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brooklynite

(94,737 posts)
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 09:55 AM Aug 2012

Newt Gingrich releases his delegates

Source: NY Daily News

WASHINGTON — One-time Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is asking the delegates he won during the GOP primary race to support the presumptive nominee, Mitt Romney.

In an open letter to delegates released Tuesday, Gingrich says it’s time for all Republicans to come together to defeat President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

Gingrich says he is releasing all delegates bound or pledged to his candidacy under any and all state laws or party rules.

A former speaker of the House, Gingrich won just two primaries, in South Carolina and his home state of Georgia. At one time he vowed to challenge Romney all the way to the nominating convention if Romney lacked a majority of delegates to win the nomination outright. But Romney gained the number of delegates he needed.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79970.html?hp=r1



Now can I have a speaking gig?
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Newt Gingrich releases his delegates (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2012 OP
Here's video of Newt releasing his delegates... Ian David Aug 2012 #1
LOL! Perfect! randome Aug 2012 #5
Anyone want to bet he's getting his campaign debt paid off by some fatcats davidpdx Aug 2012 #2
Or, maybe he's getting what he really wants: SDjack Aug 2012 #4
Nah, I think it has to be money davidpdx Aug 2012 #6
He won't get a speaking gig, he would upstage Mittens.. snooper2 Aug 2012 #3

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
2. Anyone want to bet he's getting his campaign debt paid off by some fatcats
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 10:02 AM
Aug 2012

in return for his delegates being released?

 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
3. He won't get a speaking gig, he would upstage Mittens..
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 10:09 AM
Aug 2012

can't be having that be the meme now can we LOL...

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