Like most people, I have been watching the Republican presidential candidates more to see who might survive than anything else. But I have to make one comment, since this blog claims to respect the presentation of good data. Newt Gingrich may be the most anti-evidence candidate of the bunch. His basic approach has been: if you don't like the data, then attack the analysts. A fellow Republican had this to say about him recently regarding his tendency to attack the Congressional Budget Office - which is nonpartisan- (see here):
In short, Mr. Gingrich’s unprovoked attack on the C.B.O. is part of a pattern. He disdains the expertise of anyone other than himself and is willing to undercut any institution that stands in his way. Unfortunately, we are still living with the consequences of his foolish actions as speaker.
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