Newt Gingrich Wins.  What It Means.  —  “The base is revolting because they swept the GOP back into relevance in Washington just under two years ago and they have been thanked with contempt ever since.”  —  No candidate has won the GOP nomination for President without winning South Carolina since Ronald Reagan in 1980.

Romney Aide: Newt Win Will Help Mitt  —  “When we go up against Newt, it helps us in the general election,” says the aide.  It's all about the Gestalt.  —  (Getty Images / EMMANUEL DUNAND)  —  COLUMBIA, South Carolina — A senior Romney campaign official told BuzzFeed Saturday …

South Carolina primary exit polls: 2/3rds say debates mattered  —  Nearly two out of three South Carolina Republican primary voters say the recent Republican presidential debates played an important factor in their decision, according to early CBS News exit polls - a good sign for Newt Gingrich …

Ron Paul looks ahead, says GOP contest will be ‘a long, hard slog’  —  Ron Paul made clear he had no plans to drop out of the presidential race despite placing fourth in the South Carolina Republican primary on Saturday.  —  In a speech where the Texas congressman touched …

New Romney surrogate says Gingrich could cost GOP Congress  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. — A new surrogate for Mitt Romney warned Saturday night that if Newt Gingrich is the nominee he could give Democrats united control of Congress.  —  Henry Barbour, a top Rick Perry fundraiser who endorsed Mitt Romney …

Gingrich Wins South Carolina Primary, Upending G.O.P. Race  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. - Surprising his rivals and upending the Republican race for the presidency, Newt Gingrich won the pivotal South Carolina primary Saturday, just 10 days after a fourth-place finish in New Hampshire left the impression his candidacy was all but dead.

Gingrich wins South Carolina primary, Fox News projects  —  Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary, Fox News projects, further scrambling an already volatile presidential race which has produced three different winners in three states as the candidates head next to Florida.

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On Newt Gingrich S.C. primary win, Karl Rove says thank John King  —  After Newt Gingrich was declared the winner of the South Carolina primary Saturday night, Karl Rove suggested that the candidate has CNN's John King to thank for his victory in the Palmetto State.