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Former speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich is one of the first to throw his hat into the ring of what will soon be a hotly contested republican primary. As of this day the Gingrich campaign is establishing a website and setting up an exploratory committee. An official announcement of candidacy is expected within the next week or several days. Well known for his wit and intellectualism Newt Gingrich has a powerful name in American politics and over his tenure has gathered the support of many Americans who identify as conservative republicans. Moreover Newt has been in politics for many years which provides him with a wealth of donors he can tap into for his primary and presidential run.

Gingrich will have to face some questions about electability from both democrats and republicans because of his past moral faults. The former speaker has been married three times and it was reported that he was having an affair on his first wife while she was battling cancer. Newt was confronted with the issue of his two divorces during a speaking event at the University of Pennsylvania and owned up to his faults in the past. He said that God is forgiving and if citizens want to look to the past then as president he would be irrelevant. However he said, if citizens are willing to look to the future then he will be ready to have that debate.

In his campaign Newt will be expected to address his core beliefs concerning the national budget, deficit and economy issues. Newt has stated that America is spending way too much and in an effort to fix our spending we should cut entitlement programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and social security. He has stated he would like to end bureaucracies and replace them with business minded organizations for financial efficiency. To tackle the deficit Mr. Gingrich would like to cut taxes across the board both for citizens and business. He has called for major reform to the tax code that makes it simple, understandable and less bureaucratic.

Newt is a religious man and in 2009 he changed from a being Baptist to a being a Catholic. He is a devout social conservative relating to political issues. He has stated that homosexuality is a sin and gay marriages should not be recognized. Moreover, he has stated that he opposes adoption rights of gays and lesbians. The former Speaker opposes abortion and thinks that abortion doctors should serve prison time, however mothers seeking abortions should not be penalized. At an event in Florida Gingrich stated that Supreme Court justices should be thrown out do to their loose interpretations of the US constitution.

A recent Gallup poll shows Romney and Huckabee tied at an 18% favorability rating. While Sarah Palin is in at third place for 16% of favorability. Gingrich himself is in fourth place at 9%, however we should expect this number to increase due to the fact he is the first well-known candidate to officially enter the race. We should expect to hear from the Newt campaign in the coming weeks.

As editor in chief of republican2012.org, a Republican 2012 campaign watch website, Derek Thomas is also trying to foster a republican base for the 2012 elections. Writing objective opinions about the candidates is the ultimate goal to support the next republican presidential candidate 2012.

When proposing to run for political office or any other type of election you may think that the first place that you should start would be researching past elections or even trying to compile a list of donors to your campaign.

This however is not the best place to start. There is one more far important place to start any campaign and that would be to look at your family.

No matter how big or how small the office is that you are running for you can guarantee that the biggest supporters that you will have will be your own family.

Whenever you run for any office or run any campaign there is going to be a lot of stress involved with it. This will impact directly on your family especially when you are running to tight schedules.

So if you do have the notion of running for office it could be a good idea to discuss it with your spouse. If she has no problems with it and gives you her full support then that is your first battle won in your campaign.

The next step would be to involve your children if they are old enough to be able to understand what is going on. Make them aware that there will be sacrifices and ask their opinions.

As well as the stress that comes with the election and all its planning there will also be a different kind of stress should you win. Most of the local office positions may be only part time jobs but you will still have to dedicate a lot of your time in order to do your job effectively.

But there is one thing that you must always remember and that is no matter how important you feel the position of office is there is always something more important and that is your family. If you can combine your position in office with that of a family man then you will have the best of both worlds.

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