Democrats Hope Newt Gingrich Is the GOP Nominee; Say Obama Will Easily Defeat Him

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Democrats Hope Gingrich Is the GOP Nominee; Say Obama Will Easily Defeat Him


Raven Clabough | The New American
07 December 2011


Democrats are reportedly thrilled by Newt Gingrich's recent rise in the polls and hopeful that he will be the Republican nominee — because they believe that President Obama could easily defeat Gingrich.

The Democrat most noticeably excited about the prospects of a Gingrich nomination is Nancy Pelosi, who worked with Gingrich for many years. Talking Points Memo (TPM) explains,

[Pelosi] was a senior Democrat when Gingrich was House Speaker, served on the ethics committee that investigated Gingrich for tax cheating and campaign finance violations, and even cut a 2008 ad with him on the importance of addressing global climate change.

During an interview with TPM, Pelosi was asked how she felt about the potential for a Gingrich nomination. She replied coyly,

I like Barney Frank’s quote the best, where he said, "I never thought I’d live such a good life that I would see Newt Gingrich be the nominee of the Republican Party." That quote I think spoke for a lot of us.

Several days ago, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) remarked that a Gingrich nomination “would be the best thing to happen to Democrats since Barry Goldwater. If Newt Gingrich is the nominee, then ... wow.”
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