Newt Gingrich convincingly beats Mitt Romney to win the South Carolina primary, the latest leg of the battle for the Republican candidacy in the US presidential election.
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AP - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, dealing a sharp setback to former front-runner Mitt Romney and abruptly scrambling the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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In a stunning turnaround, Newt Gingrich won Saturday's South Carolina GOP presidential primary, and thanked voters "who decided to be with us in changing Washington." FULL STORY
Newt Gingrich told supporters chanting, "USA, USA," at his South Carolina primary victory party on Saturday night that they had captured the heart of his campaign.
Even before losing to Newt Gingrich by a large margin Saturday night in South Carolina, Romney's team began to look ahead to Florida, where the campaign hoped a big lead in fundraising and on-the-ground organization could help him regain his momentum.
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