Vintage Newt (or is that Dwight Schrute?) gets campaign debut

Chris Moody
·Political Reporter

MESA, Arizona--Newt Gingrich's campaign website is about to go live with this well-circulated picture of Newt in his younger days, a Gingrich aide told Yahoo News.

As many have pointed out, Young Newt bears a striking resemblance to the character Dwight Schrute from "The Office."

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