Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA), who is in the early stages of exploring a run for president, is addressing one possible barrier to him winning: Whether he’s likeable. And while Gingrich won’t concede that he isn’t likeable, he also says he doesn’t have to be — invoking none other than Richard Nixon’s victory in 1968, and Ronald Reagan’s initial defeat in 1976.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=113161