Newt will run if he can raise 30 MIL....RUN NEWT RUN!!!!

[KoKo]

Article published Sep 24, 2007
Gingrich seeks donors for GOP bid


September 24, 2007

By Ralph Z. Hallow - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will begin next week to seek financial commitments from donors for a presidential-nomination bid, the Georgia Republican told The Washington Times yesterday.

If he can get pledges for $30 million over the next three weeks, he will join the Republican presidential-nomination race — a prospect he had been downplaying until yesterday.

But the prospect of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York winning the Democratic nomination and the presidency is moving more voters to seek him out, he told The Times.

"As people have grown more worried about the Clinton machine and the prospect of a second Clinton presidency, more and more people have been approaching me about running," Mr. Gingrich said.

"Next Monday, Randy Evans, my friend and adviser since 1976, will hold a press briefing and explain how he intends to review whether it is realistic for me to consider running," Mr. Gingrich said.

"I am happy to compete in the world of ideas, but to compete in modern campaigns you have to have at least a threshold of donations," he said. "We believe that threshold is about $30 million."

"If Randy reports back in the next three weeks that there are that many people who want a strong advocate to debate Senator Clinton and present new solutions and new approaches, then Callista and I would have a real duty as citizens," he said, referring to his wife.

But finances matter, he said, noting that the McCain-Feingold campaign-finance regulations have "rigged campaigns against middle-class candidates and in favor of the rich" and that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney "could write a check for $100 million if he wants to and has already written several large checks" for his GOP presidential-nomination campaign.

He noted that he drew more than 800 Republicans to a Michigan Republican event Saturday on Mackinac Island, which he called "very encouraging."

In an interview yesterday on "Fox News Sunday," Mr. Gingrich said winning $30 million in commitments would be like having his "fellow citizens ... walk in and say, 'You know, we think you're the person who ought to debate Senator Clinton, and we think you're the person who can actually explain where we ought to go.' "

"How could you turn to them and say, 'Well, I'm too busy?' Couldn't do it."

The Georgia Republican is holding off until next week because he is "focusing totally" on his "American Solutions workshops" on Thursday and Saturday, "reaching out across the whole country on a totally bipartisan basis."

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[Atman]

1. If he'd lay off the double bacon cheeseburgers he'd be halfway to his goal.

Those late-night trips to McD's drive-through must be costing him a bundle.

:hi:

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[jmp]

2. "If he can get pledges for $30 million ..."

Aw hell ... if I get $30m worth of pledges, I will run for President. :)

[Wickerman]

3. Now that he has found Jesus he is ready for another round with the Clintons?

You know, we think you're the person who ought to debate Senator Clinton,

Certainly nothing else to deal with. :eyes:

[beberocks]

4. Yet another GOP "family values" guy

I wonder how all those women voters will react when they find out/get reminded of Newt's serving divorce papers to his (then) wife while she was in the hospital (cancer). So he could marry the woman he was having an affair with. Gee, it makes Clinton's BJ look pretty mundane if you ask me.

[KoKo]

5. If all else fails for the Repugs...can they "Lipstick this Newt Pig" and

rework him? A Newt/Hillary Contest would sure energize both sides and the M$M would be frothing at the mouth over it!

[silverback]

6. This announcement ....

only proves that the Thompson campaign is a complete flop.

The only reason Newt hasn't been in the race before now is because everyone expected "Fred" to take the world by storm.

This is desperation. The "pledges" will materialize, pledges are much easier than actual money to fake.

There's going to be at least half a dozen candidates all neck and neck when the primaries arrive and they'll tear each other apart.

Giuliani
Thompson
Gingritch
Romney
Paul
Huckabee

And probably McCain, will all be at 10-20% or so going into Iowa, they've all got constituencies who're totally unwilling to vote for the other candidates, they're already tearing each other apart.

Hillary Clinton will win the general in a Reagan style landslide for much the same reason.

[Bucky]

7. Do I have to actually GIVE him money, or just pledge to?

He wants promises, I'll give him promises. They'll be as sincere as his Contract with America promises to end Washington corruption.