Keeping it Real

Published December 3, 2011 11:53pm ET



On November 30, Newt Gingrich sent out a fundraising letter promising to elevate contemporary political discourse and to lead “the kind of nuanced debate worthy of our national history.” Gingrich wrote: “The people who are standing with this campaign have rejected reality TV politics…”

Three days later, Gingrich accepted an invitation to a debate moderated by . . . Donald Trump.