newt gingrich

Trump Expected To Endorse Gingrich

KEYE - CBS 42  Thu, 02/02/2012 - 4:46am

Newt Gingrich may soon be getting a new high-profile endorsement while Mitt Romney is on damage control over a statement he said about poor Americans.

Newt Gingrich and Donald Trump could soon be teaming up on the campaign trail.

Sources tell CBS News the billionaire businessman is expected to endorse the former House Speaker in Las Vegas on Thursday.

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Gingrich comes in second to Romney in Florida

KEYE - CBS 42  Wed, 02/01/2012 - 6:13am

Mitt Romney picks up Florida’s 50 delegates to the Republican Nation Convention. 

The race for delegates is still in the early stages.

It takes 1,144 delegates to win the nomination. Romney now has 87 delegates. Newt Gingrich has 26 delegates.

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Romney takes 47% in Florida, routes Gingrich

Daily Texan  Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:29pm

TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding from the previous week’s defeat with a commanding victory and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination.

Despite the one-sided setback, Gingrich vowed to press on.

“Thank you FL!” an exuberant Romney tweeted minutes after the race was called.

“While we celebrate this victory, we must not forget what this election is really about: defeating Barack Obama.”



 

GOP candidates battle for Florida votes

KEYE - CBS 42  Mon, 01/30/2012 - 3:50am

Mitt Romney's trying to pump up Florida voters ahead of Tuesday's critical primary.

At a packed rally in Pompano Beach Sunday night, he kept up his attacks on rival, Newt Gingrich.

Romney said, “His record was one of failed leadership.

We don’t need someone who can speak, well perhaps, or who can say the things you agree with, but does not have the experience of being an effective leader.

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