Will money trouble sink Newt Gingrich's campaign?

The bad news keeps coming for Newt Gingrich. Since his win in South Carolina's primary last month, the former House speaker has been trounced in five states. His campaign, which was down to its last $600,000 before Florida's Jan. 31 vote, has found it increasingly hard to raise cash in the wake of Mitt Romney's landslide win there. And now comes what could be the worst news of all: Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, whose family has donated $11 million to the pro-Gingrich Winning Our Future super PAC, has decided to stop sending checks, according to Bloomberg. Will this make it impossible for Gingrich to mount a comeback? Newt is finished: Sheldon Adelson "rescued Newt Gingrich's campaign in its early days," says Jaywon Choe at Business Insider. Now "he may have just buried it." With Gingrich performing poorly in state after state, Adelson has reportedly met with Mitt Romney, a clear sign he's exploring other options. Even "more alarming" for Newt is that "as money seems to be flooding out" of his camp, it appears to be flowing into his conservative rival Rick Santorum's campaign and super PAC.
"Billionaire Gingrich contributor to cut support"

Gingrich's conservative fire can save him: Gingrich can still "revive his campaign," says Tony Lee at Human Events, by reminding conservatives of the bold ideas that once pushed him to the top of the polls — an optional 15 percent flat tax, curbing the influence of liberal activist judges, and eliminating the capital gains tax.
"Gingrich will try to reset campaign at CPAC"

Newt's odds of a resurgence are getting worse: Gingrich's challenge after Florida "was to stay relevant until Super Tuesday" on March 6, says Justin Sink at The Hill. That means "raising money and solidifying his position as the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney." Obviously, Santorum's wins in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri made it tougher for Newt to claim he's the Right's best bet. And without Adelson's money, he can't "match Romney in advertising." Newt will likely wind up "limping into the Super Tuesday contests."
"Report: Adelson done giving to Gingrich as funding dries up"

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Will money trouble sink Newt Gingrich's campaign?

The former House speaker is running on financial fumes. And now his super PAC patron is reportedly cutting him off The bad news keeps coming for Newt Gingrich. Since his win in South Carolina's primary last month, the former House speaker has been trounced in five states. His campaign, which was down to its last $600,000 before Florida's Jan. 31 vote, has found it increasingly hard to raise cash in the wake of Mitt Romney's landslide win there. And now comes what could be the worst news of all: Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, whose family has donated $11 million to the pro-Gingrich Winning Our Future super PAC, has decided to stop sending checks, according to Bloomberg. Will this make it impossible for Gingrich to mount a comeback?

Newt is finished: Sheldon Adelson "rescued Newt Gingrich's campaign in its early days," says Jaywon Choe at Business Insider. Now "he may have just buried it." With Gingrich performing poorly in state after state, Adelson has reportedly met with Mitt Romney, a clear sign he's exploring other options. Even "more alarming" for Newt is that "as money seems to be flooding out" of his camp, it appears to be flowing into his conservative rival Rick Santorum's campaign and super PAC.
"Billionaire Gingrich contributor to cut support"

Gingrich's conservative fire can save him: Gingrich can still "revive his campaign," says Tony Lee at Human Events, by reminding conservatives of the bold ideas that once pushed him to the top of the polls — an optional 15 percent flat tax, curbing the influence of liberal activist judges, and eliminating the capital gains tax.
"Gingrich will try to reset campaign at CPAC"

Newt's odds of a resurgence are getting worse: Gingrich's challenge after Florida "was to stay relevant until Super Tuesday" on March 6, says Justin Sink at The Hill. That means "raising money and solidifying his position as the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney." Obviously, Santorum's wins in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri made it tougher for Newt to claim he's the Right's best bet. And without Adelson's money, he can't "match Romney in advertising." Newt will likely wind up "limping into the Super Tuesday contests."
"Report: Adelson done giving to Gingrich as funding dries up"

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Time for Newt Gingrich's 'political sugar daddy' to jump ship?

As Newt's campaign flounders, Romney has been urging casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson to stop bankrolling a pro-Newt super PAC, and back Mitt instead

As Mitt Romney sees the Republican presidential nomination coming within reach, he and his supporters have been discreetly reaching out to Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino executive who has been keeping Newt Gingrich's presidential hopes alive, say Jeff Zeleny and Jim Rutenberg in The New York Times. Romney wants Adelson to stop adding to the $10 million that the casino mogul and his wife have given to a pro-Gingrich super PAC, Winning Our Future — which has used the cash to crank out brutal anti-Romney ads. Adelson has made it clear that he will back Romney if he's the GOP nominee, but he plans to stick by Gingrich's side as long as he remains in the race. But would Gingrich's "political sugar daddy" get more for his money if he hopped on the Romney bandwagon now?

Adelson should dump Newt: After Gingrich's "wipeout loss" in Saturday's Nevada caucuses, says Jonathan S. Tobin at Commentary, Adelson sees the writing on the wall. He's "keenly aware that other pro-Israel Republicans have not rallied to Gingrich's banner, and he knows Romney is the likely nominee." Adelson might not be willing to publicly dump his old pal, but he's likely written his "last $5 million check" to him, which will severely hamper Gingrich's ability to stay in the race.
"Adelson may be ready to bail on Gingrich"

But if Adelson ditches Newt, the fight won't be fair: "You have got to be kidding me," says William A. Jacobson at Legal Insurrection. "It's not enough for Romney to outspend Newt several times over, he has to try to cut off Newt's funding?" That would only serve to make this lopsided contest even more one-sided. The Romney camp should be ashamed of itself.
"Romney tries to cut off Newt's super PAC funding"

Romney will get plenty of help from Adelson eventually: Gingrich's "moneybags Nevada billionaire" doesn't seem inclined to dump him just yet, says Jessica Pielko at Care2. But even if Newt's sugar daddy keeps the checks coming a little longer, Adelson "is very much open" to shifting his loyalty to Romney during the general election campaign against President Obama. "Sounds like Gingrich is in another 'open' relationship."
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