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Subscribe to RSSFORT MYERS, FL--Thousands of Floridians will hear the voice of Todd Palin in their homes tomorrow as they head out to the polls on primary day. The former GOP vice presidential candidate's husband is recording a get-out-the-vote robo-call in support of Newt Gingrich that will go out across the state, campaign spokesman RC Hammond told NBC News.
Gingrich also revealed that Todd Palin will campaign on his behalf on the trail, though he did not specific exactly how.
"I'm also delighted Todd Palin has agreed to do calls for us and campaign for us," Gingrich told a crowd at Page Field this afternoon.
"And I thought Sarah Palin's op-ed that she posted on Friday and the interviews she did this weekend are pretty clear."
Arriving more than 90 minutes late to the fourth stop of his fly-around trip across the state without any mention of his delay, a worn out-sounding Gingrich also slammed the Romney campaign as "pathetic."
Citing a New York Times article about the Romney campaign's strategy to defeat Gingrich in Florida, the former speaker of the House responded, "What a pathetic situation to be running for the President of the United States with nothing positive to say."
"All you got to do is try to tear your opponent down to where they get smaller than you are, that's the Romney model," Gingrich added, referring to negative television ads and press conference calls by Romney's organization.
"Now that's not my model...I want to run a big campaign against Barack Obama, not a small campaign."
Gingrich aggressively criticized the millions of dollars Romney has raised for his campaign, that he believes funded ads attacking him.
"Your money is recycled through Goldman Sachs to Mitt Romney to tell you a bunch of falsehoods," Gingrich said.
Herman Cain, who along with Michael Reagan introduced Gingrich today, chimed in on the same note.
"Let me say this: to any undecided voters...look past all of the gutter politics and negativity and all of the sideshows," Cain bellowed.
"Look at where Newt Gingrich stands on solving stuff!"
Beyond the campaign jabs, it was abundantly clear that Gingrich believes he needs a surge of last-minute support to finish on top tomorrow. Although he cited two unnamed polls that he said show him closing the gap and tying Romney, Gingrich implored voters to mobilize for him: "We have a lot of work to do in the next few hours."
"Go home and email your friends this afternoon," he told about 300 voters in the setting Florida sun. "Get on Facebook this afternoon...Twitter on the way home."
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Todd who?
This guy is germane... WHY?
Come on Repugs tomorrow is you big chance to annoy a 'librul' - VOTE NEWT!
Todd Putin? Russia is ringing a bell here.
Newt continues to get endorsements from an ever growing list of losers!
Like......Rick Perry, the Palins, Pizza Man....
Hang in there Newt!
Reminds me of the old joke Buzz used to tell;
Sarah asked Todd if he wanted Super Sex - Todd looked at her & said I'll take the soup... ;o)
Well at least it's better then listening to Sarah, with her rambling screwy syntax and shrill voice like fingernails on a chalk board.
WOW!!
Sounds just LIKE a Democrat to me.
And he labeled Romney a liberal?
Maybe we are finally getting the message through....
Probably not - think they are both just a few fries short of a happy meal. But they are entertaining!
Popcorn?
Pathetic, desperate, hideous -- What ever sh!t they sling at each other (or Teapublicans try to sling at the president) will hit the fan and splatter back in each of their faces. Pissing into the wind...
Would be amusing if it is true that Newt is closing and with all the media hype about Romney and a 15% causing some of Romney's supporters to rest on their laurels and decide not to vote tomorrow since Romney has it in the bag. If there is a Dewey moment it will be hilarious.
Hypocrite much?
I'm anxiously waiting for Joe the Plummer to chime in!
Are there people out there that someone like Todd Palin can influence? What a joke!
In spite of my comment below, sadly, the answer is YES.
That is SO sad, Da Noid.
Can someone tape Todd's call ... I'm applying for citizenship right now ... darn if I miss it. Where did I put my fingerprints? Oh crap, I think I left them in California. Houston has copies.
Ideology,
Can't help you there. I have only a cell phone. I can ask one of the neighbors...................
Oh, forgot about the HOA meeting warning to off land lines. Sorry.
ideology,
Don't worry.
Todd Palin's robocall will be all over Comedy Central with Stewart or Colbert.
i would pay good money to have a tape of this robo call.LOL
I bet SNL could make a great skit with it..............
I'll bet it will end up on You Tube or someplace else on the web. We'll all get a chance to get in on the joke.
It stops being a joke IF there are people whom he CAN influence. Then it becomes scary ... "The Exorcist" scary.
Romney will surely use robocalls himself.
...everything that comes out of his mouth could be considered a robocall.
Palins = IRRELEVANT!!!
Nobody cares what First Dud has to say.
Who really cares what Todd and Sarah Palin think.
The question is, DO Todd and Sarah Palin think?
I've seen no evidence of it.
HOA meeting tonight to warn all those at home who have land lines to unplug their phones.
Does this GOP "Functional Illiterate" even know how to use a telephone??? When some says "Robo" to "Toothless Todd?" Does he start acting paranoid about killer robots attacking him?? What a joke America! "Nutty Newt" likes to use the term 'pathetic." The GOP Voter ID Law. Now thats 'pathetic' when the GOP/RNC are committing voter fraud themselves. That is fact! The GOP Clowns are 'pathetic' on tax policy, trade policy, jobs policy, banking policy, debt reduction policy, and Foreign Policy. The "Party Of NO." Has NO policy ideas at all! The GOP "Hoodlum's On The Hill" are just 'pathetic.' The Tax Loop Holes for the very rich. Is just 'pathetic.' The "Romulian" hiding his unearned money in off shore accounts. Is just 'pathetic.' Yes America! The list is very long, and the GOP "Cosmic Clowns" sure understand what 'pathetic' means.
Big whoop! Who really cares what the Palin's think? Maybe it is so he can get away from Sara and into the warmth of Florida and out of cold, cold, icy Alaska.
They just built a big house in Arizona.
Phine - I'm from Arizona, and all I have to say is "HOLY F*@KBALLS!!!!"
Has Sarah Palin actually TOLD her husband he's going to campaign for Gingrich?
Maybe she should; he's supposed to be busy all the month of February prepping for and actually participating in the Alaska Iron Dog 2012 race. It's in the cold boondocks of Alaska, often out of range of cellphone service and where no Fox News cameras will be available.
Pre-race events start Feb. 11, 2012, and the race start weekend is February 17-18-19, 2012. There's a halfway ceremony in Nome Feb. 22, and the race awards ceremony is Feb. 25, 2012.
By the time the race is over, it may be too late for Gingrich. Is that when Sarah herself is supposed to swoop in and take over the GOP primary race by storm? Are we then going to get an endorsement for Sarah Palin BY Newt Gingrich (quid pro quo)?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Better than Bachmann's husband, that would be a "homo-call"
Meanwhile we have George Soros is saying no difference between Obama and Romney. Maybe Creepy Dude is stirring up trouble, but there are serious doubts about this with the conservative base. All the more reason for this process to continue to the convention. Santorum needs to stay in. The only way to have this open is for Gingrich, Santorum and Paul to take enough delegates so it has to go to the convention. Claiming Romney won now and not letting this process vet out would be a big mistake by the GOP establishment.
Aww Newt. I want you to whip up on Romney. You are both pathetic, but I'm a liberal and want you really close to the Palins. Why? Well . . . .ask their other ex-friends, victims.