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Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)
Wed Apr 25, 2012, 08:23 AM Apr 2012

Newt Gingrich "may" drop out. Or not. We'll see.

Newt Gingrich Loses Big Tuesday, Says He’ll ‘Look Realistically’ at Future

Although Newt Gingrich lost the Delaware primary by an overwhelming 29 percent to Mitt Romney, the former speaker of the House still did not announce the suspension of his presidential campaign Tuesday night.

Gingrich, who simultaneously lost to Romney in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, said earlier in the week that if he lost the winner-take-all state of Delaware — where he focused his campaigning — he would “reassess” his presidential bid. On Tuesday night a more subdued and somber Gingrich told a small crowd in Concord, Delaware that while he still wants to take the conservative fight “all the way to Tampa” to the Republican National Convention, he also wants to be pragmatic.

“Over the next few days, we’re going to look realistically at where we are at,” Gingrich said.

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Gingrich told one reporter that he would not make any decisions before Sunday.


http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/newt-gingrich-loses-big-tuesday-says-hell-look-realistically-at-future/

If only there was a Moon primary or caucus Gingrich may have had a chance. Why do we continue to disenfranchise the moon?
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Erose999

(5,624 posts)
3. Theres one problem with Gingrinch taking his campaign "all the way to Tampa"...
Wed Apr 25, 2012, 08:32 AM
Apr 2012

there are at least 3 toll booths between DE and FL. He may not have enough change in the ashtray to get thru all of them.

shimonitanegi

(114 posts)
5. This guy's campaig has been dead since his sourthern strategy came to nothing.
Wed Apr 25, 2012, 08:37 AM
Apr 2012

He is completely out of touch with reality.

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)
7. He pays his campaign bills with rubber checks these days.
Wed Apr 25, 2012, 08:39 AM
Apr 2012




Dropping out would be a mere formality, long past due.

He still wants to see how many speaking engagements and TV gigs he can line up before making it official.

Then he'll have time to write a new book to go on the clearance rack at the Dollar Discount Store.







pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
10. BREAKING, CNN: Gingrich will drop out next week
Wed Apr 25, 2012, 10:18 AM
Apr 2012

Announced on-air; reporter traveling with the campaign to appear later.

Maeve

(42,282 posts)
12. he will drop out when he's spent the money in his campaign
Wed Apr 25, 2012, 10:24 AM
Apr 2012

The super PAC money will go into his pocket--that's legal, but he has to spend his campaign funds on more of his book tour, er, campaign--then he'll stop pretending, er, campaigning.

Johonny

(20,851 posts)
15. Newt plans to go out on his terms
Wed Apr 25, 2012, 10:58 AM
Apr 2012

an insignificant has been that had no realistic chance at anything more than selling a few poorly written ideologically driven multimedia packages to a select few with more $ than brain cells. He was my GOP pick too. Darn.

LiberalAndProud

(12,799 posts)
19. If it could only be so.
Wed Apr 25, 2012, 12:59 PM
Apr 2012

But here's the catch ... Newt won't get to the end of his second term from here, so the space station will have to wait. :heavy sigh:

Now I'm wondering, was Newt lying? or did he really believe in the vision?

I ask again, what happens after delusions of grandeur are shattered? I am happy to see that Newt's goose has been cooked ... again.

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