Newt: 'I Will Go All The Way To The Convention'

Gingrich: I'll Go All the Way to the Convention

by Joy Lin | January 28, 2012

Port St. Lucie, Fla. -- Whether or not he wins Florida, Newt Gingrich says, "I will go all the way to the convention. I expect to win the nomination."

Mitt Romney's surrogates have been appearing at every one of Newt Gingrich's rallies in the Sunshine State, but the tactic hasn't seemed to draw much reaction from the former House speaker, who on Saturday turned most of his attention to President Obama on the stump. He focused on three things "that matter to Florida ... jobs, housing, and space."

Hundreds of supporters gathered on the well-manicured lawns of the PGA museum here to listen to Gingrich, waving miniature flags and squinting in the sunlight as the candidate walked onto a stage that had been decorated with red, white, and blue bunting.

"People ask me what can we do about getting more jobs in America? And the answer is: defeat Barack Obama!" Gingrich began. "People say what can we do about housing foreclosure problem in Florida? The answer is defeat Barack Obama! People ask about the price of gasoline and the answer is: defeat Barack Obama!"