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Iowa and New Hampshire were disasters for Newt Gingrich, relegated to also-ran status. At that moment, he made a decision .. It was a populist call to arms by someone claiming to represent the 99 percent, against the 1 percent. Rush Limbaugh and the Club for Growth, among others, got the vapors. How dare Newt criticize the free market system? It was an attack on capitalism itself! Heck, much of what Gingrich was saying could’ve been heard at any Occupy encampment around the country! .. It’s a stunning turn of events. Last summer, all the Beltway press wanted to talk about was deficits and the Catfood Commission. Today, even the Republican nomination contest is revolving around Occupy’s themes of rogue capitalism and income inequality. That’s why Gingrich has stayed on the attack over Bain despite a mass GOP establishment backlash. Because, quite clearly, it’s working

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