The endorsement of the Manchester Union-Leader is crucial in the GOP NH primary. After rumors yesterday that it was going to Perry, Faux news is reporting that it is going to Newt.
Fox News has learned that former speaker of the U.S. House and current GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will receive the coveted endorsement of the highly-influential New Hampshire newspaper "The Manchester Union Leader," an endorsement Republican rival Mitt Romney has adamantly sought.
The endorsement of the conservative newspapers' editorial board places an exclamation point on Gingrich's impressive surge from has-been GOP contender to front-runner, and sets him apart as the new anti-Romney candidate amongst his competitors.
Gingrich has now fully reached a pinnacle as a front-runner. He shares this title with Romney, who has established himself as the consistent man to beat by the amorphous GOP field.
Mitt's worst nightmare is coming true. There is now one solid not-Romney, and with Mitt stuck in the mid-20s, we will now start discussing the not-Gingrich. Alas, we will have to look at that loathsome Baron Harkonnen type slug for another year.