At this rate, Newt Gingrich’s presidential candidacy will be a distant memory by June.

The NRCC is having to spend money to hold what should be a relatively safe Republican seat in the NY-26, according to new FEC filings, thanks in part to the wildcard Tea Party-wannabe candidacy of Jack Davis, which is splitting the conservative vote and leaving Democrat Kathy Hochul in a position to pull an upset.

The right-wing backlash against Newt Gingrich for criticizing the entire House GOP conference for its budget plan is exposing some old fault lines, like the legendary one between Gingrich and former House Majority Leader Dick Armey.

Freshman Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) tried to sell constituents on the Republican plan to save Medicare by killing it at a town hall meeting in her district last night. It didn’t go over so well.

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