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Brokered convention. they're that confident. he poses a new threat to newt gingrich. especially when you look at the new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll showing gingrich has a severe electability problem. he loses to president obama by 11 points in a head to head matchup. gingrich's presenting himself as a man of the people. the paycheck president. but like mitt romney, his past is catching up with him again. a true man of the people doesn't forget the $1.6 million he made as a lobbyist for freddie mac. >> we offer strategic advice. >> you didn't obtain -- >> sure, but i don't know the amo...

70% of republicans call themselves conservative. 57% believe newt gingrich is one of them. newt gingrich has an electability problem but that is in a general election. mitt romney and barack obama would be a neck and neck race, 47% to 45%. newt gingrich, different story, 51% for the president, just 40% for newt gingrich. independent voters are sour on newt gingrich. elsewhere, last night on capitol hill, house republicans muscled through their version of a budget bill. it does extend payroll tax cuts also has approval of the keystone pipeline, something president obama and the senate have sa...

Speakership, 27% of the public had a positive view of gingrich compared to 46% with a negative view. 13 years later, after he was chased out of the speakership, gingrich's rating barely better, 25% now view him positively and 40% negatively. despite, that gingrich has surged to become the strongest republican that we've tested since the start of this primary campaign leading the republican field with 40% to romney's 23%. still, romney supporters think that president barack obama would love to face gingrich and our polls suggest that in a hypothetical matchup. does best when matched up against ...