 2007 – 2008 and Newt Gingrich now. If I remember correctly, McCain was given up for dead in his campaign just about this time. Eerie, I think, no?

  • Diane H. December 8, 2011 at 9:51 am

    As a lifelong Democrat I personally like Newt Gingrich. He has my attention. I feel that he represents my values. Similar to the way I felt Obama spoke for my values in his campaign. I think his lack of knowledge of how Washington really works has stopped many of the ‘Changes’ he [and I] wanted. I’ve heard of Gingrich as being ‘too’ plugged in, in Washington. Well, one extreme didn’t work, maybe the other way will. My family has suffered greatly since the construction/housing bubble burst in 2006. We have lost nearly everything since then: our house, car, medical, jobs, quality of life and so much more. So, this round, I’m looking to someone who has a no nonsense approach and doesn’t care if he offends some people. That’s what I thought Obama would do. I underestimated how much power Congress had over the President. To the point where I see Congress as holding the power. Not the President. Maybe Newt Gingrich can take the power back?