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babylonsister

(171,079 posts) Thu Mar 8, 2012, 02:56 PM Mar 2012

Gingrich's Weak Home State Victory

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/03/08/gingrichs_weak_home_state_victory.html

March 08, 2012

Gingrich's Weak Home State Victory

A Smart Politics review of presidential primary contests finds that Newt Gingrich's 47.2% performance in Georgia was tied for the second lowest support for a major Republican presidential candidate in his home state since the 1972 cycle, and tied for the lowest number for a winning candidate.

The worst home state performance for a Republican was Pat Robertson in Virginia in 1988.

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Gingrich's Weak Home State Victory (Original Post) babylonsister Mar 2012 OP

he may be well served to drop out of the race mnmoderatedem Mar 2012 #1

We already have a crooked, disgraced ex US Rep running things groundloop Mar 2012 #2

mnmoderatedem

(3,728 posts)

1. he may be well served to drop out of the race

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 03:04 PM

Mar 2012

and run for President of Georgia.

groundloop

(11,521 posts)

2. We already have a crooked, disgraced ex US Rep running things

Reply to mnmoderatedem (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 03:33 PM

Mar 2012

How in hell Nathan Deal got elected is beyond me. Not even the fact that he quit congress in order to avoid going through an ethics hearing swayed our local repukes from voting for him.

Or maybe you were referring to the former Soviet country of Georgia - they can have him.

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