(21 Jan 2012) HEADLINE: Gingrich wins big in SC, but what's next?
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CAPTION: Newt Gingrich scored a huge upset victory over Mitt Romney in South Carolina' s Republican primary. But it's not clear that momentum from the win will provide a big boost in the contests ahead. (Jan. 21)
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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FEW DAYS MAKES IN THIS ROLLERCOASTER POLITICAL PRIMARY SEASON.
TRAILING MITT ROMNEY BY AS MUCH AS DOUBLE DIGITS A WEEK AGO, NEWT GINGRICH HAS HAD ANOTHER RESURGENCE... AND AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT TIME.
THE FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER ROAD THE WAVE OF MOMENTUM TO A SOUTH CAROLINA VICTORY SATURDAY NIGHT... ENSURING THIS G-O-P PRIMARY RACE IS FAR FROM OVER.
{SOT: Newt Gingrich}
"We don't have the kind of money that at least one of the candidates has...And we proved here in South Carolina that people powered with the right ideas beats big money. (Cheers)"
IT'S BEEN A STRONG PAST FEW DAYS FOR GINGRICH, WHO, FROM GEORGIA, WAS BANKING ON A RESURGENCE IN THE NATION'S FIRST SOUTHERN PRIMARY.
HE WON THE ENDORSEMENT OF FORMER RIVAL RICK PERRY, WHO DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE ON THURSDAY...
BUT IT WAS A PAIR OF FIERY DEBATE PERFORMANCES THAT MAY HAVE SEALED THE DEAL AND PUSHED HIM OVER THE TOP.
{SOT: Robert Oldendick, Political Scientist, University of South Carolina }
"Monday night, he really gave a stellar performance... Thursday night, he was able to win the whole debate in the first five minutes..That helped him gain support. In contrast, Mitt Romney had a really bad week."
AFTER UNDERWHELMING FOURTH PLACE FINISHES IN BOTH IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, GINGRICH NEEDED A WIN TO PROPEL HIS CANDIDACY FORWARD.
BUT DESPITE A STRONG FINISH HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, GINGRICH STILL HAS AN UPHILL BATTLE AHEAD...
{SOT: Chuck Babington, Associated Press}
We go to Florida, that should be an advantage to Romney who has more money and organization than anyone else. And after Florida, we have other states that are good for him... Nevada, which has a lot of mormans, Michigan, where his father was Governor..."
AND GINGRICH DIDN"T WASTE ANY TIME TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON HIS SOUTH CAROLINA MOMENTUM...
{SOT: Newt Gingrich}
"I need your help to reaching out to people in Florida,,, I need your help in finding anyone who believes in what we're doing and tell them to go to Newt.Org."
EXIT POLLS REVEALED THAT MORE THAN HALF OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S VOTERS PICKED THEIR CANDIDATE OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...
THE GINGRICH CAMP IS HOPING TO TAKE THIS NIGHT'S MOMENTUM AND HAVE A SIMILAR RESULT IN FLORIDA.
KELLY DASCHLE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, COLUMBIA, SC
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