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Newt Gingrich Releases Delegates: Alabama Delegates Commit to Support Romney

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, former Speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich wrote a letter releasing all the delegates that he had accumulated during the hard fought Republican Primary season. The former Presidential candidate is urging that they join him in supporting the Romney-Ryan ticket for President and Vice-President. Following the … Continued
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August 22, 2012

Rick Santorum Takes Alabama By Storm

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senator Rick Santorum won both the Alabama and Mississippi primaries last night.  As of Press Time, Speaker Gingrich and Governor Romney were statistically tied for second in Alabama.  ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ covered the nights events from both the Newt Gingrich victory party and the Alabama Republican Party’s Watch … Continued
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March 14, 2012

Romney wins Disputed Jefferson County Republican Party Presidential Straw Poll

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Romney wins Disputed Jefferson County Republican Party Presidential Straw Poll By Brandon Moseley The Jefferson County Republican Party held a Presidential Straw Poll and Candidate’s forum at the Trussville Civic Center Saturday. Over 350 Republicans crowded into the Civic Center for food, fun, fellowship, and old fashioned campaigning State … Continued
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March 5, 2012

Gingrich Will Be In Pell City on Wednesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Former Speaker of the House and Republican Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich is coming to Alabama on March 7th. “We are excited to be able to have Speaker Gingrich come to St. Clair County,” said Dr. Jim McClendon (R-Springville), This is a first for our county to have presidential candidate … Continued
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March 1, 2012

Polls show Romney headed for Florida victory

Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter PPP’s tracking of the Florida Republican primary wraps up with Mitt Romney at 39%, Newt Gingrich at 31%, Rick Santorum at 15%, and Ron Paul at 11%. Our three days of tracking found very little movement in the race: Romney was at 39-40% every day, Gingrich was at 31-32% every … Continued
January 31, 2012

Newt Gingrich’s Fear Factor: What If He Loses the Florida Primary?

Staff Report Are the media about to bury Newt Gingrich for the third time, shoveling extra dirt on his campaign casket to just to make sure? That’s a distinct possibility if Gingrich loses Tuesday in Florida. A little over a week ago, Gingrich looked like a serious threat to capture the Republican nomination. He had … Continued
January 31, 2012

Newt Gingrich Is Exposing the Corrupt Media

Staff Report The Republican re-embrace of former Speaker Newt Gingrich says a lot about whom he sees as his opponent — and it isn’t just President Barack Obama. It’s the media. If not for major media’s embrace, Obama would still be sitting in the Senate, perhaps mulling another run for the presidency. A UCLA economist-political … Continued
January 26, 2012

Newt Gingrich and the Politics of Frustration

Staff Report Newt Gingrich won a decisive victory in South Carolina tonight, defeating Mitt Romney by more than 10 points, after having been down by 10 points just a week ago. How do we account for this remarkable turnaround? Obviously, the debates last week were a crucial factor. But why did he resonate so well … Continued
January 23, 2012

The Two Faces of Newt Gingrich

Staff Report I’ve certainly had critical things to say about Newt Gingrich?, but he proved again Monday night that he’s in possession of some of the greatest skills in American politics. Gingrich was the dominant figure in last night’s debate, in part because of his ability to create fairly dramatic moments, including his confrontation with … Continued
January 18, 2012