The Washington Monthly's Steve Benen: "When Newt Gingrich is too moderate, and trying to pull the Republican Party closer to the American mainstream, it's safe to say there's something deeply wrong. It's also safe to say the national Republican Party, which has suffered consecutive electoral failures and has seen its brand deteriorate further this year, has a problem for which there is no obvious solution." Balloon Juice's John Cole: "You know the thing that I find most amusing about the NY race is that what they are basically telling every moderate Republican across the country is that it doesn't matter if you've been a loyal Republican for decades, it doesn't matter if you know the district and the people, it doesn't matter if you fit the district, and it doesn't matter that you have given decades to the party. Full Article at National Journal