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Newt Gingrich to ‘Reassess’ Campaign Following Tonight’s Delaware Primary

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — (AP/The Blaze) Newt Gingrich declined to discuss his struggling presidential campaign Tuesday and said he would decide his next steps after the latest primaries, refusing to acknowledge the Republican nominating contest is essentially over.

Gingrich said Mitt Romney was presumptuous to begin his head-to-head campaign against President Barack Obama while some states have yet to have their primaries. The former House speaker walked away from reporters when pressed about how long he would continue a debt-riddled campaign that has no plausible route to denying Romney the Republican nod.

For his part, Romney planned a primary night speech in New Hampshire, the site of his first victory in the race for the nomination. Aides said his remarks would focus on the general election campaign against Obama.

“I think it’s a very substantial mistake for Gov. Romney to give a general election speech tonight in New Hampshire. He is not the nominee. I think it’s a little insulting to people in these states,” Gingrich told reporters.

Gingrich has hung his comeback hopes on a strong showing in Delaware and has spent considerable time there in recent weeks. Under pressure for some time to drop out of the race, he has not won a presidential primary since finishing first in his former home state of Georgia on March 6.

One of his daughters, meanwhile, said the former House speaker will “reassess” his campaign after Tuesday’s results, potentially setting the stage for his exit from the Republican presidential race.

“He talked about waiting for results and looking to see what happens and then potentially reassess,” Jackie Gingrich Cushman told MSNBC

She hinted, as Gingrich has in recent days, that the race is fluid and that a dramatic shift could come at any time.

“You never know what’s going to happen tomorrow,” she said.

Despite trailing Romney in convention delegates 5-to-1, Gingrich has vowed to campaign until the party’s late-summer convention in Florida. He has more than $4.3 million in debt.

Bob Walker, a former congressman from Pennsylvania who served with Gingrich in the House and now chairs his presidential campaign, said he thought Gingrich could do well in Delaware but acknowledged that a poor showing would force the campaign to make a decision about going forward.

“What we want to do is build some momentum out of Delaware into North Carolina. But if the Delaware results don’t fit that profile, we will reassess the situation,” said Walker, who insisted that Romney had still not won over many conservatives.

Gingrich was keeping a pair of scheduled appearances Tuesday in North Carolina, including his first election night party since February. But after his tour of the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, he walked away when reporters asked him about his political fortunes.

“We will have something to say this evening … when we see the results,” he said.

Campaigning in the Wilmington area of Delaware on Monday, Gingrich said winning the state would put him in good position to continue his campaign. But if Romney were to win big in Delaware, “I think you would have to stop and take a deep breath,” he said.

Gingrich cautioned Romney against appearing cocky.

“Gov. Romney is clearly the front-runner. That doesn‘t mean he’s inevitable,” Gingrich said Monday.

Romney has won 698 of the 1,144 delegates needed to become the nominee, according to a tally by The Associated Press. Gingrich has 137 delegates.

Comments (28)

  • flipper1073
    Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:58am

    Does this mean Everyone can Stop calling Newt a Progressive ?
    Including Glenn Beck ? Newt is not a progressive Do your own
    Research on Newt. Watch his Speaches (Archives on C-Span)
    Newt was to the Right of Ronald Reagan.He told Reagan not to
    Trust Congress to do the spending cuts in trade for Tax increases.
    He was Right.
    He Balanced the Budget,Passed most of the Contract with America
    forced Welfare Reform, All with Bill Clinton in the White House.
    It was when he got to a Ballanced Budget Amendment an
    Term Limits That his own Party Turned on him.
    The GOP doesn’t want Term Limits or a Ballanced Budget
    anymore than the Democrats Do.
    Dick Armey , Tom DeLay an John Boehner with the help of
    Nancy Pelosi got rid of Newt.
    If you Don’t like him for his Personal Problems Fine.
    But calling him a Progressive is about as Truthful as calling
    Barack Obama a Capitalist He’s NOT.
    Newt Scares the Crap out of Republicans, Democrats an the
    Main Stream Media
    Obama’s biggest fear was haveing to Debate Newt.

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  • capitalismrocks
    Posted on April 25, 2012 at 12:47am

    Newt — you were very helpful and productive in Congress…. I think your time and efforts would be best focused on working to see that the right Senators and Congressman get voted in, Presidency is not for you, it never was…. Romney has it hands down, time to step down and refocus your efforts on getting more seats for Conservatives in Congress, we are going to need both the WH and Congress to undo all this damage done by Obama and some by GW before him… lots to do, so check your ego at the door and do whats right for the country…

    Same with Ron Paul, its over man, time to work on helping in other avenues to make sure that new bills and laws are enacted to close all of these massive loopholes that Obama and the Progressives have exploited so no side – GOP or DNC can ever use them again.

