From the Huffington Post:
It’s not exactly clear what segment of the Republican electorate is behind Newt Gingrich’s surge in recent presidential primary polls, save that they aren’t fans of Mitt Romney.
Gingrich isn’t well regarded among established Republican types, who are fully aware of his propensity for bombast and verbal and political gaffes. Nor does it seem like he would do well with the Tea Party crowd, which is skeptical of both long service in Washington and careers in influence peddling.
Those, at least, were the criticisms Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), one of the Tea Party’s more vocal elected members, had of Gingrich when he appeared on the Laura Ingraham radio show Tuesday.
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