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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNewt Gingrich "may" drop out. Or not. We'll see.
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, were 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?
tanyev
(42,568 posts)Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)he hasn't left it yet
Erose999
(5,624 posts)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.
KG
(28,751 posts)shimonitanegi
(114 posts)He is completely out of touch with reality.
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)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.
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)DON'T DROP OUT NEWT!!!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Announced on-air; reporter traveling with the campaign to appear later.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)CNN has posted a 2-paragraph report:
BREAKING: Gingrich to end White House bid
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/25/breaking-gingrich-to-end-white-house-bid/?hpt=hp_t2
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)Maeve
(42,282 posts)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.
Erose999
(5,624 posts)Of course, Newt carrying debt is nothing new, he once racked up a 500k tab at Tiffany's.
Johonny
(20,851 posts)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)What happens after delusions of grandeur are shattered?
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)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.