Gingrich Confidant Sees Future Campaign

Matt Towery, a former senior aide to Newt Gingrich, had dinner with the former House Speaker and notes "it is clear that the presidency is now very much" on his mind "and that he remains convinced that none of the candidates in the current field has captured the imagination of the party."

"It's my guess, based on the laughs, winks and nods that the $30 million criteria is nothing more than either a self-fulfilling platform by which to claim a mandate or a good excuse to wait for a showdown with Hillary Clinton in four years. Either way, it's pure theater. After all, who can verify 'pledges' to a candidacy?"

"The real question is whether Fred Thompson will continue to belly flop in his appearances and start to lag in polls... If that happens by late October, it's my guess that Gingrich's pledge collector will pull the old Jerry Lewis Telethon routine of meeting the magic number just in time."


September 27, 2007




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