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Brit Hume's Commentary: Political momentum by state

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    Analysis of GOP primary results

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Now about where we stand in the GOP presidential campaign from senior political analyst for him -- -- bring a breath.

If south Carolina's Republican results prove anything it's that this elements that awaken the Tea Party movement are still alive.

This could be good news for the GOP's since it was the energy of the Tea Party that made to Tony -- mid term such a big election for the Republicans.

South Carolina other demonstrated something else as well which is that the political atmosphere is different in states with higher unemployment.

Both Iowa and New Hampshire have relatively low unemployment rates South Carolina has a high jobless right around 10% and so does Florida.

On Paper you might think this would be good for Mitt Romney with his business background and claimed ability to fix the economy.

But it was Newt Gingrich with his angry and articulate responses to debate questions from the news media that helped him carry South Carolina easily.

He may give voters more the sort of heat in Florida and the audiences may cheer again.

But they'll be cheering for a man who is speaker of the house became perhaps the most unpopular national politician in the country.

And whose favorability ratings with the general public to day all the worst of any candidate in the GOP field forward Stephen and Ron -- The -- for Republicans is that the cheers for Gingrich might soon give way to the sound of another cheer from the voters at large it goes like this.

Four more years.

Should point out this is your analysis and commentary on that line.

This is a note from the Obama campaign memo Jim Messina writing about the South Carolina results.

In there are no mention of Newt Gingrich a very detailed.

-- -- -- -- Accident it is it is an outright three and a half pages so attack.

On on Mitt Romney's alleged weaknesses not a word about Newt Gingrich or any other candidate in the field now what does that tell you.

And in the -- that.

That the Democrats.

Are attacking Mitt Romney.

Not saying awarded red gamers who do you think they won against I think via.

The question coming itself so what -- tell the viewers who email and -- say Brit Hume is in the tank from the ground.

Tellem that I'm columnists as I see it and and and and it was because there was only one person you know -- -- and so did.

It Newt Gingrich had a whopping victory.

I was shocked from not -- thank --

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