Obama is a president so weak that he makes Jimmy Carter look strong.Newt Gingrich, who pulled out a Chess/Checkers/Tic-Tac-Toe metaphor a little bit ago. (more here)
I think South Carolina showed southern hospitality as much as any place we’ve been.Newt Gingrich • Making his victory speech in South Carolina Saturday night. He took the opportunity to rip the media, as he usually does. (see more)
Newt finally on stage: Current chant? “You can win it! You can win!”
Thank you South Carolina! Help me deliver the knockout punch in Florida. Join our Moneybomb and donate now. bit.ly/wFVY4G
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) January 22, 2012
If you guys want to throw us a moneybomb, we’ll use it to buy Hot Pockets.
CNN declares Newt: Playing in the background at Newt’s HQ? Blur’s “Song 2.” WHOO HOO!
On the other hand, Gingrich’s performance at the debates Monday and especially Thursday night injected fresh momentum into a campaign that, up until earlier this week, was overshadowed by Romney. Nearly two-thirds of Republican voters today cited debate performance as at least a somewhat important factor in their vote today, per early exit poll results.
The late surge worked in Gingrich’s favor. A little more than half of South Carolina voters said they decided whom to support in the past few days, according to preliminary exit polls, a much larger number than in 2008
Newt: Perhaps the only guy to GAIN voters from having an affair. Also, AP just declared for Newt. CNN still wary of declaring.
Newt Gingrich is an alpha male, and Newt just took it away from him.CNN’s David Gergen • With perhaps the most hilarious quote of the night. (more here)
Big bold ABC declaration. By the way, their OTUS News site looks awesome.
CNN not declaring yet, though. ABC News is, though.
EDIT: Now Fox News is declaring for Newt. CBS hasn’t declared yet, though.
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CNN didn’t declare a winner yet … but according to their exit poll, Gingrich is way ahead.
Watching CNN now. Hearing word that CNN might declare a winner in South Carolina right when the polls close 7 p.m. EDIT: They didn’t, but ABC and NBC both did.
As John King is in the middle of a question about Gingrich’s ex wife, the former House Speaker’s rage slowly builds, until suddenly, a crazed look strikes his face. He leaps into action, barreling forward through podium and charging across the stage. The former Representative from Georgia leaps off the podium, pulls a switchblade from his sock in whilst mid-air, and plunges the knife into John King’s chest. As the audience sits in stunned silence, he picks up the fallen moderator’s mic, wipes the sweat off his brow, and says, “The King is dead.” The crowd goes wild, and Gingrich goes on to win South Carolina by 30 points.
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