Gingrich comes 3rd in GOP Prez. poll

Washington Times

Seven years after leaving Congress, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has again become a high-profile figure among conservatives as he considers a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.

A recent Gallup Poll placed Mr. Gingrich third in a field of Republicans who are viewed as potential presidential candidates. Although Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani placed first and second in the poll, they are considered too moderate by many of the party's base to secure the nomination. Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Virginia Sen. George Allen have been positioning themselves as conservative standard-bearers, but finished fourth and sixth in the poll, respectively.