[ansel12]

“True, but I’m not trying to rest on some past reputation “

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Well, we don’t know why you are concealing that reputation by using new sign up names, or even if you keep getting booted.

Gingrich had every opportunity that a man can have to make an effective run for the White House but he could not connect.

Governor Palin connects and is the bright spot in this ticket.

[Arguendo]

Gingrich didn't really have the personality to run for President, but he gave the party a strong and compelling intellectual/ideological platform to run on (nevermind that the party largely abandoned it as it got comfortable in Washington and subsequently lost the power it had gained running on that platform).

Palin has her folksy charm, but I haven't seen her do a great job articulating conservative ideas in a way that appeals to a broad range of the population.