http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gingrich-calls-romney-far-and-away-most-likely-gop-presidential-nominee-stays-in-race/2012/04/08/gIQAqu7k3S_story.html
GOP candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said that Mitt Romney will "most likely" become the nominee for the Republicans. This comes after a three state sweep by Romney in Washington DC, Maryland, and Wisconsin. Gingrich also stated that his campaign is in a $4.5 million debt hole and is hanging on by a shoestring budget. Gingrich later said that he's not ready to drop out until Romney reaches the magic number of delegates. But, Gingrich won't be done on the campaign trail as he has committed to campaign for Gov. Romney for the general election this coming November.
I'm actually glad Newt has said something like this. In the past, he has said time and time again about how he's going to be the nominee. He said right before the South Carolina primaries that if he wins South Carolina (which he did, but he obviously won't be the nominee), he would become the inevitable nominee. This is typical arrogance by Newt, but not this time. However, I disagree on Newt's decision not to drop out of the race. His campaign is in millions of dollars in debt and his budget is incredibly low. What's also low are his poll numbers. According to the Gallup Poll, he's in last place with 10% of the vote. However, I'm quite shocked Gingrich will help Romney with his campaign when Romney becomes the nominee. Gingrich and Romney had a heated feud with each other back in Iowa because of Romney's SuperPAC releasing negative ads about Gingrich countless times. So overall, I have mixed feelings on Newt's latest decisions right now. It's a mix between proud, confused, and surprised.
I would have to agree that it's foolish not to dropout of the race at this point. For a man as stubborn as Newt Gingrich to finally admit that Romney will "most likely" win the race, you know that he has virtually no chance of becoming the nominee. Then again, I remember you mentioning in class that Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich had been meeting with each other, so there is the possibility that Romney wanted Gingrich to stay in the race to divert votes away from Rick Santorum in return for a position in office. That's all speculation, but at this point I'm having difficulty figuring out realistic reasons as to why he's still even running.
ReplyDeleteI think it would look bad on Gingrich's part to drop out now. I like that he says he will stay until he really has no chances left. I don't know how he will help Romney in his campaign or why, unless he's looking for vice president or secretary of something.
ReplyDeleteI am not so sure about this, Newt can be pretty stubborn. He recently told FoxNews that he was going to go all the way to Tampa. (http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/2012/04/10/gingrich-addresses-campaign-future-we-will-get-tampa)
ReplyDeleteI think it's great that Gingrich is finally seeing the light. I think that he should drop out immediately. Once you tell yourself you're not going to win, you won't. He's on a low budget and millions in debt, so I think it is only practical that he ends his campaign. I'm glad he's done. I wouldn't want a man like that as President.
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