Pro-Gingrich super PAC goes animated to attack Romney

By: Leigh Ann Caldwell, Brian Montopoli
Topics: Campaign 2012

The pro-Newt Gingrich super PAC Winning Our Future plans to run a series of ads in South Carolina hitting front-runner Mitt Romney leading up to that state's primary on Saturday. The group, run by Republican fundraiser Becky Burkett and employs former Gingrich aid Rick Tyler, posted the first ad (shown left) on You Tube.

Called "Obama's Dream Debate," it uses animated characters participating in a debate to show the similarities between Mitt Romney and President Obama. In the ad, Mr. Obama is asked by the moderator to differentiate himself from Romney, who then proceeds to list ways they are similar. "I agree with Governor Romney on many things," a computer generated version of President Obama says before he lists topics including abortion, guns and health care.

Gingrich is working to frame himself as the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney and best suited to go toe-to-toe against Mr. Obama in the general election.

Tuesday Gingrich told "CBS This Morning" that he is working to "convince wavering voters that I would be much better at defeating Barack Obama because I am so much more effective at communicating conservatism in a debate setting."

Winning Our Future, a super PAC which can accept unlimited contributions, cannot legally coordinate with the Gingrich campaign.

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by noloyalisti January 21, 2012 6:15 PM EST: I still can't figure out why anyone would want to vote for Republicons to continue to steal from all Americans to turn the wealth over to their Top 1% corporate masters. I can't understand why some Americans hate themselves so much.; Reply to this comment

by franknkissy January 19, 2012 12:09 PM EST

If they allow me to say so - Newt seems more a right-left wing democrat than the Christian conservative he sometimes pretends to be !

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by noloyalisti January 21, 2012 6:13 PM EST: Because Obama is actually to the right of center (and further to the right on some matters than some of the Republicons), it makes the current Republicons have to go extreme to the right.


by franknkissy January 19, 2012 12:04 PM EST: Well, in case a friend reads my comment - the word not shown was not a curse word ! Simply a word we would employ to indicate a fallen women in the old days !; Reply to this comment


by franknkissy January 19, 2012 12:01 PM EST: So what is NEWT ....a democrat ...a republican ....a wormy **** ...or what !; Reply to this comment


by rc1951 January 18, 2012 6:19 PM EST: buy that rc1951 is brilliant; Reply to this comment


by rc1951 January 18, 2012 6:19 PM EST: this ad is right on, with obama of course winning this debate and the election against any of the 5 angry white men running for the g(L)op; Reply to this comment


by cntrygirl3 January 18, 2012 5:17 PM EST: Well it is certainly fitting that the Gingrich forces use a cartoon as an add. Newt has of course been a cartoon character for years. I have always been surprised that little balloons don't pop up over his head to show what he is thinking when he is bomb throwing, exaggerating and thinking. Although I am sure most of the balloons would say the same thing "I am so much smarter than anyone else here it is pitiful" and yes it certainly is.; Reply to this comment