Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was on ABC's "Good Morning America" Tuesday to discuss his new book about Pearl Harbor called "Days of Infamy."
Not surprisingly, Barbara Walters asked Gingrich for his opinions about the current presidential race, and likely got some answers a tad different than what she expected.
For instance, when Walters asked Gingrich to "Look ahead to next November, who wins, Republicans or Democrats," the former Speaker responded (video available here, picture courtesy ABC):
I think at the rate things are going, probably Democrats, but not necessarily by a big margin. I think McCain has a, McCain may be the one Republican who could win the election this year.
Walters responded, seemingly displeased, "Hmmm." As she moved to "Who's going to be the Democrat candidate," Gingrich gave an extraordinarily candid answer:
I don't think that's clear right now. I think that if Rev. Wright continues to talk that the burden that Sen. Obama carries gets bigger and bigger. And, I think that the Democrats have not resolved yet how they're going to deal with Michigan and with Florida. And Michigan has a regular primary on August 5. They could actually have the presidential primary over on August 5. So, I don't know how they're going to have a convention and not have the fourth biggest state in the country, Florida, be represented.
Walters pressed: "So, even though Barack Obama has the numerical advantage at this point, you think it could still be Hillary Clinton?"
Gingrich replied:
Well, I think the challenge that they've got is Obama tended to win caucus states with very small turnouts. Sen. Clinton has won the primaries with very big turnouts. She actually has more votes than he does. It's not the current popular wisdom, but she has won more votes than Sen. Obama has, and if you include Florida and Michigan, her margin gets to be quite substantial.
Is that what Walters wanted to hear? You watch the video and you decide.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
















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I heard Rebum Wright
April 29, 2008 - 11:25 ET by WhoIsJohnGaltwas nattering on again today...
"Do you seeeeee what the white man's doing NOW? He's evil and he's using me and my words to tear down another black man who's wandered too far off the plantation! Now that Senator Obama may actually BE the next president, the white man is trying to reign him in with these phony issues 'bout my sermons! In fact, the white devil is so devious, that he actually put me up to this whole thing...AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT!! GawdDAMN America and it's oppresive, evil, racist conspiracy against the black man. I'd kick my own ass if the Dick Cheney wasn't keeping me from doing it!!!"
Walters and her ilk may be
April 29, 2008 - 11:31 ET by mattmWalters and her ilk may be delusional, but not much moreso than RINOs who actually think McCain has a chance to win without some major catastrophe on the Left.
The Dems can easily solve this by putting Hillary and Obama on the same ticket. I believe this is what they will do and they will win. Then it's goodbye USA - hello Amerigradistanico.
mattm,
April 29, 2008 - 12:32 ET by R D Helm...a chance to win without some major catastrophe on the Left.
LOL-You mean like Barack and/or Hillary being kidnapped by aliens the morning of the election?
That just might be the only hope McCain has, as he appears to be on a track to run one of the weakest campaigns since Dukakis.
If the dems go into a brokered convention and Al ends up on top of the dem ticket (and I believe this quite possible, given the divisions that Barack and Hillary are causing within their party), then McCain is going to get his clock cleaned.
What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008
Wouldn't it be great, if
April 29, 2008 - 11:37 ET by Chris NormanWouldn't it be great, if just once, a Republican said to a "dipleased with the answers" interviewer, "Look, if you don't like my answers, why don't you interview yourself?".
Oh now Chris...that would
April 29, 2008 - 13:35 ET by bigtimerOh now Chris...that would be priceless to see!
I'm lol just thinking about it...
You know how many times that clip would be played ad nauseum....we never will get that lucky though...unfortunately.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
It's pretty ridiculous,
April 29, 2008 - 15:02 ET by Chris NormanIt's pretty ridiculous, isn't it? You'd think the point of an interview is to get the subjects opinions, not to validate the interviewer's beliefs.
The Newt
April 29, 2008 - 11:41 ET by ThisisMattThe elephant in the room, and in the race, is the Hispanic vote. McCain can
effectively get that vote and no other candidate who has run this election
cycle has more credibility with them.
I will vote for McCain because he will be the better candidate in November
and I will support my representative and senators to stop some of McCain's less
attractive policy initiatives.
Will the nomination be stolen?
April 29, 2008 - 11:51 ET by SGriffisIf Hillary ends up with the most popular votes but Barry gets the most delegates and he gets the nomination, will the Democrats accuse Barry of stealing the nomination?
