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The High Cost of Going Negative in the GOP Campaign
Newt Gingrich didn't make the traditional courtesy call to Mitt Romney after last night's defeat in Florida, and the message is clear: Romney's massive onslaught of TV attack ads has left the Republican Party more divided than ever, with Gingrich still leading in the national polls.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readNewt Gingrich didn't make the traditional courtesy call to Mitt Romney after last night's defeat in Florida, and the message is clear: Romney's massive onslaught of TV attack ads has left the Republican Party more divided than ever, with Gingrich still leading in the national polls. As the battle heats up, Rick Santorum has hope of being the last candidate standing, and Ron Paul shows no signs of quitting. They're all on their way to Nevada, a state staggered by unemployment and home foreclosures, where Republicans will caucus on Saturday. Can they all go on until the August convention? Are they damaging the Republican cause or honing the ultimate challenge to President Obama?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Michael D. Shear
New York Times
Larry Sabato
Director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics and editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball. He’s author of “The Kennedy Half Century; The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy.”
Jeffrey Lord
American Spectator
The full episode
2 of 3The High Cost of Going Negative in the GOP Campaign- 0:00Obama Announces New Housing Plan
- 7:17The High Cost of Going Negative in the GOP CampaignYou’re reading this
- 41:03Researchers Decode What the Brain Is Thinking