Looks like GOP voter turnout actually fell compared to 2008’s primary.

Meanwhile, that old firebrand Alan Grayson says the whole affair has done “lasting damage” to the party.

So can Newt hold on? Not to win the nomination. That boat has sailed and is pretty much over the horizon. But can he hold on through February and still command enough media attention to credibly remain in the race? Read More

Two daughters and a son-in-law of Sheldon Adelson’s wife ponied up $1 million in 2011 for Newt Gingrich’s super PAC, about half of its total funding, new FEC filings show. That was before Sheldon himself got in on the act this month.