Given the same scenario but the super-delegates vote for Hillary giving her the nomination, will the Dems then accuse her of stealing the nomination?
If the delegates from Florida and Michigan are seated at the convention, will the Dems claim that the rules were changed in the middle of the race?
I think we're going to see a very ugly convention. What fun!
I agree
April 29, 2008 - 11:58 ET by Pete WilsonThe Democrats have tied themselves into knots using the very rope they themselves provided. Get the popcorn ready. The silly season is just beginning.
either way a fight is coming
April 29, 2008 - 12:01 ET by SouthJersey1953Doesn't matter which one is selected, the other side will cry "foul" and there will be a big fight.....(I can't wait!)
imagine this interview with Diane Sawyer?
April 29, 2008 - 11:59 ET by SouthJersey1953I don't care for BaBa WaWa but you have to admit, she gave Newt a much more fair interview, with less sarcastic 'follow-up questions,' than the super Lib Diane would have done. I thought BaBa actually enjoyed having Newt there. I saw the entire interview, not just the above sounds bites. I was surprised that Newt was treated as well as he was (but then again, Diane was on vacatin today).
Newt's strong subject
April 29, 2008 - 14:38 ET by goldbarNewt's strong subject obviously wasn't math. Even when you add in Florida and Michigan counting the uncommited votes for Obama, he still has more votes. If Hillary wins in Indiana and gets close (5-7%) in NC, she could probably claim the right to keep going, but the fact is she has to win every contest by 20% to get the nod and that more than likely won't happen. NC is by far the biggest state left and it looks like no matter how hard the anti-Obama forces are trying, be them Hillarites or republicans, he'll take that state and the states left after that are small change. No matter how the media would like this nomination race to go, Obama will eventually win.
Hey gb....Aside from
April 29, 2008 - 14:46 ET by bigtimerHey gb....
Aside from your comments about Newt...I hope your guy does win the nomination.
Then we can have a respectful fight for the WH with McCain and the O man.
<sarc intended>
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
hiya goldbar
April 29, 2008 - 14:47 ET by candanceEven when you add in Florida and Michigan counting the uncommited votes for Obama,
There is the rub...if Obama's name was not even on the ballot in Florida, why should he be given all of the undecided votes? He isn't given credit for "anyone else" votes in other states.
The rub is NONE of the
April 29, 2008 - 15:01 ET by goldbarThe rub is NONE of the votes will count but Hillbilly is talking like they will count and that she has more votes than he does. We don't know if "uncommited" voted for Edwards or Obama, but we do know they DIDN'T go for Hillary, so I think its safe to assume we could count those for Obama and btw, I bet you'll see Edwards supporting Obama the night of the NC primary. So by my math, unless she wins by extremely huge margins (20% or more) Obama has more delegates and more popular votes.
that's a stretch
April 29, 2008 - 15:09 ET by candanceLike I said before, his name has been on plenty of other ballots where he didn't get all of the anti-Hillary votes by default, so no it's not safe to assume they would all go to him in Florida.
But it does depend on Hillary getting those states to count in the first place.
And about NC, I lived there for many years and still have family there so lemme give you some advice...Easley endorsed Hillary, and Easley is far more popular in that state that John Edwards is.
Don't count her out yet. She won big in PA and could do so again.
And while we're on the subject, the GOP candidates all dropped out when they saw it was impossible for them to win...if it's mathmatically impossible for Hillary to come back, why can't Obama drown her out already?
I have relatives in NC as
April 29, 2008 - 15:32 ET by goldbarI have relatives in NC as well. NC has eight superdelegates. One of them (Easley) is voting for Clinton. The others are all voting for Obama. Even the strongest Hillary supporters like Jon Corzine are now rethinking their vote. Like Bill Richardson, I think very soon you'll be seeing many superdelegates that looked strong for Hillary, will be going to Obama. Elected officials are starting to realize that a vote for Clinton may be political suicide come fall.
Her problem is that she
April 29, 2008 - 17:46 ET by goldbarHer problem is that she didn't win big in PA. He cut her 23% lead down to 9%. She really needed to win by about 25% in order to get the delegates she needed. Obama is still ahead no matter how you slice it.
Gingrich should stick to
April 29, 2008 - 15:01 ET by TEGingrich should stick to making commercials with Nancy Pelosi hyping the "global warming" hoax.