Authors: Trip Gabriel & Nicholas Confessore
Source: NY Times
Date: 8 January, 2012
Sheldon Adelson, a casino owning billionaire and long time supporter of Gingrich has come through again by giving a super PAC to him. The amount of money in question is five million dollars and the use of the money appropriated will be used in a series of advertisements to attack Romney and depict him as a greedy capitalist that puts people out of jobs and ruins businesses. A thirty minute movie was made that depicts Romney's role in the company Bain Capital. It shows how he took part in laying off workers while also lining his coffers with money. The Republican platform is based on being pro-free market, which as said by Andrea Saul, a spokeswoman of Romney, is "... puzzling to see Speaker Gingrich and his supporters continue their attacks on free enterprise. This is the type of criticism we’ve come to expect from President Obama and his left-wing allies..." Democrats would have a reason to use this as a way to reduce Romney's credibility, but as a fellow Republican, why?
I see this as a desperate measure by Gingrich as Romney plows forward towards the nomination. No doubt his success in Iowa and the large amount of support in New Hampshire is cause for alarm, but as I posted in my last blog, Romney has more support in South Carolina than Gingrich. This could actually be seen as a petty attack on Romney and Gingrich could lose support. Romney himself spoke against Gingrich stating that he helped to open Staples while working at Bain Capital, which is going strong and has given thousands upon thousands of jobs. The people of South Carolina won't be so quick to change their support in my opinion. So, in the end will this affect Romney's support? You decide.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/09/us/politics/pro-gingrich-pac-plans-tv-ads-against-romney.html?_r=1&ref=politics
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