Newt Gingrich has sent so many hints pointing in so many different directions that we're dizzy trying to follow them all. But now, it appears, he's made up his mind.
Rick Tyler, Mr. Gingrich's spokesman, confirmed today that the former Republican House speaker has decided against a presidential run in 2008.
Mr. Gingrich was "presented with legal advice this morning," said Mr. Tyler in a quick phone interview. "There was a choice presented."
The choice was to remain chairman of his political action committee, American Solutions, or to allow advisers to move forward with an exploratory committee. But he could not, legally, do both, Mr. Tyler explained.
"So Mr. Gingrich made a choice to remain a citizen activist," he said.
I probably would have thrown in some money toward Gingrich's run, considering that with his 2-1 unfavorable to favorable ratio, he would have been the worst possible Republican nominee.
That is actually a key difference between progressive and conservative bloggers when it comes to giving advice to the opposing party. Conservative bloggers would frequently offer concern troll advice saying that it would hurt the Democratic Party if Ned Lamont defeated Joe Lieberman in the 2006 Connecticut Senate primary. However, you knew they never actually believed that, since they all actively supported Joe Lieberman. By way of contrast, I, and I imagine several other bloggers, would have helped shove the Republican Party over the egde, and helped out Gingrich's campaign.
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