It's not just a campaign, but a movement

Texas Congressman Ron Paul is no longer the only GOP candidate who is not only leading a campaign, but a movement. Paul's "revolution" is inspiring the support of younger voters and libertarians, but the Texas Congressman only polls in the single digits just weeks before the first votes are cast. There is another campaign that is also a "movement." Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is leading a different movement than Dr. Paul. Gingrich is leading a movement that has relied on less money, less organization, but a stronger message than other GOP candidates. Speaker Gingrich is calling for what Dr. Paul is calling for, fundamental reform in Washington D.C. However, they have vastly different approaches. Dr. Paul's campaign is based on ending the federal reserve, ending the U.S. involvement in the middle-east, and cutting government. Speaker Gingrich's movement re-ignites what helped Ronald Reagan win in 1980 and '84, and what helped Gingrich lead the first republican house of representatives in 40 years. Gingrich is proposing a new "Contract with America." His last Contract helped with a "republican revolution" as the GOP took both houses of congress in 1994. Speaker Gingrich's approach today is based on ideas he has been advocating for quite some time. The basis of his campaign seems to be surrounded not by a few issues, but by many. Included in his agenda is welfare reform, tax reform, spending restraint, health insurance reform, entitlement reform, the appointment of conservative judges, and a consistent foreign policy echoing that of the Reagan years and of the George W. Bush years. Speaker Gingrich represents unconventional wisdom, something that is ironic since he spent 20 years in Washington D.C. as a congressman, including 4 years as Speaker of the House. Even after leaving congress in 1999, Gingrich helped found think tanks, write books, make films, advise people, help advise leaders on national security and health care reform, and he has been a frequent commentator on a variety of issues. Where as Gingrich has a campaign built from the ground up, his opponent for the republican nomination, Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, has built a campaign from the top down. Romney, who was seen as a conservative alternative to John McCain in 2008 along with Mike Huckabee, now finds himself as the establishment candidate. On a daily basis, Romney wins endorsements from those in the Washington D.C. area. Only 1 members of congress has endorsed Gingrich, and it's a freshman member who has not been in Washington all that long. Speaker Gingrich is leading a coalition of concerned citizens who are disappointed with politics as usual and want bold solutions and a fundamentally different way of doing things in Washington. Speaker Gingrich speaks for his supporters because he has proven he has the record to run on but perhaps more importantly to his supporters, he has the intellect to understand issues in-depth and is a student of history.