Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won Saturday's South Carolina primary in convincing fashion. After having finishing fourth place in Iowa and New Hampshire and whose campaign appeared to be all but dead again, has now received new momentum. With at least 95% of polling places reporting, Gingrich won with 40% of the vote with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney receiving 27% of the vote. Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum received 17% of the vote, and Rep. Ron Paul received 13% of the vote. Based on early returns and exit polls, CNN projected Gingrich the winner.
After having placed fourth in the last two contests, Newt came out ahead in the South Carolina primary with a revived campaign. I guarantee much of the credit for Newt's resurgence in South Carolina will be due to his debate performances on both Monday night at the Fox News/Wall Street Journal Debate and the CNN Debate on Thursday night. On Monday night Fox News Analyst Juan Williams asked Gingrich a question about poor black children lacking a work ethic and Newt told Williams that poor children need to work in their schools as a janitor. He also said that President Obma was a food stamp president. That would enable them to earn money and it would teach them a strong work ethic as well. His response undoubtedly reinvigorated Gingrich's campaign. On Thursday evening John King, the moderator of the debate asked Gingrich to comment on his wife's interview with ABC when she told them that Gingrich wanted an "open marriage" when they were married years ago. Newt told them he thought it was ridiculous that CNN would open the debate with that kind of question and that what his wife told them was false. There are sources which say what Newt said about his ex-wife is false. Click on the above link from CNN.com to read the story about Gingrich's victory.
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