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Gingrich: Elections rigged in favor of the wealthy
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Tuesday that the current campaign finance system catered to wealthy candidates. “I think the elections laws ought to be reformed, but I’m going to surprise you,” he said on MSNBC’s Politics Nation. “I think they ought to be reformed by saying that any American…
Gingrich: Tea party lost ‘the passion they had in 2010′
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) said Sunday that the tea party movement would probably not be as influential in 2012 as it was in 2010. Although he believes the tea party will still be important in a number of elections, he conceded to CNN’s Candy Crowley that they “don’t…
Gingrich officially drops presidential bid
ARLINGTON, Virginia — Former House speaker Newt Gingrich on Wednesday dropped his erratic campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, but pledged to remain in the public eye as an “active citizen.” “Today I am suspending the campaign. Suspending the campaign does not mean suspending citizenship,” Gingrich said in a…
WATCH LIVE: Gingrich officially drops out of presidential race
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich is dropping out of the Republican presidential nomination race Wednesday, which he announced last week. Watch his announcement live, broadcast May 2, 2012. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Newt Gingrich to suspend campaign Tuesday
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will suspend his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination next week, according to multiple reports. Senior Gingrich aides told Fox News on Wednesday that the candidate would either suspend or end his campaign on Tuesday and “more than likely” endorse presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney.…
Gingrich: Me dropping out just ‘a Washington, New York fixation’
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday that he would continue to campaign until Mitt Romney obtained all the delegates he needed to win the nomination. “I was in North Carolina yesterday,” he told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “Not a single person asked me to drop out and many, many people…
Santorum: ‘I’d like everybody to get out’ of race
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has a foolproof plan to win the GOP nomination: He wants everybody else to just quit. On Sunday, NBC host David Gregory asked the candidate if he would like to see former House Speaker Newt Gingrich drop out if he loses upcoming primaries in Alabama…
Gingrich dozes off on camera during AIPAC
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Tuesday was caught on camera sleeping during the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference, according to ABC News. Video shows Gingrich nodding off during the conference and occasionally waking himself up. “Listening to Panetta is not a relaxing experience,” Gingrich said after…
Mitt Romney declared the winner of the Florida GOP primary
Former governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) was declared the winner of the Florida primary shortly after the voting polls in the Central time zone closed on Tuesday night, after retaking the lead in opinion polls and surviving two bruising debates in the state. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) came in…
Gingrich admits to having no character witnesses in ‘open marriage’ scandal
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) has been on the defensive ever since his second wife, Marianne, told ABC News recently that he asked for an “open marriage” after six years of sleeping with his mistress — but last night, the scandal hit a new low when his campaign revealed…
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