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Subscribe to RSSWILMINGTON, Del. – Newt Gingrich hinted he may withdraw from the presidential race if he has a poor showing in the Delaware primary Tuesday – a state where he has been actively campaigning for several weeks.
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Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, April 20, 2012.
"I think we need to take a deep look at what we are doing," Gingrich told NBC News in an exclusive interview on Monday. "We will be in North Carolina tomorrow night and we will look and see what the results are."
He acknowledged that he would have to "reassess" his campaign depending on how he fares in Delaware, a winner-take-all state with 17 delegates at stake.
"This has been a good opportunity for us, we have been here seeing a lot of people,” Gingrich said. “We have got really positive responses and I would hope we would do well here – either carry it or come very, very close."
Alex Moe/NBC News
Newt Gingrich is presented with a Delaware flag following a speech at the state GOP headquarters in Wilmington, DE Monday night, April 23.
Governor Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP nominee, is expected to turn the page in his election night speech in New Hampshire tomorrow and shift his focus to the general election. This, according to Gingrich, is a "mistake."
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"Gov. Romney is clearly the frontrunner but that doesn't mean he is inevitable,” Gingrich told a roughly 50 person crowd inside the Delaware GOP headquarters here. “It is very dangerous for frontrunners to start behaving like they are inevitable because the voters might decide that’s not so true. Frankly, I think it is a mistake for Romney to kick-off his general election campaign tomorrow in New Hampshire. He has about half the votes he needs to be nominated."
Speculation remains high that Gingrich will exit the GOP race this week, especially he rescheduled his trip to North Carolina several times.
Gingrich's future hinges on Delaware
The Speaker heads to North Carolina tomorrow for a tour of the Billy Graham Library. The campaign also added an "election night rally" in the Charlotte area, which Gingrich has not held since late February.
As Gingrich remains in the race, his Secret Service detail remains alongside him. As questions are raised about the cost to taxpayers while the Speaker continues campaigning with an entourage of agents, Gingrich says he sees no problem with it and finds it "goofy" that people question if he should get rid of the detail.
"I mean, I am a candidate. We have exactly what we are legally supposed to have. Nothing more and nothing less," Gingrich told NBC News.
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Some kind person should tell Newt he was dropped weeks ago.
Bye, funny while it lasted.
Mark your right. But in the long and short of things there isn't enough people out there to mark their ballots with no confidence. That would force both parties to seek new candidates. everyone forgets about that and they won't put that on the ballots cause they know what would happen. Out with the whole lot of them.
The restaurant at his hotel wants him to wash dishes to pay off his tab.
I'll vote for him if he makes it to California
I thought he was already out anyways or of no importance anyways.
He should have left with perry or neither one should have been in the circus at all.
ROTFLMAO ! ! !
God Bless America ! ! !
Darn it!
That means no future Moon base...
Voters calling Newt. Voters calling Newt. Uh, you were dropped long ago.
new needs to stay in the race..we need all the republican fools to entertain us...
I hope Gingrich continues on. I like to see the GOP waste their money. Actually, Gingrich should have NEVER entered the race.
He is done doing the job he was meant to do... to suck votes away from real candidates like Ron Paul. That has always been the strategy. Whenever there is a threat to the establishment, these no name candidates come out of the woodwork to run for office and serve as a distraction and then drop out once enough votes have been dispersed and taken away from candidates that really want to change the system. I suspect Mitt Romney will do the same once Obama is re-elected. It's all one big scripted , orchestrated circus. Donald Trump, sarah palin, etc. you get the picture?
Just more delusion from a RP group-thinker. The right wing oligarchs in this country are dead serious about this election, even if they have to support a souless, robotic, Romney who has no core values except getting elected.
Newt the Hoot is still around. Havnt heard much about him ant platinum lately.
Isn't this the same guy who said he's in it all the way to the Tampa convention? What's with the flip-flop? I thought Willard had first digs on that title.
Does anyone know what the current delegate count is for the Grinch and how many remaining delegates are left that haven't committed. Is it even mathmatically possible for him to win at this point?
For all you fools that think your vote counts, google for electronic voting machine fraud video documentary. It is sickening and people are tired of it.
Another one bites the dust lol
well , well newt is dropping out of the presidential race.....you can use that super-pac campaign money to pay off "tiffanys" jewelry store....may newt r.i.p
GOOD!!!
Someone needs to hint to Newt that America has already dropped him. Just because he hasn't withdrawn doesn't mean he has a chance. It's long over, Newt. Hit the links.
He should have pulled out weeks ago......what has he accomplished other than wasting campaign funds! PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSssse stop this madness...pull out now and endorse your Party's candidate! The goal has to be to get rid of Obama at this point!!!!!!!
Good Ridence!!
newt out of the race.....i'll sleep better tonight,,,, as for your campaign "r.i.p"
don't go Newton !! We hardly knew you !!
say it ain't so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what took him so long...did he not say he had a vision for America