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  • TheYoungForProsperity
    Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:22pm

    All of you Rpn Paul supporters… GIVE IT UP ALREADY!!! He has no chance what-so-ever. Ya’ll are kidding yourselves. Though many of us think that Romney was the weakest like in this primary, or as a Republican himself, we have no choice but to get behind him, and stick to our main goal, on defeating Obama. That is step number one. So we got to vote this communist, pos, out, before things get worse.. I don’t much care for Romney, but he seems to be our only hope right now.

    And do not let the liberal media brainwash you into not voting, because they state that Oslama can’t be defeated, because he can. So let’s get down to the voting polls, and take care of business.

    DefeatObama2012

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    • TheYoungForProsperity
      Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:27pm

      All of you Ron Paul supporters… GIVE IT UP ALREADY!!! He has no chance what-so-ever. Ya’ll are kidding yourselves. Though many of us think that Romney was the weakest like in this primary, or as a Republican himself, we have no choice but to get behind him, and stick to our main goal, on defeating Obama. That is step number one. So we got to vote this communist, pos, out, before things get worse.. I don’t much care for Romney, but he seems to be our only hope right now.

      And do not let the liberal media brainwash you into not voting, because they state that Oslama can’t be defeated, because he can. So let’s get down to the voting polls, and take care of business.

      DefeatObama2012

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    • TheYoungForProsperity
      Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:30pm

      Ron*

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    • brother_ed
      Posted on April 25, 2012 at 12:54am

      @THEYOUNGFORPROSPERITY

      What an mean thing to say!

      Hang in there Ron, you’re bound to win a primary soon!

      Re-elect Obama – Vote for Ron Paul!!

      (sarcasm off)

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  • Mutiny
    Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:04pm

    I wish real conservative/tea party members would “reassess” what they think it means to be conservative.

    1. A budget that cuts current spending? Romney voters dont think its important.
    2. End the needless wars and stop wasting money on countries that will never be our friends? Romney voters dont think its important.
    3. Ending the FED? Well that would be against who funds Romney’s campaign, so that is a no.
    4. Get us back to being free Americans by stopping the molestations by the TSA and returning our privacy by ending the Patriot Act and the NDAA? Nope ole Mitt thinks those are good things.
    5. RomneyCare? Well if Mitt hadnt advocated a mandate as far back as 2009 I would maybe believe Romney’s desire to repeal a bill he said was good for the nation.
    6. Gun control, pro choice, higher taxes all of these things Mitt has been for. So I guess Romney supporters are either blinded by religion or just plain ignorant to Mitt’s past.

    For the group of you that say ABO, ok fine ABO but at least vote for one that isnt going to continue the same failed polices of the past presidents.

    Ron Paul 2012

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  • Netsurfer2
    Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:48pm

    None of the candidates are worth anything! Same ole, same ole! Not like anything will change with any of these guys! Just another set of lawyer vampires who will drain us dry! None of them have the guts that it takes to really turn our country around!

    The truth will set you free!

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  • trueamerican40
    Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:32pm

    Newt is only going to the fridge to get another beer for the Braves game on FSS=reassess.

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  • P8riot
    Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:24pm

    Newt who???

    The headline should have read that Gingrich was even still in the race! I think everyone else has forgotten about him already…

    ROMNEY 2012!

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    • justangry
      Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:38pm

      You seem like a decent fella despite being a feaux conservative, but Romney isn’t going to win. My guy isn’t going to win. I pretty much assumed Obama is a sure thing once I heard that the vote counting will take place in Spain.

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    • P8riot
      Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:55pm

      @justangry –

      You seem like a good guy as well – even though we disagree on a lot of the issues. However, I can’t exactly let the “feaux conservative” title be thrown out without a challenge. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – just because someone does not support Ron Paul does not make them a “feaux conservative.” I believe in smaller government, less regulation, lower taxes, less spending, personal liberty, traditional values, and will always defend the Constitution. Does that not make me a “real” conservative?

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    • justangry
      Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:18pm

      LOL, Yeah, I rarely have my filter on. That’s cool. I just don’t believe Romney supports any of those things you mentioned. The main point was I think the election is going to be rigged. I watched what happened in the primaries and lost trust in the system. Then you have union peeps servicing the electronic voting machines. A DoJ who has gone after States implementing voter ID laws, and as I said before votes being counted by a foreign nation. The writing’s on the wall. I think you’d need more than a statistical dead heat to actually win. I don’t think my guy could pull in enough moderates (where he excels) either to beat the cheating I expect to happen from the King.

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    • c0mm0nsense
      Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:27pm

      @P8riot
      smaller government, less regulation, lower taxes, less spending, personal liberty, traditional values, and will always defend the Constitution. That would make you a Paulist!

