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Gingrich Warns G.O.P. Swift Change Is Needed
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem May 07, 2008 10:12am |
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| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By CARL HULSE
Published: May 7, 2008
WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich, the man who engineered the Republican takeover of the House in 1994, warned his fellow Republicans on Tuesday that they faced disastrous losses in November without a quick change in political course.
In what was titled “My Plea to Republicans,” published on the Web site of the periodical Human Events, Mr. Gingrich, a former speaker, urged House Republicans to convene an emergency meeting in the wake of Saturday’s loss of a longtime Republican House seat in Louisiana. He called on them to force the leadership into devising a new approach to the coming elections.
“This plan should involve real change in legislative, communications, and campaign strategy and involve immediate, real action, including a complete overhaul of the Congressional Campaign Committee,” Mr. Gingrich wrote.
The loss in Louisiana was the second special-election defeat this year in a Republican stronghold. Party officials said that a third defeat next week, in a Republican district in Mississippi, could cause turmoil. At a private party meeting Tuesday, lawmakers were encouraged to contribute money to the Republican candidate in Mississippi if they had not already given. |
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