Is This The Beginning Of Something Good?

We were told Saturdays primary was do or die for Newt Gingrich. Gingrich was leading Romney by 14 points, 41 percent to 27 percent, with 88 percent of precincts reporting. A week before, Romney had a large lead in opinion polls here.

Gingrich cast his success as a sign that average Americans are angry at "elites" in New York and Washington, and in the news media particularly. He said he would use his debating skills to challenge President Obama, proposing a series of seven three-hour debates before the general election.

"We’re now three contests into a long primary season. This is a hard fight because there’s so much worth fighting for. We’ve still got a long way to go, and a lot of work to do," Romney told supporters. He then attacked Gingrich, without naming him, for sharing some of the same attributes as President Obama. "Our party can’t be led to victory by somebody who has also never run a business and never run a state," Romney said.

Far behind in third place was former Senator Rick Santorum (Pa.), who took Iowa from Romney by 34 votes. He said afterward that Gingrich "kicked butt."

"The great narrative of this is that three days ago there was an inevitability in this race. ... I took Iowa, Newt took South Carolina, and it’s game on again," Santorum said. "I can’t be more excited for the opportunity now to see this campaign go on, and we’re going to have it go on for a long time."

"I think Mitt Romney is a good man," said Harold Wade, 85, leaving a polling place in this picturesque seaside suburb outside Charleston. "But I think we’ve reached a point where we need someone who’s mean."

That was Gingrich, he said. "What we need is someone who’s got some brains," Wade said, explaining his vote for the former speaker. "And we need someone with some guts."

We can only hope this is something good for everyday working Americans. The elite and MSM keep telling us Romney is the only Republican that is electable. Working Americans are making a statement to the elite and MSM.

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