New Gingrich May Announce Run On Facebook

Former Speaker of the House Of Representatives Newt Gingrich may announce his presidential candidacy via social media Wednesday.

Former Speaker of the House Of Representatives Newt Gingrich may announce his presidential candidacy via social media Wednesday.

Apparently, you have to click the like icon on Newt’s Facebook page in order to receive the news of his joining the Republican presidential primary.

That fangate strategy surely accounts for at least some of the 124,724 Facebook fans tallied by the former Speaker of the House of Representatives during the Bush administration.

Two other Republican candidates have preceded Gingrich in announcing presidential aspirations via social media.

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