Tag Archives: Newt Gingrich

Dead Blogging The New Hampshire Primary Results

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Question, comments, bitter recriminations from 35,000 feet up (the hardworking staff fled to South Carolina early, remember?): • Who was that screaming meemie at Mitt Romney’s victory speech? • James Carville is a moron (for insisting on CNN that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CNN, James Carville, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, Newt Gingrich, palmetto.Steve Schmidt | 5 Comments

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Palmetto Preview Edition)

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Just as bigfeet Tom Brokaw and Gail Collins did (Politico Playbook: “Hotel rooms … are freeing up [in New Hampshire] as journalists, including NBC’s Tom Brokaw and New York Times columnist Gail Collins, head straight to South Carolina”), the hardworking … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged corrupt lobbyist, Mitt Romney, NBC's Tom Brokaw, New Hampshire, New York Times Gail Collins, Newt Gingrich, Palmetto State, Politico Playbook, Restore Our Future, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, South Carolina, Winning Our Future | 1 Comment

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Extreme New Hampshire Edition)

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Once around the New Hampshire airwaves, James, and don’t spare the horses. • Mitt Romney’s American Optimism This is Mitt as good cop, doing the “I See An America” thing. Meanwhile, Romney’s bad cop, the Restore Our Future Super … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged angry little attack muffin, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, New Hampshire Union Leader, Newt Gingrich, Our Destiny PAC, Peggy Noonan, Restore Our Future | 2 Comments

Our First Quadrennial Hawkie Awards

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff is pleased to announce Campaign Outsider’s Hawkie Awards, a quadrennial exercise in highlighting the most ridiculous aspects of the Iowa caucuses, outside of the fact that they have any impact at all. Regardless, nunc est bibendum: I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, Gentle Giant, Google, Hawkie Awards, Iowa, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Newtron, quarter horse, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, The Note, USA Today | 2 Comments

What Dogs Hear In The GOP Presidential Primary

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Blah blah blah blah Mitt Romney is not good enough blah blah blah blah Mitt Romney is Mr. Good Enough blah blah blah blah Newt Gingrich is dead blah blah blah blah Newt Gingrich is still alive blah blah blah … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Gary Larson, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum | 3 Comments

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Huntsman’s Destiny Edition)

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Headline on this week’s Peggy Noonan Wall Street Journal column: Gingrich Is Making Romney Better Next week’s headline: Huntsman Is Making Romney Battered That will largely be thanks to Our Destiny, a Super PAC backing GOP presidential afterthought Jon Huntsman … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Newt Gingrich, Our Destiny PAC, Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowa Ad-O-Rama Edition)

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

And the hit jobs just keep on comin’ in the Hawkeye State’s GOP presidential slapfight. • Rick Perry goes cartoon in his latest Iowa TV spot. Got that? “The fox guarding the henhouse is like asking a Congressman to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Fox, I See an America, Iowa, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Newtered, Restore Our Future, Rick Perry, South Carolina | 1 Comment

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowapalooza Edition)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The TV spots are airing fast and furious in Iowa’s GOP presidential bakeoff. Here’s a handy Des Moines sampler. Let’s start out on a positive note with this Mitt Romney ad: About that “getting rid of programs” part? Romney … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Bird, Iowa GOP presidential bakeoff, Mitt Romney, MSNBC First Read, Newt Gingrich, PBS, Ron Paul, Winning Our Future | 3 Comments

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Whac-‘Em-All Edition)

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Next week’s Iowa caucuses have turned into a daily double: Mitt Romney v. Ron Paul for win and place, everyone else for show. Cue Rick Perry’s latest ad, which touts the Texas governor as the Congress-free hoss in the race. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Iowa Caucuses, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Texas crony capitalism | 2 Comments

GOP Social Studies

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

It’s not that retail politics is for losers in the Republican presidential primary race, but the candidates stumping hardest in Iowa and New Hampshire – Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry – are generally polling lowest. (Exception that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advertising Age, Facebook, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, moneybomb, Newt Gingrich, Politico, Retail Politics 2.0, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, SAY Media, TechPresident, Twitter | 1 Comment