Newt GingrichPresidential Elections 2012

BackgroundNewton Leroy McPhersonJune 17, 1943Emory University then Tulane UniversityProfessor at West Georgia CollegeJoined U.S. House of Representatives: 1979 -1999House Minority Whip: 1989-1995Speaker 1995-1999 Created Center for Health Transformation and variety of Gingrich for-profit companies

Nomination Campaign Strategy

Appeal to the conservativesRadical Republican with many of the far right wing tea party idealsNot afraid of causing controversy

Strengths and WeaknessesFar right conservative candidate

IntimidatingConsulted with Freddie Mac which has created bad publicity for himSeen along with Romney as being too financially well off to relate to working class

Groups supporting/not supporting Gingrich

Far right Conservatives – Anti- abortion, Second Amendment, deregulationTea Party- Endorsement by Herman CainWeakest support from moderates and liberals

Primary ThemesRemove Anti-Religious policies such as money for Abortion Keystone PipelineChange Healthcare systems allowing people to create Private savings accounts (HPS)Liberal Immigration policy “humane”

Primary/Caucus ResultsPerformed highly in South Carolina Primary Did not do as well in Iowa Caucus or New Hampshire Primary finishing fourth and third respectivelyRomney seems to be leading Gingrich in the Florida Primary campaigns with more Romney publicity occurring in the form of ads than Gingrich