A day after his loss to Mitt Romney in the Nevada caucus, Newt Gingrich was fielding questions over whether he was going to quit his campaign and what his strategy would be if he continued. Gingrich answered by telling CNN and other media outlets on Sunday that he intends to move forward and is looking to regain his lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination by focusing on Southern states.
Here is some of the information regarding Gingrich's campaign.
* Gingrich will be conducting a bus tour throughout Ohio today and Wednesday. He is reportedly making sure he has a presence in the state before residents can begin early voting, according to the Washington Post.
* In the days before Super Tuesday, scheduled for March 6, he is reportedly focusing on increasing his presence in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Texas. Texas has 155 delegates.
* It was announced Sunday that Gingrich's bid to be on the GOP ballot in Virginia had failed. His campaign was not able to obtain the required number of signatures, which means he will not be able to compete for the state's 46 delegates.
* A GOP candidate must accumulate 1,144 of the 2,286 in order to win the Republican nomination. The Republican National Committee on Monday announced Romney had 73 delegates to Gingrich's 29 going into the three nonbinding contests today in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado, according to the Washington Examiner.
* Gingrich also faces challenges in the upcoming Missouri primary, as well as the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses. He is trailing Romney and Rick Santorum in Colorado and Missouri, according to Public Policy Polling, while Minnesota looks to be a toss-up that could end up opting for any of the four candidates.
* Gingrich has said his campaign strategy going forward will largely focus on the contrasts between the positions taken by himself and Romney on the issues, specifically his opponent's tax policies, which he alleges bear a striking resemblance to President Barack Obama's, and the fact he feels Romney is too "timid," according to Reuters.
* Gingrich has also said he hopes to draw even with Romney in regards to his overall delegate totals before Super Tuesday voting.
* Super Tuesday will determine the distribution of 437 delegates from 10 states.
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