Gingrich Pins Hopes on New Theme: Cheap Gas

Mitt doesn't understand importance of lowering prices, Newt says

(NEWSER) - Mitt Romney recently panned Newt Gingrich's promise of $2.50-per-gallon gasoline if he's elected president, and Gingrich fired back today on Fox & Friends , claiming Romney just doesn't understand the importance of lowering the price. "If you’re Mitt Romney and you’re rich enough, maybe you don’t get it—$2.50-a-gallon gasoline is more than responsible. It was $1.13 when I was speaker, it was $1.89 when Barack Obama was sworn in as president." More»

Romney 'said things ... that weren't true,' Newt tells CNN

(NEWSER) - For those of you who thought the next words out of Newt Gingrich’s mouth on national television would be an endorsement of Mitt Romney, think again. Despite his ( painfully drawn-out ) exit from the race , Gingrich was on CNN yesterday to once again point out that “the Romney campaign said things that weren’t true.” More»

Comedy Central offers parody of 'Goodnight Moon'

(NEWSER) - Now that Newt Gingrich has finally , finally , finally dropped out of the presidential race, Comedy Central bids him adieu with an inspired take on a classic children’s book. It’s a "storybook farewell to Newt Gingrich's campaign, which we'll always remember for its nuanced policy positions and bold vision of ... ah, screw it. We'll remember the moon colony thing ," reads the introduction to "Goodnight Moon Colony," spotted by Space.com . More»

Newt formally bows out of 2012 presidential race

(NEWSER) - Newt Gingrich spoke the words today: "I am suspending the campaign." And with that, he formally dropped out of the 2012 race, reports AP . Gingrich said it had been an "amazing year" for him and Callista, and he pledged to stay involved in national issues. "I'm cheerfully going to take back up the issue of space," he said. Also on the horizon: paying off $4.5 million in campaign debt. Gingrich earlier said he expected Mitt Romney to win this year and in 2016, meaning he thinks he's out of the presidential running for good. More»

In last hours of candidacy, Newt explains he's getting too old

(NEWSER) - One more stop on the Newt Gingrich 2012 Exit Tour : an interview last night with USA Today . In it, Gingrich revealed that he does plan to officially endorse Romney, just not for a few weeks (the two have a joint appearance planned). Other revelations:

• His big regret: "Not being smarter about how to run." If he could do it all over again, he would have ditched all the consultants and gone "more outside the mainstream" by pushing ideas like brain research.