And then there was Newt.
When Texas Gov. Rick Perry knocked former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney from his frontrunner status, it was no shock. But when Perry fell from grace to the single digits, replacing him with businessman Herman Cain seemed odd, as Cain had been a candidate since early spring. But it was a clear signal that a non-Romney contingent had been fortified, and was turning their eye toward another candidate.Now that this block of the Republican electorate has moved on to former House Speaker Gingrich, the candidate who has the most political experience in the Republican field, it didn’t take long for the hot glare of frontrunner-status to head his way. The latest: allegations of hypocrisy to the tune of the $1.6 million he was paid by Freddie Mac, an organization he’s been all too happy to slam.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=104290