How Newt Does It

This article describes the days leading up to the New Hampshire primary. As Gingrich campaigned, his popularity grew. His one tactic was implying the greatness of New Hampshire’s budget. He told the citizens that New Hampshire’s budget management is one to be proud off. He states that if he were to be President, he would adopt it for Washington DC and hopefully the whole nation. New Hampshire changed their budget procedure to one that will be more beneficial to the state and people. Now, it sets up a amount of revenue and then conforms its needs to meet the revenue, unlike before when it could not conform to a set spending plan and had to ask the federal government for more money.

In this article, Gingrich is clearly shown kissing up to the people of New Hampshire. He does it effectively and is commending New Hampshire for a job well done. The question was whether this type of behavior would affect his popularity. The results of the New Hampshire caucus show that they haven’t. The author was somewhat bias against Gingrich supporters; I feel he does not take them seriously. In today’s political arena, politicians should be quick to praise their voters but not for menial tasks. Gingrich did it right. Fixing New Hampshire’s budget was a big step that helped New Hampshire’s economy in many ways.