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January 27, 2012

Gingrich Insurgency Tests Party's Old Guard

Richard Stevenson, New York Times


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The Old Guard of the Republican Party has suddenly surfaced with some acid criticism of Newt Gingrich and warnings that he would be crushed in November, seeking to impose some discipline on an electorate that seems to be flirting seriously with nominating Mr. Gingrich for president.

The question is whether it matters.

Republicans have traditionally tended to be hierarchical, choosing their nominees in an orderly and almost predictable fashion that gives deference to the preferences of elected officials and favored experience, brand names and electability.

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Related Topics: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich

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