Gingrich backing Rudy or Huckabee?
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On this morning’s Today show, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich — who was at one point rumored to be considering a White House run — seemed to imply that he was torn between supporting former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Gov. Mike Huckabee.
“I’m not endorsing him… But I’ve said everywhere, and I cite him in every speech I give, if you look at New York is like today, and you look at the remarkable drop in crime, this is the safest large city in America. And it’s worth studying what Giuliani did here.”
Just FYI, over in the Corner a little while back, Mark Levin blogged that Gingrich was helping Huckabee behind the scenes, along with Dick Morris.
If he does want to back Rudy or Huckabee, he better do it soon. Such an endorsement would have probably been most helpful in South Carolina, but with less than four days to go, that’s not an option. He could always be waiting for just before Florida on Jan. 29 or his native Georgia, which votes on Super Tuesday, to make an endorsement.
Or perhaps he just won’t back anyone.
In Georgia, rumor was that Newt was going to run IF Thompson opted out. Since Thompson obviously decided to run, Newt didn’t.
If Thompson drops out after SC, however, Newt may endorse another candidate. I’d like to think that he would endorse Giuliani over Huckabee as Rudy’s leadership style is closer to his own…but that may be wishful thinking on my part since I’m a Giuliani supporter! haha