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Newt Gingrich probably is as surprized as anyone to find himself the victor in the South Carolina Republican primary. The coastal pundits are tearing their hair out to undermine his win over the well-primed Mitt Romney: Democrats, because Newt undermines their master campaign plan (a.k.a. Occupy Wall Street/class warfare); establishment Republicans because Newt challenges the conventional wisdom (three decades out-of-date) that only a moderate candidate is electable.

Interesting that Sarah Palin (who did not endorse Gingrich but whose husband did) is now on Netflix - the campaign-ish documentary, The Undefeated, is available to rent or stream into your home TV. It’s definitely worth viewing as it chronicles her rise to the governership of Alaska, her partnership with John McCain, and her eventual resignation from office. Palin single-handedly went from pioneer mom to politician in Alaska, facing down a corrupt and powerful combine that has a lot in common with the state of Illinois. She managed to keep her spirit in the national campaign while McCain’s staff and the media attacked her personally and mercilessly. And then she returned to Alaska to face an endless series of meritless law suits that made it impossible for her (or her state government) to function. Small wonder that she jumped passionately into the Tea Party movement.

Newt Gingrich talked about Alinsky tactics during his victory speech in South Carolina. Sarah Palin has lived the Alinsky tactics - and Tea Party conservatives understand better than establishment/moderate Republicans that our Chicago-style community-organizer POTUS will be very adept at implementing Alinsky during the presidential race. They understand that we are going to need a candidate who is smart and thick-skinned and nimble on the issues. #NotRomney.