Newt Gingrich Cancels Event Due To Poor Attendance

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Newt Gingrich has cancelled a campaign appearance in South Carolina because of poor attendance.

The Republican presidential candidate was scheduled to speak to the Southern Republican Leadership on Friday. But a campaign spokesman told reporters that he would no longer be appearing due to poor attendance.

There were just a few dozen people in the audience at the College of Charleston's arena, where the event was taking place. The conference has suffered from low attendance all week but Gingrich rival Rick Santorum went ahead and addressed the group on Thursday.

Gingrich's spokesman said skipping the stop would give the former House speaker more time at his next scheduled event, a tour of a children's hospital.

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Comments

[Scurvydog74]

11:03 AM on 01/21/2012

He heard that only a handful of attendees had worn their white hooded robes and decided to move on to the next event.

[Zen0469]

11:28 AM on 01/21/2012

What's a_Klan_rally without the appropriate regalia?

[johndab]

09:26 AM on 01/21/2012

S.C. Gopers still haven't made up their minds from this poor field. There will be a lot of nose holding today.

[spinnerator]

08:38 AM on 01/21/2012

From the TV that I watched, none of the candidates had good attendance at their respective events. Everyone was at the Colbert/Cain event.

[Zen0469]

11:30 AM on 01/21/2012

Go Stephen!

[bobncar]

01:46 PM on 01/21/2012

One can only hope that Stephen Colbert is the catalyst that brings the Political world to it's senses and political PACS are eliminated in such a way that the Supreme Court decision for Citizens vs United is nullified now and forever... Who better Than Colbert for in your face satire?

PRESIDENT Obama 2012

[jsgaetano]

07:11 AM on 01/21/2012

Reminds me of all those amazing speeches Newt gave to an empty room.

[Wilbur]

11:16 AM on 01/21/2012

An empty suit speaking to an empty room. Something poetic about that!

Wilbur (from Wisconsin)

[Zen0469]

11:31 AM on 01/21/2012

Indeed. It resonates with the soul.

[clearthinker2008]

06:59 AM on 01/21/2012

Why would he tour a kid's hospital, he's wants to pull a few of them out to clean the hospital to help pay for their care?

[msbeal]

09:01 AM on 01/21/2012

I had similar thoughts. Maybe he was trolling for some hard-up custodial workers.

[Wilbur]

11:18 AM on 01/21/2012

Or, perhaps he was morphing into his "General Patton" persona and was intending to yell at some kids for pretending to be sick. THAT certainly would raise his profile even further with the White Knights of the Ku Klux GOP!

Wilbur (from Wisconsin)

[Zen0469]

11:32 AM on 01/21/2012

Wilbur, you are on a roll!

[sdwood]

05:43 AM on 01/21/2012

If this guy will blow off his supporters, what will he do to the country if elected. If this guy will tell lies to his wifes and cheat on one or 2 of them after pledging to GOD he would be faithful to them, what will he do to this country. If this guy can be so disrespectful at the last debate to the host for asking a question about his life issues, how can we know that if elected to the White House, that he will not just tell the country to "GO F--- YOURSELF, I'M PRESIDENT and do just what he wants. Who ever is elected by the people is there to serve and work for us. One of the best ways to know how a person will do in is to know what and how that person acted in the past. Past actions will predict future actions.

[Zen0469]

11:34 AM on 01/21/2012

In a word, loot it.

[JimWind]

11:36 AM on 01/21/2012

Behavior is consistent. His do as I say and not as I do confirms this.

[mutton]

05:40 AM on 01/21/2012

I gotta think that if Newt doesn't win, he's out for good. If this surge, and Mitt's gaffes, aren't enough to get him a win in a southern state, he really doesn't have much chance with the rest of the nation.

[Zen0469]

11:35 AM on 01/21/2012

Feel the power, experience the surge .............

[Jim Pasterczyk]

04:42 AM on 01/21/2012

Like another infamous Republican, I guess he had better things to do with his time.

[gted1954]

03:43 AM on 01/21/2012

Cancel an event do to poor attendance...not a good sign :{

[LVNVprog]

02:48 AM on 01/21/2012

Wow, who convinced these Republican Candidates to run. I see not a single detailed plan on what needs to be done, except criticizing Pres. Obama on his failures. Never mentioning they have been the Obstructionists for every program that would speed the recovery from the absolute horror he inherited from them.

[JimWind]

11:38 AM on 01/21/2012

They have a plan, destroy the middle class,make the rich richer and the poor poorer.

[sheaftosser]

12:49 AM on 01/21/2012

Once you get past the gaffes, racism and lies these guys are, at the core, very boring people with a severe lack of charisma.

[ross nichols]

06:56 AM on 01/21/2012

Lack of charisma-? they are repulsive-especially Gingrich!

[Edward Starsmith]

11:07 AM on 01/21/2012

Sheaftosser said to get past the racism and lies, which makes up the majority of what they present. If you take those away from Newt, you can see that he's incredibly self focused and boring. About as deep as a mirror.

Not unlike the entire field of candidates.

[Zen0469]

11:39 AM on 01/21/2012

Revulsion/repulsion oozes from every pore.

Model some_tighty_whiteys for Sears, Newt. They'd love ya for it ..................

[Wilbur]

11:20 AM on 01/21/2012

Charisma ain't all they lack. Try adding compassion, humility, intelligence, character, patriotism, virtue, courage, etc., etc.

Wilbur (from Wisconsin)

[sheaftosser]

12:43 AM on 01/21/2012

Memo to Newt: Did you ever get that sinking feeling you're winning the competition to be the biggest loser in the history of presidential elections next November?

[phoenixbc]

11:32 PM on 01/20/2012

Contrary to the impression one would get from the massive media coverage of these political beauty contests, there are very few people who really care who will be the GOP candidate. For that reason, there are very few people in attendance for any of the events in South Carolina.

[urnumbersix]

11:28 PM on 01/20/2012

For a politician, "...sorry, I have to visit the Children's Hospital"
is a kid's "...the dog ate my homework"
or a ship Captain's "...I tripped and fell into the lifeboat."

Supremely Insulting because you didn't even Try to make up a decent lie....

Santorum may be no more than a Google meme, but at least he buried his ego and showed voters some respect and stayed....

Pitiful.

[megwright]

10:56 AM on 01/21/2012

Gotta agree about Santorum. And as much as I disagree with 99% of what he stands for, I can't help but admire his sincerity. He comes across as personally likeable.

[considerthis]

12:23 PM on 01/21/2012

sure. he's sincere about what he's been bought to say/believe. I don't trust him

[Zen0469]

11:41 AM on 01/21/2012

Exemplary combination!

[Jim Wiggin]

11:15 PM on 01/20/2012

In other words, "You people really don't matter to me." It must have also been embarrassing that Stephen Colbert drew bigger crowds than the candidates on the ballot.

[Zen0469]

11:43 AM on 01/21/2012

Ya gotta love Stephen sticking it to the disingenuous rethuglickan establishment politicos.