IOWA CITY — Career politician and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s popularity with Iowa’s tea party supporters baffles members of his Republican presidential campaign team.

“Here’s a person that’s been in Washington most of his adult life, so why is he appealing to that crowd?” asked Gingrich’s Iowa senior policy adviser, state Rep. Jeff Kaufmann, R-Wilton, on Tuesday.

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