https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2012/01/31/florida-why-gingrich-lost-big-and-whats-next/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:15:20 -0400<![CDATA[For a supposedly smart guy, Newt Gingrich made a bonehead error in Florida that not only cost him that state but almost certainly any serious chance of the Republican nomination. And in so doing, he, almost idiotically, undercut the very thing that had made his candidacy successful in the first place.]]>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:15:49 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2012/01/31/florida-why-gingrich-lost-big-and-whats-next-n218068