Newt Gingrich’s campaign team resigns en masse
(Reuters) – Key members of Republican Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign team resigned on Thursday in a devastating blow to his 2012 election hopes.
Rick Tyler, who quit as Gingrich’s spokesman, cited “a difference of opinion on how to move forward” as the reason he, campaign manager Rob Johnson, senior strategist Dave Carney and others left the campaign.
The mass exodus from Gingrich’s campaign, which has sputtered from the beginning, could scare off would-be financial contributors and other supporters.
Texas Governor Rick Perry, considering a late entry into the 2012 contest, could benefit since Johnson and Carney are former Perry aides who left his side when he had earlier ruled out a race.
Reuters
6/9/11
Magnolia Tribune
