Gingrich Has Worn Out His Welcome in Georgia

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

If our guardian angels suddenly abandon us, and if by some cruel quirk of fate Gingrich is elevated to the White House — well, under those conditions, it would be fine with me if his new home state of Virginia, not Georgia, gets the blame.

In fact, I would insist: He resides in Virginia, he votes there, he pays taxes there. He's their problem now, not ours. He has become Newt Gingrich of Virginia, not Newt Gingrich of Georgia, where he served in Congress for 20 years.

The truth is, Gingrich left only the faintest of footprints behind him here in Georgia, and it shows. He may be addressing the state GOP convention this weekend, but when Georgia Republicans talk about those who helped build their party through the '80s, they talk of people such as the late Paul Coverdell, and rarely if ever mention Gingrich.

And in an April poll by Strategic Visions, Gingrich drew the support of just 10 percent of Georgia Republicans for their party's presidential nomination.