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  • Gingrich goes to bat for Romney, 'can't imagine' being veep

    By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

    Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who ended his own bid for the Republican presidential nomination just last week, tried out a dramatically different role Sunday, transforming himself from Mitt Romney's biggest critic to the former Massachusetts governor's most vocal supporter. Published May 6, 2012 Comments

  • updatedGingrich exits campaign, gives tepid nod to Romney

    By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Vowing to stay involved in the national political conversation, an at-times-emotional Newt Gingrich closed the curtain on his Republican presidential bid Wednesday, ending an up-and-down campaign that saw the former House speaker re-establish himself on the national political stage and rack up millions of dollars in campaign debt along the way. Published May 2, 2012 Comments

  • Gingrich to end turbulent presidential bid

    By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Newt Gingrich will officially pull the plug on his presidential bid Wednesday, marking the end of a roller-coaster candidacy that dove into and out of debt — and into and out of contention during the bloody Republican nomination race. Published May 1, 2012 Comments

  • Gingrich campaign spending, records raise questions

    By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

    As the presidential campaign of Newt Gingrich persevered despite no realistic prospect of victory, the former House speaker spent lavishly on the trappings of a more-successful, high-profile campaign, spending more on travel and security in March than Mitt Romney did, records show. Published April 26, 2012 Comments

  • Gingrich all but concedes his campaign is over

    By Mitch Weiss - Associated Press

    Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is all but conceding that his White House campaign is over. Published April 25, 2012 Comments

  • Gingrich signals it's time to quit

    By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

    Bowing to the inevitable, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich signaled Wednesday that he will shut down his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, a day after presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney swept five more Republican primaries and party leaders began to close ranks around the former Massachusetts governor. Published April 25, 2012 Comments

  • updatedTurnout light at Del. polls; Gingrich seeks upset

    By Randall Chase - Associated Press

    Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will learn Tuesday night whether the time and attention he has devoted to Delaware resonated with the state's presidential primary voters. Published April 24, 2012 Comments

  • updatedSweep has Romney looking to November

    By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Signaling that he now considers the Republican presidential primary season over, a triumphant Mitt Romney returned Tuesday to New Hampshire — the site where he kicked off his campaign 10 months ago — to urge his supporters and those who backed his GOP rivals to rally behind his effort to defeat President Obama this fall. Published April 24, 2012 Comments

  • updatedGingrich plays it coy as race slips away

    By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

    Newt Gingrich acknowledged that Mitt Romney had a good day, sweeping five more Republican presidential primaries Tuesday, but he vowed to keep campaigning in North Carolina through the week. Published April 24, 2012 Comments

  • updatedCURL: Was Newt Gingrich's campaign the worst in history?

    By Joseph Curl - The Washington Times

    The Newt's presidential campaign has got to be one of the worst ever run in American history. So let's roll it all up in a ball, shall we, and take a look. Published April 22, 2012 Comments

  • updatedRomney pulls in $12M as GOP super PAC amasses cash

    By Jack Gillum - Associated Press

    In its first publicly available financial report since the Super Tuesday primaries, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign said it raised $12.6 million in contributions last month, a figure that puts Romney at a disadvantage with the man whose job he wants come November. Published April 20, 2012 Comments

  • Santorum's exit shifts GOP race

    By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

    Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania put his presidential campaign on ice Tuesday, removing the final major hurdle for Mitt Romney to win the Republican nomination and turn his full attention to a general-election bid against President Obama. Published April 10, 2012 Comments

  • updatedGingrich not quite conceding race

    By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

    While Newt Gingrich is not officially dropping his presidential bid, the former House speaker indicated Sunday he would be willing to step aside for the Mitt Romney campaign if doing so helped ensure a Republican victory over President Obama. Published April 8, 2012 Comments

  • For Santorum, Pennsylvania is a double-edged sword

    By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Rick Santorum is in a difficult place politically in his home state of Pennsylvania, where he hopes to revive his flagging presidential bid. A win for the state's former two-term senator in the April 24 primary wouldn't shock the world, while a loss to rival Mitt Romney could stick a fork in his White House hopes. Published April 5, 2012 Comments

  • YOUNG: Independents leaning right

    By J.T. Young - The Washington Times

    Political independents are continuing their 2010 tilt toward Republicans. The latest evidence comes from the presidential primaries, in which independents' participation percentage is almost universally higher than in 2008. The significance of these increases could be no less significant this November than it was in the midterm elections that produced broad Republican gains. Published April 5, 2012 Comments

  • Gingrich's think tank files for bankruptcy

    By Greg Bluestein - Associated Press

    The health care think tank created by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is going out of business. Published April 5, 2012 Comments

  • updatedRomney sweeps GOP primaries in D.C., Maryland and Wisconsin

    By Seth McLaughlin and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

    Mitt Romney swept Tuesday's primaries in Maryland, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia, putting more distance between himself and the rest of the GOP's presidential contenders in a race party leaders have said they'd like to see wrapped up soon. Published April 3, 2012 Comments

  • Romney seeks sweep to knock out Santorum

    By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivered his closing argument to Wisconsin voters as he looked to land a knockout blow against Rick Santorum's presidential dreams by sweeping the three nomination contests Tuesday. Published April 2, 2012 Comments

  • Romney rivals seen 'tilting at windmills' in convention ploy

    By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    A sneak attack at the convention, the plan that Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum are counting on to win the Republican presidential nomination, is far-fetched in the eyes of state party officials who say that Mitt Romney will be nominated even if he goes into the convention with only a plurality of delegates. Published March 28, 2012 Comments

  • Former President George H.W. Bush to formally back Romney

    By Kasie Hunt - Associated Press

    Former President George H.W. Bush plans to endorse Mitt Romney, further urging the Republican Party to coalesce around the former Massachusetts governor's presidential campaign. Published March 28, 2012 Comments

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