Quote Unquote: The New(t) Goldwater

Soon-to-be-retiring Rep. Barney Frank on the ascendent presidential campaign of his old House nemesis Newt Gingrich…

"I did not think I lived a good enough life to see Newt Gingrich as the Republican nominee… He would be the best thing to happen to Democrats since Barry Goldwater… It's still unlikely, but I have hopes."

This might make for a funny sound bite, but it's worth noting that "the best thing to happen to Democrats since Barry Goldwater" might not be all that effective against "the best thing to happen to Republicans since Jimmy Carter."

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