But looked at another way, Gingrich’s rise isn’t really a rise at all. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows Gingrich’s favorable rating among Republican voters is essentially where it was when the race started.
The poll shows 57 percent rate Gingrich favorably, while 25 percent rate him unfavorably. In March, those numbers were 55 percent and 26 percent, respectively.
That suggests that Republicans aren’t necessarily more interested in Gingrich, but merely that he suddenly seems like a more attractive candidate, given the dynamics of the race.
And that doesn’t speak well for his staying power.
The limits of Newt Gingrich’s staying power - The Washington Post
