January 17th, 2012
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Gingrich urges Santorum, Perry to drop out
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CNN Political Producer Shawna Shepherd
Florence, South Carolina (CNN) - Newt Gingrich is urging competitors Rick Santorum and Rick Perry bow out of the Republican presidential race so conservatives can rally behind one “anti-Mitt Romney” candidate.
A reporter asked the former House speaker if the former Pennsylvania senator should drop out of the race. “Well I would be delighted if he decided to endorse me,” Gingrich said, but added it was Santorum and Perry’s decision to make.
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“So I am respectful that Rick has every right to run as long as he feels that’s what he should do, but from the stand point of the conservative movement, consolidating into a Gingrich candidacy would in fact virtually guarantee a victory on Saturday
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Now the foot is in the other mouth.
No it isn’t on the other foot. Those comments do not qualify for “urging” Ricky to drop out of the race.. But Santorum should have dropped at the time because he was running almost last. At this time, He is nothing more than the lesser of two evils. No matter the spin Santorum has little experience, no solutions, no real message and is in over his head. His support of Spector is all I need to know about him. Do you have any idea the damage Arlen Spector did to the republican party and the country? Rick supported him because that is what opportunists do.