And you have not heard of POLITICO Playbook, here is their daily news summary, published this morning, the morning after Newt’s spectacular win in South Carolina. What we are watching is the World Series of Republican politics, such as it exists in its current fully deconstructed, postmodern, self-parodying form. This is a first rate news roundup by editors who know what they’re doing. Note that some material is sourced as comments directly to POLITICO editors, such as the first one. -ef
TOP ROMNEY SOURCE: “We are moving to insider vs. outsider. To pol/lobbyist vs. businessman. And character is going to be an issue, not a subtext.”
TOP NEWT OFFICIALS tell Playbook they see a long “race of attrition … THIS IS ABOUT DELEGATES, NOW.”
–Gingrich’s message going into Fla., per a top official: “BOLD REAGAN CONSERVATIVE, versusTIMID MASSACHUSETTS MODERATE. We think it has resonance. Every time we use ‘bold Reagan conservative’ on Facebook, we get enormous feedback.”
–Gingrich is up with a “money bomb” Google search ad in Fla.: “Join The Money Bomb. Help Win Florida. Donate Here.” Also up with a ‘Newt The Fighter’ web ad, which says it all about his S.C. upset.