      Romney 2012

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    • P8riot
      Posted on April 25, 2012 at 11:28am

      @justangry – your post actually educated me to the fact that the server counting the votes would be somewhere in spain! crazy! I have no idea how we got to this point.

      @commonsense – I actually agree with a lot of what Ron Paul stands for. I think he’s a genuinely good guy and a great patriot. If he were the nominee, I would vote for him, just like I will for Romney.

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    • justangry
      Posted on April 25, 2012 at 12:05pm

      Yup, A Soros connected company right in the heart of Socialist Spain. Authorized the FEC. So we’re really just fighting for the heart and soul of the GOP, because we’re not winning squat in November.

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  • MrButcher
    Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:01pm

    Reassess shouldn’t be in quotes. “Campaign” should.

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    • P8riot
      Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:34pm

      lol – that was good.

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    • justangry
      Posted on April 25, 2012 at 6:30pm

      Meh, he was just a CFR plant to split the conservative vote anyway.

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  • hallkbrdz
    Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:00pm

    Gingrich has spent more than he brought in.

    Does this sound familiar to anyone?

    Maybe you people should vote for a real conservative that spends less than he has so he has extra for the future… But thanks anyway Newt for some more delegates.

    RP2012 – See you in Tampa – You’ll be surprised.

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  • Conservative_T-Rex
    Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:55pm

    reassess your ego, moron. if you would’ve gotten outta the way earlier, maybe a true conservative like santorum could’ve won.

    see if u can ID fox news personalities quiz: http://www.sporcle.com/games/Bohnfather/fox-news-personalities

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    • c0mm0nsense
      Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:20pm

      @ T-Rex
      Please define a real Conservative? Santorum?

      Voted to RAISE the debt ceiling 5 times.

      Voted to DOUBLE the federal Department of Education.

      Urging more federal involvement in housing with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

      Voted for gun control.

      Voted to give Social Security benefits to illegal aliens, while voting against an additional 1,000 border patrol agents.

      Voted to give $25 million in foreign aid to North Korea.

      Voted to send hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood – the nation’s largest provider of abortion.

      Voted to give $25 million in foreign aid to North Korea.

      Voted to hand out hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign aid to enemies of Israel.

      Supported raising taxes on oil companies, which directly costs Americans more money out of their pockets at the gas pump and deters drilling in the U.S.

      Does Any of This Sound Conservative?

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    • P8riot
      Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:47pm

      @commonsense –

      I just got this from a website – so I don’t know if its accurate – is it???

      “in 2011 Paul was one of only four Republicans to request earmarks? $138 million worth in fact. A whopping $398 million in 2010. Here is this year’s laundry list that Paul attached to various bills to bring government money back to his district to fund his pet projects. [Source: Paul’s Website]

      ·$8 million from federal taxpayers for Recreational Fishing Phase Piers.
      ·$2.5 million from taxpayers for “new benches, trash receptacles, bike racks, decorative street lighting.”
      ·$2.5 million from taxpayers to modify medians and sidewalks for an “Economically Disadvantaged” area.
      ·$2.5 million from federal taxpayers for a “Revelation Missionary Baptist Community Outreach Center.”
      ·$38 million in multiple requests for literacy programs to “encourage parents to read aloud to their children.”
      ·$18 million from federal taxpayers for a Commuter Rail Preliminary Engineering Phase (light rail).
      ·$4 million from federal taxpayers for the “Trails and Sidewalks Connectivity Initiative.”
      ·$11 million from federal taxpayers for a “Community-Based Job Training Program.”
      ·$2 million from federal taxpayers for a “Clean Energy” pilot project.
      ·$5 million from federal taxpayers in order to build a parking garage.
      ·$1.2 million for a “Low-income working families Day Care Program”
      ·$4.5 million from federal taxpayers for a new Youth Fair facil

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:00pm

      C0MM0NSENSE We know the NeoLib Paul sure as hell it’s a conservative.

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    • c0mm0nsense
      Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:09pm

      P8riot
      I don’t know if that is right or not. But lets just say it is all true. It’s Congress’s job Represent and to Earmark every dime of the budget. If Congress does not earmark the budget where does the money go?(do a little homework) So your basically saying that only 4 Republicans did there job? The Question is the voting record. Has Ron Paul ever voted for a Unbalanced Budget, Raise the Debt Ceiling, or voted for any bill that was Unconstitutional? Look at the Candidates voting record.

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    • this1can
      Posted on April 25, 2012 at 12:56am

      My thought exactly Love/Pray

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    • P8riot
      Posted on April 25, 2012 at 11:25am

      fair enough – thanks

      Report Post » P8riot  

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