What’s going on with the GOP?
The race for the Republican presidential nomination is becoming more and more aggressive. While all of the candidates agree on the same basic principle, hating Obama, they are turning their hostility toward each other. Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are the two main candidates, who are each campaigning relentlessly and accusing the other. Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum and Texas representative Ron Paul are also participating, but not as belligerently.
According the New York Times, Romney accused Gingrich of “potentially unlawful activity” and “desperate” tactics. He called on Gingrich to return $1.7 million he received in consultancy fees and suggested that his rival could have been engaged in “potential wrongful activity of some kind.”
photo courtesy of the New York Times
Meanwhile, Gingrich called on Romney to publish his tax returns. He said “Governor Romney’s core problem was that as the governor of Massachusetts, he was moderate, which by the standards of Republican primary voters is a liberal. And he can’t relax and be candid.”
Gingrich has doubled his support in the last week, and now has 28%. Romney has 29%, 8 points less than last week. The numbers stayed fairly steady for both Santorum (11%) and Ron Paul (13%).
But, as is shown, things can change pretty quickly. Gingrich is leading, but that can be turned around anytime soon with a new smear add or negative speech. The GOP candidacy is still unclear, and the race is still going on.
