Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Fox News is reporting that sources inside his campaign say presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will end his campaign next week.
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Wednesday, April 25
After losing big to Mitt Romney Tuesday, Newt Gingrich plans to formally leave the Republican presidental race next week, according to Fox news. It is also reported that he will "more than likely," endorse Romney when he makes the announcement. The decision comes on the heals of Romney sweeping the five primaries Tuesday, making it statistically impossible for Gingrich to prevent him for garnering the 1,144 delegates needed to secure the nomination. He is expected to complete his North Carolina schedule next week before making the formal announcement on Tuesday. Gingrich, as a native son, was the popular choice in the March 6 primary in Georgia. Gwinnettians as well as Walton County residents supported him over other candidates. Statewide …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The announcement came Tuesday, April 10.
The New York Times is reporting that Rick Santorum has suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. The news came Tuesday, after Santorum's three-year-old daughter was hospitalized with pneumonia. He did not specify why he was ending his presidential bid, though many suspect it's the probability of Mitt Romney’s nomination, according to the Times. How do you feel about the news of the race suspension? Was it inevitable?
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Wright, Aulbach, Christopher and Gratwick get the nod from voters in Tuesday's runoff election.
The long wait is finally over. Peachtree Corners, at last, has its mayor and all six council members in place and can now begin the process of building a brand new city. Voters elected Alex Wright, Post 3, Jeanne Aulbach, Post 4, Lorri Christopher, Post 5 and Weare Gratwick, Post 6 in Tuesday's runoff election. The March 6 election produced a mayor, Mike Mason, and city council members for Post 1, Phil Sadd, and Post 2, Jay Lowe. But the remaining city council seats for Posts 3, 4, 5 and 6 were undecided resulting in a runoff election. "I'm excited about the people who will be on our city council," said Mason when the results came in Tuesday night. "Now we can really get going." Tuesday also meant the end of an arduous journey for all …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Following the state, voters in Gwinnett County chose Newt Gingrich for their Republican presidential candidate. And, the sale of alcohol on Sundays can now move forward.
Newt Gingrich not only took Georgia, but he landed a majority of the votes in Gwinnett County -- though not more than 50 percent. In Gwinnett County, Gingrich scored 47.33 percent of the vote. Mitt Romney trailed with 28.83 percent of the vote, while Rick Santorum received 16.65 percent of the vote. Ron Paul came in four place with a low 6.52 percent of the vote. Across the county, some 74,234 voters cast their ballots for a Republican nominee, and 5,318 voted in the Democratic primary. In 2008, there were considerably more voters with 81,694 voting in the Republican primary and 68,998 voting Democratic. In addition to the presidential primary, Gwinnett voters also considered whether to approve the sell of alcohol in store on Sunday. That …
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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Newt Gingrich cruised to winning Georgia's Republican presidential primary Tuesday, his one bright spot on a night he finished only as high as third in other Super Tuesday voting. Georgia was among 10 states selecting delegates Tuesday. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won in Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts, Idaho and Alaska. CNN and other networks projected a Romney victory in a tight race in Ohio. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum won in Tennessee, Oklahoma and North Dakota. With 99 percent of Georgia's precincts reporting, Gingrich, the former U.S. House speaker, was leading with 47.2 percent of the vote, followed by Romney at 25.9 percent, Santorum at 19.6 percent and Texas Congressman Ron Paul at 6.6 percent. Romney and …
Monday, March 5, 2012
Ready, set, vote.
Georgia voters head to the polls tomorrow -- Super Tuesday -- to decide who gains the coveted 76 delegates from the state. There are ten states participating in Super Tuesday -- Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. There are 437 delegates between the ten states. (This includes a number of super delegates that are unbound.) Georgia has the most delegates to allot. Here's a few things you need to know for tomorrow: 1. Where should you vote? Thanks to the Secretary of State's office, there is a quick and easy way to figure that out. Click on the "My Vote Page," type in your name, county of residence and birthday, and your polling place information should come up. 2. What time is…
Sunday, March 4, 2012
On the Sunday before Super Tuesday, Mitt Romney stopped at a Snellville, Ga., high school for a bit of campaigning and breakfast.
It's not every day that a presidential candidate stops by a Snellville, Ga., high school, and serves pancakes while he's there. But, that was Mitt Romney on the Sunday before a critically important Super Tuesday, when 76 Georgia delegates will be up for grabs. In a last-minute effort to secure a win, Romney's campaign announced Saturday that they were hosting a pancake brunch at Brookwood High School the following day. One campaign volunteer said about 1,500 people signed up. However, closer to 2,000 people showed up, according to the fire marshal, and some 500 people were forced to stand outside in the cold. No pancakes for them, but speakers were set up so they could hear what was going on inside. Romney, along with his wife, Ann, and …
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Gingrich said that if elected President he would draw on methods he used as House Speaker in the late-1990s to lead the country.
Hopeful Republican presidential nominee Newt Gingrich told his former constituents at Thursday’s Cobb Chamber of Commerce breakfast that if elected he’d attempt turn back the clock to his days as former House Speaker. “First let’s go back to 1998,” he said. “We need to control spending, reform government and balance the federal budget for a generation. This isn’t a theory. It’s what we did. So we know it’s doable. We in this room have been there. This was in our lifetime. Cobb County can take some credit for it because, candidly, if you hadn’t elected me it wouldn’t have happened. Clearly we were all in this together.” Gingrich served as Georgia’s Sixth Congressional Representative for 20 years, four of those as Speaker of the House. While…
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
GOP presidential candidate to speak at Gwinnett Chamber breakfast March 6 at 1818 Club.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has called his home state of Georgia important to his election success in 2012, and he's showing it again by returning to Gwinnett County. The former U.S. House Speaker from Georgia plans to be in Duluth on Super Tuesday (March 6) and speak at a 7:45 a.m. Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Breakfast. Gingrich recently spoke in Suwanee in Gwinnett and in Cumming in Forsyth County. Georgia is among 11 states that will hold primaries or caucuses on March 6, and with 73 delegates at stake, this state is the biggest prize that day. Gingrich will address Gwinnett Chamber members, metro Atlanta business leaders and others on his plans for leading the nation, according to an announcement …
Monday, February 20, 2012
Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum pleaded his case for the Republican nomination by promising to get the country back to its moral founding.
Georgia was certainly on presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s mind as he spoke at First Redeemer Church in Cumming Sunday evening. Lori Vance, who has worked closely with Santorum on the Senate floor to pass a partial birth abortion ban, was among those who arrived hours before the church doors opened. She drove five hours from Tennessee “just to support Rick” and proudly displayed a picture of her and Santorum around her neck. Young Voters Travel Far to Hear Santorum Speak Twenty-three-year-old Kevin Zurrica from Macon believes most people his age aren’t interested in the political process. But he hopes that Santorum will snag the nomination and win the hearts of America’s youth. According to Zurrica, America’s young voters are the key to…
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11:35 am on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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