Palin Endorsement Goes to Newt Gingrich!

Palin endorsement, the least desired endorsement among political candidates, went to Newt Gingrich.

Todd Palin is former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s husband and the 2008 vice-presidential nominee of the Republican Party. His endorsement of Newt Gingrich as President made political watchers snicker.

In a report by ABC News, Todd Palin has aired his support for the former House speaker for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday.

In s statement, Palin said “Newt Gingrich is a true leader, which he has proven not only since the beginning of his campaign, but throughout his career.”

He added: “Just like Sarah, Newt has faced many successes and challenges. Despite his consultants leaving him last summer, Newt is still standing because of his ideas and his success in the debates – not by spending millions of dollars in campaign ads.”

Gingrich later told a crowd in New Hampshire of the news, saying that he “really appreciated” it and even tweeted later that he is “honored” for the endorsement.

GOP Polls Say Newt Gingrich is US Presidential Frontrunner

GOP Polls are currently favoring Newt Gingrich instead of Mitt Romney leaving traditional republicans baffled.

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich receives overwhelming support from GOP voters despite that fact that he doesn’t share their values. Even traditional republicans are scratching their heads why Gingrich are topping the GOP polls and getting support from evangelical Christians even though he was known to have been unfaithful to his two wives, paid $300,000 in House ethics fines and converted to Roman Catholicism.

Rep. Steve King from Iowa, one of Congress’ most conservative members, is questioning Gingrich’s lead in the GOP polls.

“I’ve had a little trouble figuring it out, too,” he said.

The three independent polls of Iowa Republicans show Gingrich in the solo lead garnering around 50% of the votes making him the frontrunner for the 2012 U.S. presidential race.

Gov. Mitt Romney from Massachusetts and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas are battling for second.

According to a report by the Associated Press, one school holds that Gingrich articulates conservative positions with conviction that he attracts hard-right voters willing to overlook his record of inconsistencies.

Another theory suggests Gingrich is skilled at synthesizing and expressing conservatives’ goals and anger. It’s one possible reason why the attacks being launched against him by Romney’s camp have backfired.

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