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Gingrich says campaign 'on a shoestring,' signals he's preparing for Romney nomination
FoxNews.com ^ | April 08, 2012 | N/A

Posted on 04/09/2012 6:59:00 AM PDT by PSYCHO-FREEP

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Though Gingrich and Romney throughout January engaged in some of the most personal attacks of the presidential primary campaign, Gingrich said Sunday that the two are at peace with one another.

"I hit him as hard as I could, he hit me as hard as he could -- turned out he had more things to hit with than I did," Gingrich said. "That's part of the business."

Gingrich said that if Romney wins 1,144 delegates and clinches the nomination, he will do "everything I can" to support him going into November.

"We are absolutely committed to defeating Barack Obama," he said. "I will work as hard for (Romney) as I would for myself."

He said he's already spoken with RNC Chairman Reince Priebus about how he can help going into November. "Beyond that ... I'll go back to a post-political career," Gingrich said.

Still, he said supporters are urging him to stay in.

"I do think there's a desire for a more idea-oriented Republican Party," Gingrich said.

Gingrich said he's seeing a "great response" in the upcoming primaries for Delaware and North Carolina, and will "see what happens" in those two states. Despite his comments Sunday, the candidate had recently told The Washington Post that "nothing" could get him out of the race quite yet.

Gingrich said he wants to campaign for changes in the party platform -- namely, to push for domestic energy production, to "stand up very firmly for religious liberty" and to reform the Social Security system.

Romney is leading the field with 660 delegates, according to the Associated Press tally. Rick Santorum is trailing with 281, followed by Gingrich with 135 and Ron Paul with 51.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012gopprimary; newt2012; romneysucks; stupidparty
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To: Wolfstar

>> This site is dominated by the destructive hard right

Counterproductive moral vanity in my opinion; a political perspective that embraces statism to achieve a desired outcome.


121 posted on 04/09/2012 10:18:52 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Newt/Sarah 2012)
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To: JCBreckenridge

If Santorum had gotten out after Florida, and sent his delegates to Newt during the primary, like a mature adult, Newt, after sparring with Romney, and exposing voters to his ideas, would be heading toward the nomination. Let’s keep a little visual acuity in our rear-view mirror pronouncements. Minimum.


122 posted on 04/09/2012 10:21:13 AM PDT by true believer forever (GO NEWT! On to Tampa - hang tight - we can do this!!)
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To: going hot; PSYCHO-FREEP
What?

You have had either a major awakening and reconsideration regards Sarah Palin, or you are posturing.

I remember the bile you spewed regards her, so, what has changed?

I also remember PSYCHO's supportive posts of Romney the past few days, after posing as a Newt supporter for many months. Exactly who do you support for the Republican nomination, Psycho?

123 posted on 04/09/2012 10:29:14 AM PDT by true believer forever (GO NEWT! On to Tampa - hang tight - we can do this!!)
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To: no dems

No one can force you to abandon moral principle.


124 posted on 04/09/2012 10:36:07 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (You can be a Romney Republican or you can be a conservative. You can't be both. Pick one.)
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To: JCBreckenridge

Newt won Georgia. He graduated from high school there. If you want to be technical..RS lives in Virginia.
Yes, no one paid any attention to Santorum and everyone knew he was never a threat. He won’t be the nominee..it was Newt they wanted to take out including the media elites.Romney’s super pacs spent millions attacking Newt in Iowa, millions attacking Newt in Fla and Newt still came in 2nd in Fla but due to sneaky tricks he didnt get any delegates.
It is not old news that Santorum endorsed Mitt 3 yrs ago..and as for the creme de la creme endorsing Newt..he has more of the true conservatives than Santorum.


125 posted on 04/09/2012 10:58:07 AM PDT by katiedidit1 ("This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever." the Irish)
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To: Yashcheritsiy
Okay...so your argument is that if Newt hadn't been in, his supporters would have stayed home. Guess what? Romney would still have won those states then.

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! We have a winner!

(Exactly.)
126 posted on 04/09/2012 11:10:09 AM PDT by no dems (I've always been crazy but that's the only thing that's kept me from going insane.)
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To: katiedidit1

Do you regard Michelle Malkin as ‘not a true conservative’?

Dr. Dobson in Colorado?


127 posted on 04/09/2012 11:17:15 AM PDT by JCBreckenridge
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To: Linda Frances

Who are you again? And why should I care?


