◼ Gingrich says he will now focus his efforts on persuading GOP delegates to adopt a series of platform proposals that will hold Romney to conservative positions. - Byron York/Washington Examiner
Gingrich still has supporters who want him to go all the way. "Things can turn on a dime," says Karen Winterling, Gingrich's Maryland coordinator, who believes Romney might still blow himself up with a gaffe or major campaign mistake. "Something could happen and Newt could go right to the top."
"Look, I don't have the hubris to say, I came in third in collecting delegates, so I'm now going to dictate the platform," Gingrich says at lunch. "What I am going to say is that this represents my honest thoughts ... about what America needs."
"You may ultimately lose the battle of candidacy, but that doesn't mean you lose the battle of ideas."
