Gingrich says home state win will be crucial
Washington (CNN) - Newt Gingrich conceded Sunday that losing his home state of Georgia in the upcoming Super Tuesday primaries in March would "badly" weaken his candidacy.
Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Gingrich added that if either of his chief rivals for the Republican presidential nomination lose their home states - Mitt Romney in Michigan and Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania - they also would be "badly, badly weakened."
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