That's how Marin Cogan sees Gingrich's campaign:
[T]he sense that this book tour (the aircraft carrier event [the night before his victory on Saturday] was also a book signing) had spun out of control, that he would go home if he didn't truly believe he was the only candidate that could defeat Barack Obama, and was therefore obligated to do this, was pervasive.
Friedersdorf likewise looks at Gingrich's place in the media ecosystem:
Of course a base that gets much of its information from Fox News has a higher-than-justified opinion of Gingrich, a contributor to the cable-news network until he launched his presidential bid. Of course folks who get much of their information from talk radio are inclined to assess the conservatism of public figures based on fiery rhetoric more than the substance of their record: haven't they been trained to do so by charismatic hosts who daily exalt in zinging liberals and demonizing leftists as if it is the most important metric of a trustworthy ally?
(Photo: Republican presidential hopeful and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista sign books after speaking at a Hilton Hotel on November 25, 2011 in Naples, Florida. Gingrich, who has rose in recent polls following strong debate performances, had been written off earlier this year. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images.)
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