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Suspended Campaign of the Day: Newt Gingrich finally, officially, has waved the white flag. At a press conference happening now in Arlington, VA, Gingrich announced the suspension of his campaign for the GOP nomination, calling his run “an amazing year” for himself and his wife, Callista.
More to come.
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Eh, took so long that by the end it was kind of a non-story.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3evujbhYb1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg)
Suspended Campaign of the Day: Newt Gingrich finally, officially, has waved the white flag. At a press conference happening now in Arlington, VA, Gingrich announced the suspension of his campaign for the GOP nomination, calling his run “an amazing year” for himself and his wife, Callista.
More to come.
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Eh, took so long that by the end it was kind of a non-story.
Newt goes after Romney in concession speech: “If you’re the ‘frontrunner,’ and you keep coming in third, you’re not much of a frontrunner.”
His statement on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” came as news broke this morning of a U.S. soldier opening fire and killing at least 16 Afghan civilians, including women and children, in Kandahar province.
In response to a question by host Bob Schieffer on whether it was time for the U.S. to get out of Afghanistan, the former House Speaker said, “I think it is.
“We have to reassess the entire region,” Gingrich said. “We need to understand that our being in the middle of countries like Afghanistan is probably counterproductive.”
In 2011, President Obama began the withdrawal of U.S. troops, reducing the number from 100,000 to 68,000 by this fall, with more to be withdrawn in 2013.
Is Newt merely posturing, or is his stance sincere? And do you agree with the sentiment?
I would define Newt’s head space as: ‘Now, this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.’David Lane • A conservative leader close to Gingrich. This quote is actually from before the primary, and Lane’s prediction was born out in Gingrich’s speech tonight, wherein the former Speaker pledged to plow forward despite having lost Florida tonight. The article’s author, Alexander Burns, adds that “Gingrich has made a career out of upending conventional wisdom and ignoring the establishment view that he should go to the corner and shut up.” A long, protracted primary probably won’t be any help to the eventual nominee, but it’ll sure be fun for political nerds like us. source (via • follow)
Instead of seizing the moment and making an aggressive case for why the contest was now a two-man race between a movement conservative and flip-flopping moderate — a unique opportunity afforded by the endorsement’s implicit-but-unmistakable critique of Mitt Romney in his firewall state — Gingrich fell back to his familiar habits, a routine marked by too much self-assurance and not enough discipline.
Let’s not jump ahead of ourselves with the “how –––—- blew it” stories yet. We have no clue how these voters are going to handle Iowa, nor what’s going to happen in the rest of the country.
I don’t think I’m going to win.Newt Gingrich, re: his chances in Iowa. This is what they mean by “lowering expectations.”
Lather, rinse, repeat: Like clockwork, the latest Republican to “surge” is now showing substantial signs of collapse. Newt’s polling in Iowa has dropped 13 points in the last two weeks, down to 14% from 27%. In other words, he’s lost roughly half his support in a matter of weeks. He’s now in third place, behind Mitt Romney (20%) and Ron Paul (23%), the current first-placer. The same polling house also has him running third in New Hampshire, with 17%—behind Paul (19%) and Romney (35%). Oh, and in a national CNN poll, Gingrich’s lead has disintegrated, as he now ties Romney for first (though, as we’ll continue to say, national polls aren’t terribly important in primaries). Hey Newt, how’s the real estate down on K-Street looking?
Newt Gingrich just turned the sabers on Chris Wallace. Wallace turned the sabers back. What’s in the water tonight? (more at DC Decoder)
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This charming member of the Twitterati is going to take time out from making odd jokes in my direction and announce his candidacy on Twitter on Wednesday. Seems strange announce you’re going to announce something on Twitter, yes?
Just a reminder of the level of human being we’re dealing with when we’re saying “Newt Gingrich is running for president.”
Newt’s officially announcing: It’s too bad he waited so long, because now everyone’s all excited about Herman Cain. Let’s hope he doesn’t screw it up like he did last time.
neightkelly said: Didn’t Gingrich also launch an exploratory committee?
» We say: Surprisingly, no. That’s what we thought too. Newt announced he was weighing support for a campaign, but didn’t formalize it. The article we linked to mentions that. This is probably a big part of the reason why a lot of people thought he bungled his announcement.
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