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LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after another big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with “timid” rival Mitt Romney.
Romney, the Republican front-runner, easily thumped Gingrich in Nevada on Saturday for his second consecutive win and third in the first five contests in the state-by-state battle to pick a challenger to face Democratic President Barack Obama in the November election.
The win gave Romney a growing wave of momentum as the race turns to the next round of three contests on Tuesday – in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri – and Maine’s weeklong caucuses that conclude next Saturday.
It also raised questions about Gingrich’s future, but the former U.S. House of Representatives speaker appeared on two national morning talk shows to repeat his vow to stay in the race despite losses in Nevada and last week in Florida.
Gingrich, a former Georgia congressman, hopes his campaign
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