Gingrich: 176K donors want me to stay in race

[Julian Englis]

Source: CBS This Morning

Newt Gingrich has been battling calls for him to drop out of the Republican presidential race, after losing both the Mississippi and Alabama primaries Tuesday. But the former House Speaker said today his campaign will continue up to the party's convention in Tampa.

When asked by Charlie Rose under what circumstances he would end his campaign before the convention, Gingrich replied, "Probably none."

"I have 176,000 donors," he said. "Everywhere I went in Illinois yesterday, people came up to me and said, 'Please stay in the race, please represent big ideas, please represent things like $2.50 a gallon gas, a personal Social Security fund.'"

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505267_162-57398658/gingrich-176k-donors-want-me-to-stay-in-race/

[Happyhippychick]

1. Newt, I sincerely want you to stay in the race too.

Don't let the establishment take you out! Fight all the way to the convention! And while you're at it, please give us as much material as possible as to why the other two would make a lousy president.

Kiss kiss!

[nxylas]

2. 175k of those donors are probably Democrats

As you say, he is such a gift to the Obama campaign.

[crookedplacestraight]

4. mhm

A better gift than a new teleprompter even?

[nxylas]

9. Enjoy your stay

I'll have anchovies on my pizza.

[Rincewind]

12. He lasted a whole

5 minutes.

[nxylas]

13. For old times sake

[Fool Count]

10. Not necessarily, some could also be Romney's supporters.

[wordpix]

15. +1 Thanks, Noot, please stay in & I'll send you a few bucks, too

[quakerboy]

3. I wonder why money keeps showing up for newt?

My personal theory is that its Rmoney backers, doing everything in their power to keep Santorum from getting more votes.

[Swede Atlanta]

8. They want a ring from Tiffanys

and only Newt can deliver....

[xxqqqzme]

5. "...please represent

big ideas, please represent things like $2.50 a gallon gas, a personal Social Security fund...."

The man is a (to use my grandmother's ultimate insult) horse's ass

[bluedigger]

6. That has to be a lot more than he's got to vote so far.

Must be some really, really, big primaries coming up.

[Codeine]

7. A whopping 0.05644644002565747 percent of the populace.

You go, Newt.

*crosses fingers and hopes math is right*

[tanyev]

11. Well, 175,999 plus Sheldon Adelson.

And only one of them is making a big difference.

[sofa king]

14. I wonder if he's received that many votes yet?

Turnout in these primaries has been abysmal. Has the number of actual votes for Gingrich exceeded the number of his donors?

I personally think it's time to see Newt tossed overboard. He's too evil to allow him a chance to be within a couple of heartbeats of the White House. He'll stop those hearts to get where he wants to be.