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| Newt Gingrich to concede Republican nomination to Mitt Romney next week | Newt Gingrich to concede Republican nomination to Mitt Romney next week |
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| Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is to quit the Republican presidential campaign next week in the face of a mountain of debt and dismal election results. | Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is to quit the Republican presidential campaign next week in the face of a mountain of debt and dismal election results. |
| Gingrich had stubbornly remained in the race weeks after it became obvious that Romney was going to win the nomination. | Gingrich had stubbornly remained in the race weeks after it became obvious that Romney was going to win the nomination. |
| With Gingrich out, only the maverick Ron Paul is left in the field with Romney, intent on staying until the last primary in Utah on June 26. | With Gingrich out, only the maverick Ron Paul is left in the field with Romney, intent on staying until the last primary in Utah on June 26. |
| Still on the campaign trail in North Carolina on Wednesday, Gingrich said: "You have to at some point be honest about what's happening in the real world as opposed to what you would like to have happened." | Still on the campaign trail in North Carolina on Wednesday, Gingrich said: "You have to at some point be honest about what's happening in the real world as opposed to what you would like to have happened." |
| He added: "We're working out the details of our transition, and we'll have information for the press in the next couple of days." | He added: "We're working out the details of our transition, and we'll have information for the press in the next couple of days." |
| Gingrich's campaign team said he is planning to make his announcement in the Washington area next week, possibly Tuesday. The delay is to allow time for family, friends and supporters to join him. | Gingrich's campaign team said he is planning to make his announcement in the Washington area next week, possibly Tuesday. The delay is to allow time for family, friends and supporters to join him. |
| His decision comes after his failure to win the Delaware primary on Tuesday. Romney won all five primaries contested that day. Gingrich, short of cash, concentrated his efforts on Delaware in hopes of pulling off an upset. | His decision comes after his failure to win the Delaware primary on Tuesday. Romney won all five primaries contested that day. Gingrich, short of cash, concentrated his efforts on Delaware in hopes of pulling off an upset. |
| But Republicans in the state voted overwhelmingly for Romney, 56% to 27%. Gingrich had vowed to remain in the race until the party convention in Tampa, Florida, in August. | But Republicans in the state voted overwhelmingly for Romney, 56% to 27%. Gingrich had vowed to remain in the race until the party convention in Tampa, Florida, in August. |
| Even though Paul is still in the race, Romney is so far ahead that Paul has no realistic chance of catching him. The Republican national committee recognised this Wednesday, declaring Romney the "presumptive" nominee. He will be formally declared the party's presidential candidate at the Tampa convention. | Even though Paul is still in the race, Romney is so far ahead that Paul has no realistic chance of catching him. The Republican national committee recognised this Wednesday, declaring Romney the "presumptive" nominee. He will be formally declared the party's presidential candidate at the Tampa convention. |
| Reince Priebus, the chairman of the committee, said the party organisation was now at Romney's disposal. "Governor Romney's strong performance and delegate count at this stage of the primary process has made him our party's presumptive nominee. In order to maximise our efforts I have directed my staff at the RNC to open lines of communication with the Romney campaign." | Reince Priebus, the chairman of the committee, said the party organisation was now at Romney's disposal. "Governor Romney's strong performance and delegate count at this stage of the primary process has made him our party's presumptive nominee. In order to maximise our efforts I have directed my staff at the RNC to open lines of communication with the Romney campaign." |
| Gingrich, 68, fought a spirited campaign, winning initial support through bullish debate performances. He pulled off one of the biggest surprises of the primary season when he defeated Romney in South Carolina, but he could not capitalise on that in the next state, Florida, where he was crushed by millions of dollars in negative ads from the Romney camp. He secured only one other win, his home state of Georgia. | Gingrich, 68, fought a spirited campaign, winning initial support through bullish debate performances. He pulled off one of the biggest surprises of the primary season when he defeated Romney in South Carolina, but he could not capitalise on that in the next state, Florida, where he was crushed by millions of dollars in negative ads from the Romney camp. He secured only one other win, his home state of Georgia. |
| He was almost totally dependent on cash from a rich backer, Sheldon Adelson, the Las Vegas hotelier and casino owner. | He was almost totally dependent on cash from a rich backer, Sheldon Adelson, the Las Vegas hotelier and casino owner. |
| Even though Gingrich cut back drastically on campaigning to preserve funds, he continued to ramp up expenses and ended March with $4.3m in debt, according to returns to the Federal Election Commission last weekend. The debt included $1m for private jets. | Even though Gingrich cut back drastically on campaigning to preserve funds, he continued to ramp up expenses and ended March with $4.3m in debt, according to returns to the Federal Election Commission last weekend. The debt included $1m for private jets. |
| With the chances of him winning the nomination diminishing week after week, news organisations began pulling reporters from his campaign and media coverage began to dry up. In recent weeks, he has been barely in the news apart from when a penguin bit his finger on a visit to the St Louis zoo. | With the chances of him winning the nomination diminishing week after week, news organisations began pulling reporters from his campaign and media coverage began to dry up. In recent weeks, he has been barely in the news apart from when a penguin bit his finger on a visit to the St Louis zoo. |
| In North Carolina, which holds its primary on May 8, Gingrich conceded the scale of Romney's wins in the Delaware, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Pennsylvania primaries. "Now, you have to give him some credit. I mean this guy's worked six years, put together a big machine, and has put together a serious campaign," Gingrich said. | In North Carolina, which holds its primary on May 8, Gingrich conceded the scale of Romney's wins in the Delaware, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Pennsylvania primaries. "Now, you have to give him some credit. I mean this guy's worked six years, put together a big machine, and has put together a serious campaign," Gingrich said. |
| He added: "I think obviously that I would be a better candidate, but the objective fact is the voters didn't think that. And I also think it's very, very important that we be unified." | He added: "I think obviously that I would be a better candidate, but the objective fact is the voters didn't think that. And I also think it's very, very important that we be unified." |
| The conciliatory tone contrasts with the many bitter comments from Gingrich about Romney during the campaign. | The conciliatory tone contrasts with the many bitter comments from Gingrich about Romney during the campaign. |
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