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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich addressed a crowd of supporters in Manchester, New Hampshire after trailing in the state's primary, the first in the country. He told the crowd that "this campaign will go on to South Carolina," and
"we're going to prove that I both understand the principles and I understand the practice."
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich addressed a crowd of supporters in Manchester, New Hampshire after trailing in the state's primary, the first in the country. He told the crowd that "this campaign will go on to South Carolina," and
"we're going to prove that I both understand the principles and I understand the practice."
QUICK TAKE: Gingrich Raises Expectations for Romney to 50 Percent
By Sarah Mimms
Updated: January 10, 2012 | 7:49 p.m.
January 10, 2012 | 6:34 p.m.
Newt Gingrich tried to raise expectations for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s performance, the presumptive front-runner in New Hampshire, during an appearance on CNN just hours before the polls closed.“If he can’t break 50 percent in a state that is, I think, his third-best state after Utah and Massachusetts, it’s going to be interesting to see how he makes the case that he is the presumptive front-runner,” Gingrich said. “Yes, he has more votes but at no point so far has he come anywhere to having a convincing majority of Republicans.”
Gingrich’s prediction sets incredibly high expectations for Romney, who was polling at 41 percent in the most recent WMUR-University of New Hampshire, which was conducted Jan. 5-8. He received 32 percent of the vote in 2008. Gingrich attracted 8 percent of likely Republican voters in the same WMUR poll.
Gingrich said he expects Romney to come in “about where Paul Tsongas did when everyone thought he lost the election at about thirty-seven percent.”
As for his own prospects in New Hampshire, Gingrich said he expects to come in somewhere behind Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, whom he predicted would take second place. Gingrich said he will likely end up “kind of bunched up in a group” with former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman and former Sen. Rick Santorum in the bottom of the pack.
QUICK TAKE: Gingrich: On to South Carolina
Updated: January 10, 2012 | 10:32 p.m.
January 10, 2012 | 10:18 p.m.
Newt Gingrich said he will not drop out of the Republican presidential race, despite a potential fourth- or fifth-place finish in New Hampshire.“This campaign is going on to South Carolina,” he told cheering supporters.
Gingrich and former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Penn., were tied for fourth place as they took the stage simultaneously. The former speaker did not mention any of his Republican opponents.
Instead, he highlighted his pro-jobs message, saying that he wants to reach out to those “who would rather have paychecks than food stamps." Gingrich also spoke about his experience in Washington, a topic many of the Republican candidates have avoided for fear of being labeled an “insider.”
“We're going to prove that I both understand the principles and I understand the practice.… I believe if we had a Republican House, a Republican Senate, and a Gingrich presidency, it would be amazing how much we could get done and how rapidly we could get it done,” he told supporters.
Throughout his speech, Gingrich focused on the future of his campaign. “I’m asking each of you not to slow down,” he said. “The next couple days, make a list of every person you know in South Carolina and every person you know in Florida, because those are the next two great contests.”
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