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Newt Gingrich has “never been this serious,” as he told an Iowa crowd, about assessing his chances for a potential Presidential bid in 2012. Assuming he does, a Des Moines Register poll gives him a third place favorability showing in a match-up against current GOP heavyweights Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin. Pundits aren’t discounting that Gingrich could pull an upset, but what’s giving some of them pause is the suspicion that he is trying to build up hype for a new book. Nevertheless, Newt’s announcement cements his place on the blogosphere’s roster of potential candidates making passive swipes at a 2012 bid. Lou Dobbs welcomes him to the club. Here’s what critics have to say:
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