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January 30, 2012

Romney Attacks Gingrich Over House Ethics Record 
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The Republican presidential candidates have entered their final full day
of campaigning in Florida ahead of Tuesday's primary. The latest polls
suggest former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney will easily beat
former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Romney has soared in the Florida
polls after he began to directly attack Gingrich's record. On Friday,
the Romney campaign issued a campaign ad that featured a 15-year-old
news clip of NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw reporting on Gingrich's ethic
violations.

Tom Brokaw: "Good evening. Newt Gingrich, who came to power, after all,
preaching a higher standard in American politics, a man who brought down
another Speaker on ethics accusations, tonight he has on his own record
the judgment of his peers, Democrat and Republican alike. By an
overwhelming vote, they found him guilty of ethics violations; they
charged him a very large financial penalty, and they raised — several
of them — raised serious questions about his future effectiveness.

Mitt Romney: I am Mitt Romney and I approve this message.

The Romney campaign have so far ignored requests by NBC and Tom Brokaw
to remove the ad. Talking Points Memo is reporting Romney has spent five
times more money on TV ads in Florida than Gingrich. On the campaign
trail, Romney compared Gingrich to Goldilocks.

Mitt Romney: "This last one, Speaker Gingrich said he didn't do so well
because the audience was so loud. The one before, he said he didn't do
so well because the audience was too quiet. This is like Goldilocks, you
know, got to have it just right. When I debate the President, I'm not
going to worry about the audience, I am going to make sure that we take
down Barack Obama and take back the White House."



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