A supporter listens to Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich during a campaign stop at Xtreme Manufacturing, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 in Las Vegas.
Evan Vucci, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — Newt Gingrich said Thursday he believes "we should care about the very poor," unlike GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney.
And fresh off a defeat in Florida, the Republican is challenging the state's winner-take-all policy that allows Romney to scoop up all 50 available delegates.
Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond said the campaign was sending the Republican Party of Florida a letter asking them to enforce rules that say delegates should be awarded proportionally.
Touring a Las Vegas manufacturing plant on Thursday, Gingrich tied Romney and Democratic President Barack Obama together and tried to contrast himself against them.
Gingrich said Romney and Obama think all the poor need is a safety net.
But the former House speaker said what the poor really need is a trampoline "so they can spring up."
Gingrich's comments were a clear jab at Romney, who said earlier this week that he is focused on helping the middle class because poor people have a safety net.
Gingrich was campaigning in Nevada ahead of Saturday's GOP caucuses there.
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Hopefully people will read the entire quote from Romney, who does care about the poor. What he said was that the poor have support (a safety net) and help in the form of food stamps, medicaid, etc. Romney was saying that he also won't focus on More..
Republicans.
The only time they care about the poor...
is in sparring matches.
@Pagan
"Republicans. The only time they care about the poor...is in sparring matches."
Do you truly believe that? Or is that comment intended only to provoke? You can find no example of a Republican donating to charity or More..