Las Vegas (CNN) - On his heels after two straight primary defeats to rival Mitt Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich insists he is in the Republican presidential race until the August nominating convention.

However, Gingrich is scaling back some expectations, outlining a survival strategy while continuing to boldly predict he will remain a viable force in the four-man race.

Orlando (CNN) - After a bruising 10 days in Florida, Newt Gingrich wasn't conceding anything to Mitt Romney after a devastating, momentum-shifting loss in the state's primary.

Instead, Gingrich appeared to be more emboldened to be the conservative alternative to Romney as the campaign for the Republican nomination enters a stretch of low-stakes contests in February.