I did a podcast with Andy Roth from the Club for Growth yesterday on the special election in NY-23 and the divide between conservatives and Republicans because of the race.

When the topic of Newt Gingrich came up, Andy didn't hold back:

At first when he endorsed him, that made sense. I mean, this is what Newt does. He tries to portray himself as this deep-thinker and strategic tactician for the GOP, but he’ll always back the establishment. And so, when he came out and did what he did, that’s fine.

What I find extremely disturbing is that now that it’s clear that Hoffman is in the lead, Newt is not backing down, he’s digging in and he’s spreading the idea that Dede is the only one who can win. And that’s now hurting us. It’s not only hurting us, it’s helping the Democrat. So now his own words are coming back to bite him and I think the best thing he could do right now is to just be quiet.