Every presidential election is unique, but the 2020 Democratic race is quite extraordinary. To prepare for the craziness to come, I discuss the state of the campaign in this week’s episode of Newt’s World.
I am carefully watching Mike Bloomberg’s candidacy. We have never had someone try to buy the presidency so blatantly. Bloomberg said he would spend $1 billion of his own money on the campaign and has already spent more than $300 millions on advertising. No other candidate can afford to campaign in every state simultaneously. A net worth of $62 billion comes in handy.
However, no ad campaign is good enough to overcome a bad product. Bloomberg is gambling he can drown voters — especially those who don’t pay attention to politics — under waves of positive advertising. The real Bloomberg, who made money dealing with the Chinese dictatorship and offended minorities by defending stop-and-frisk, is very different from the Bloomberg on television.
The Bloomberg candidacy may serve a historically important purpose by allowing us to understand the role of total wealth and money in today's politics.
On to Super Tuesday: What the Iowa and New Hampshire Results Really Mean
The Iowa and New Hampshire results have begun to clarify the choices Democratic voters will have in trying to pick a candidate to challenge President Donald Trump in November.
Newt Gingrich sounds the warning bell that China poses the biggest threat to the United States in his new book, Trump vs. China. Every American needs to understand the threat to America’s safety and prosperity posed by China’s reemergence as a world power. Throughout Trump vs. China, Gingrich lays out China’s multi-pronged attack against the United States and what we must do to combat it. CLICK HERE TO ORDER >>
HAPPY PRESIDENT'S DAY
Ellis the Elephant is back, and he’s headed to the White House! In Hail to the Chief, the sixth in Callista Gingrich’s New York Times best-selling series, Ellis meets some of America’s greatest presidents and discovers how they have led our country throughout American history.
