Newt ignores drumbeat for him to drop out
http://twitter.com/#!/SmallgGay/status/179919702422855681
Nobody can call him a quitter. Wall Street Journal via Real Clear Politics:
Even as pressure mounts on Newt Gingrich to drop out of the Republican presidential contest, the former House speaker is preparing to stick it out—with a new short-term goal of keeping Mitt Romney from securing the nomination.
Mr. Gingrich faced crucial primary tests Tuesday in Alabama and Mississippi, states where he campaigned hard to jump-start his flagging campaign. He lost both to former Sen. Rick Santorum, though he appeared on track to finish a respectable second in both.
Still, Mr. Gingrich and his advisers say he isn’t going anywhere. In a concession speech, Mr. Gingrich was gracious to Mr. Santorum, while calling the results an indictment of Mr. Romney, widely seen as the front-runner. “I believe that after the primaries are over it will be obvious the so-called front-runner in fact didn’t get there, and from that point we will be in a whole different conversation,” Mr. Gingrich said.
Should Newt drop out or his he hanging around just to piss off Romney? http://t.co/gzSbONsH #sayfie
— Peter Schorsch (@SaintPetersblog) March 14, 2012
I Backed Newt But The Honorable Thing For Him To Do Is Drop Out http://t.co/2gUbkWuE
— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) March 14, 2012
The bottom-line is, whether you back him, or not, Santorum has won himself the right to go one-on-one with Romney and settle things cleanly and once and for all. Not only will Newt begin to lose more and more friends across the conservative base by staying in – they’ll see it as his ego and Adelson’s money keeping him in – he’s likely to begin performing worse and worse, only making it all the worse for him.
By losing as he did last night, he proved he can’t win much of anywhere. His candidacy is not viable. The only honorable move left for Newt is to drop out. Do the right thing, Newt. Enough GOP primary voters have spoken that, in my opinion, the best thing Newt can do now is to show some respect for them.
BTW, if it's time for Newt to drop out, it's long past time for Ron Paul to drop out
— John C. (@JCinQC) March 14, 2012
You know what? The majority of Republicans don't want a moderate. It really is time #Romney drop out so Rick and Newt can battle it out.
— Brad Thor (@BradThor) March 14, 2012
Shorter Santorum campaign: We're not asking Newt to drop out but there's a whole lot of reasons everyone would be better off if he did.
— Daniel Strauss (@DanielStrauss4) March 14, 2012
RT @freddoso: @KatrinaTrinko By definition, elite media is anyone who calls on Newt to drop out. @ptbrennan11
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) March 14, 2012
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