Gingrich scales back his presidential campaign

By Beth Fouhy

Associated Press

Published: Tuesday, March 27 2012 8:41 p.m. MDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop at Salisbury University on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, in Salisbury, Md.

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Newt Gingrich has laid off a number of staff members in a last ditch effort to take his presidential campaign to the Republican convention.

NEW YORK — Newt Gingrich has laid off a number of staff members in a last ditch effort to take his presidential campaign to the Republican convention.

Senior adviser Randy Evans says several Gingrich staffers have been let go to focus on technological improvements for the campaign.

Evans says the campaign will focus less on field organizing and more on technical enhancements. He calls the decision a matter of cost efficiency for the campaign.

Gingrich has not won a primary since his victory in his home state of Georgia earlier this month. The former House speaker also lost primaries in Alabama and Mississippi and caucuses in Louisiana despite his stated goal of pursuing a Southern strategy that would take him to the GOP nomination.

Campaign layoffs were first reported by Politico.

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JWB

Kaysville, UT

This is maybe the break that Santorum was hoping for as Newt doesn’t have the evangelical support which may be more than money for Santorum. They bring fervor and zeal that may be misguided with their candidate having some of his less than More..

9:22 p.m. March 27, 2012
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