Gingrich suspends presidential campaign
Posted May 2, 2012 3:40 pm.
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ARLINGTON, Va. – ARLINGTON, Va. – Newt Gingrich officially ended his campaign on Wednesday.
Making the announcement in Virginia, Gingrich thanked a long list of supporters and said the run for the Republican nomination had been “an amazing year” for him and his wife, Callista.
“Suspending the campaign does not mean suspending citizenship,” said Gingrich as he read off a valedictory enumerating his long history of working for what he saw as critical issues for the United States and conservative political victories.
Looking forward to the November election, Gingrich put himself behind Romney’s candidacy by saying there was no choice between him and Obama, who he called the “most radical American president in history.”
But there was little praise for Romney’s candidacy, a reflection of lingering hard feelings after the presumptive nominee crushed him and closest Republican rival Rick Santorum with scorching negative advertisements in the primaries.
Gingrich’s exit leaves presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney and Congressman Ron Paul as the last two Republican candidates.
