Even after Romney’s convincing victory in Florida where he
met, if not succeeded expectations, Gingrich has vowed to stay in the
race. However, as David Hawkings at CQ Roll
Call says, Newt’s prospects for scoring some victories over the next few weeks
aren’t great.
But where does
Gingrich go to try to stage his third big comeback of the campaign, with 46
states to go? Not the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, which Romney has in hand
thanks to the organizational help of fellow Mormons. Not Tuesday’s caucuses in
Colorado and Minnesota, where he’s done minimal work. Not Missouri’s
non-binding primary, where Rick Santorum is making a significant push. Not
Maine, where Ron Paul has reason to hope for an actual caucus win. Not the
primaries four Tuesdays from now in Arizona (where John McCain has Romney’s
back) or Michigan (where Romney is still a favorite son). It won't be Virginia,
where he's not even the ballot. The best answer is probably Texas — assuming
Rick Perry follows through with his promise to do whatever he can to help
Gingrich reap as many of the 155 delegates as possible. But that’s not until
April 3.
So, Newt may be able to round up enough money to stay in the
race for awhile but it looks like Romney is going to remain securely in the
lead for some time to come. No wonder
Romney is already pivoting to focus on Obama and Obama is beginning to strike
out a Mitt.
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