Presidential hopeful, Newt Gingrich, faced a no-nonsense crowd Saturday at Jones Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church in South Carolina.
A mostly black audience grilled Gingrich on his so-called bigoted racial attitudes towards minorities and welfare.
The wannabe president was asked point-blank if he is “still a racist and a bigot”.
Gingrich was also asked to explain his declaration that President Obama is a “food stamp president”.
While many have called Gingrich's question and answer session at the predominately black town hall meeting an act of desperation, I see Gingrich's head-on collision with black voters in the southern state as a brilliant political strategy.
A January 6, 2012 CNN/Opinion Research survey conducted with 485 likely republican voters in the January 21, 2012, South Carolina primary, indicates Mitt Romney has a strong lead over his competitors.
However, a poll taken by InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research, on behalf of The Augusta Chronicle and The Savannah Morning News, suggests Romney is ahead of Gingrich by two lousy points in the upcoming South Carolina primary.
Based on InsiderAdvantage’s numbers, Gingrich’s attempt to reach out to African American voters in South Carolina makes perfect sense.
If he can sway 3% of those voters, which is highly unlikely, to cast a ballot in his favor, Gingrich may be able to put an end to Romney’s winning streak.
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