THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: Newt Gingrich looked ready to cede a string of Republican Party primary contests this month to Mitt Romney, who is poised to triumph in today's winner-takes-all vote in Florida, but was determined to fight on.
Outgunned financially and facing the pro-Romney states of Nevada and Michigan, Gingrich campaign strategists were setting their sights on March and more friendly contests in the south where the former House Speaker can expect to benefit from bigger numbers of Tea Party and conservative Republicans.
They drew comfort, too, from future contests in which delegates would be apportioned according to how many votes candidates won, unlike in Florida where the winner collects all 50.
''Regardless of the message the Romney campaign wants to push and the media wants to deliver, this race is just getting started,'' wrote Mr Gingrich's national political director in a memo to staff and donors. » | Simon Mann | Wednesday, February 01, 2012