128 posted on 04/09/2012 11:36:46 AM PDT by Yashcheritsiy
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To: Yashcheritsiy

Hopefully, a Nebraska delegate. I was responding to you saying conservatives are not smart. The fact that you must knee before romney says everything about you.


129 posted on 04/09/2012 11:40:55 AM PDT by Linda Frances (Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP

OR, do like myself, and write in Palin...


130 posted on 04/09/2012 11:44:25 AM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: JCBreckenridge
Do you believe that it’s the obligation of the federal government to protect the lives of unborn children?

No. I believe it is the obligation of the several states. Any government that can outlaw abortion, can make it mandatory. (See China's One Chile Policy.)

131 posted on 04/09/2012 11:53:27 AM PDT by NathanR
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To: NathanR

Oops. Chile=Child


132 posted on 04/09/2012 11:54:43 AM PDT by NathanR
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP

BTW, I have to apologize for the couple of times we bumped heads (between Palin and Perry)... That seems like a lifetime ago now >.< Here and now, I agree with you 100% and I would be happy with either Palin OR Perry.. Once Newt is out.. there are no Conservatives left.. only CINOs :/

Romney = Obummer-Lite
Santorum = Romney-Lite

ROMTORUM / SANTOMNEY
>.<


133 posted on 04/09/2012 11:55:25 AM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: true believer forever

Wait.. I thought he was on the same wavelength as me (us)... NO MORE RINO/CINO!!

(Hope I didn’t make a mistake) :p


134 posted on 04/09/2012 12:00:19 PM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: Bikkuri
I am on the same wave length as you. We are all at an awkward point in the race. We now have a choice to minimize the damage, and that means we cannot take the chance of Obama winning. We need every vote we can get. Even if the nominee is Romney, we can hold his feet to the fire better that anyone, because he has promised us the Conservative Moon for the nomination.

At least if he takes Obama out, that will give us time to move the old furniture out of the GOP, and replace it with newer, smaller and more user friendly furniture that suits our needs and not the GOPE. But if Obama wins, we have no second chance.

Again, I do not support Romney, and I never have.

135 posted on 04/09/2012 12:43:32 PM PDT by PSYCHO-FREEP (If you come to a fork in the road, take it........)
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To: JCBreckenridge

AL
MS


136 posted on 04/09/2012 12:52:59 PM PDT by txrangerette ("HOLD TO THE TRUTH...SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR" - Glenn Beck)
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To: txrangerette

Again, Santorum beat Newt in both. Newt winning states Santorum won isn’t a net gain for team conservative.


137 posted on 04/09/2012 1:04:54 PM PDT by JCBreckenridge
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To: JCBreckenridge; katiedidit1; PSYCHO-FREEP; true believer forever; altura

And before you irrelevantly claim that because Santorum won those two, they don’t count, because you didn’t mean states that Santorum won, that Newt could’ve won, but rather you meant states Romney won that Newt could’ve won...

Don’t bother, that’s ridiculous.

If you claim the two are competing for the same votes, then any close state between those two, regardless who won the state, is a state that Santorum’s presence caused Newt to lose.

Both AL and MS were close enough between those two, if they were drawing from the same voters, Newt would’ve cleaned up like he did in SC and GA, if Santorum had not been there.


138 posted on 04/09/2012 1:05:11 PM PDT by txrangerette ("HOLD TO THE TRUTH...SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR" - Glenn Beck)
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To: txrangerette
Any logical thinker knows that there are countless dynamics behind the way this Primary season turned out. Newt would have been the nominee by now, had Santorum dropped out before Iowa. Running at or below 2% the entire year while all the other nominees were still in, says a whole lot about the man.
139 posted on 04/09/2012 1:11:09 PM PDT by PSYCHO-FREEP (If you come to a fork in the road, take it........)
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To: Linda Frances
Hopefully, a Nebraska delegate. I was responding to you saying conservatives are not smart. The fact that you must knee before romney says everything about you.

You're exactly what I'm talking about.

Haven't you even paid attention to the thread? I don't like Santorum because he's NOT CONSERVATIVE ENOUGH for my taste, and I've been advocating that conservatives LEAVE THE GOP rather than vote for Romney - because I despise Romney the RINO that much.

Learn what you're talking about before you start typing.

140 posted on 04/09/2012 1:11:36 PM PDT by Yashcheritsiy
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