Newt Gingrich has finally made the decision to back out of the GOP race.
Though he has not officially dropped yet, he has made the announcement that he will be announcing his resignation on Wednesday. Though that seems confusing, he had committed himself to several events in North Carolina and has refused to back out of those, prolonging his resignation a few days.
Many voters have questioned why Gingrich has even remained in the race this long, as he never really seemed like a contender.
His prolonged resignation may seem like nothing, but according to The New York Times, it costs taxpayers about $40,000 a day to pay for Mr. Gingrich’s Secret Service detail. With his campaign millions of dollars in debt as of the end of March, it’s hard to see why canceling those few Carolina dates would be so bad.
After his resignation, Gingrich has said he will go on to support and campaign for Mitt Romney as the GOP candidate.
Mitt Romney took five more states on April 24, winning in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, although Paul did gain a few votes. Many still believe Paul is the Republican candidate who can still defeat Romney for the candidacy and later Obama for the presidency.
Now, with Gingrich out of the way, the competition left for Romney to gain the GOP nomination is Ron Paul. Presumably he’ll pull a Hillary, who stayed in the election well into the summer months, and stick it out a bit longer.
Although Hillary Clinton certainly had a lot more going for her in the race, at this point Paul, sadly, doesn’t really seem like a contender anymore. I know others may disagree and I certainly hope he stays alive in the race and fights it out till the very end.
Because, you know, Dallas ‘til I die and Texas forever and all that.
Paul did win 20 of the 24 Minnesota delegates last week based on congressional districts, and Minnesota will be sending 40 delegates to the Republican National Convention come August.
There are other caucuses that Ron Paul is projected to succeed in.
He is projected to win the Iowa and the Minnesota majorities. Although he didn’t win the popular vote in either state, the key to winning is having the most delegates. With victory in these states, Paul would only need three more states to force a nomination vote from the floor at the Republican National Convention on Aug. 27 in Tampa, Fla. Paul is now the only hope for Republicans who aren’t gunning for Romney to go up against Obama.