Gingrich sí se presenta

Más detalles de los planes de Newt Gingrich. Antes del viernes anunciará la creación de un comité exploratorio, que en un político de su peso y contactos es técnicamente lo mismo que una confirmación definitiva de candidatura. Su campaña se centrará en evocar sus logros como Speaker y en atribuírse la prosperidad de los años 90. Probablemente establecerá el cuartel general en Atlanta, aunque todavía no es seguro.

(...) ABC News has learned that Newt Gingrich will make the leap this week. Confidants close to the former House speaker say he will announce his intention to form a presidential exploratory committee before the end of the week.

Gingrich spokesman Rick Tyler would only say that the former speaker will make an announcement by the end of the week on forming a presidential exploratory committee. But friends of Gingrich say he has already made up his mind. Gingrich's travel schedule is already looking like that of a presidential candidate. He will be in Iowa on Mar. 7 and ABC News has learned he will in New Hampshire Mar. 17.

Gingrich's advisors say his campaign will have a "major presence" in Georgia, which Gingrich represented in Congress for 19 years, though they have not decided yet where his campaign headquarters will be. Gingrich has lived in northern Virginia for years.

(...) His advisors say a Gingrich campaign would tout his accomplishments as Speaker of the House from 1995 to 1999 - most importantly under his speakership the budget wasn't just balanced but generated more than $400 biillion in surpluses. Advisors say this sets him apart from the field. He won't just talk about the federal debt, but can take credit as the only candidate with a record of dealing with it effectively. He also oversaw comprehensive welfare reform, tax cuts and a reduction in the growth of government spending. (...)