“This is over”: Fox contributor declares an end to GOP primary after meaningless Fox Business debate
Newt Gingrich: “And I actually think that this should be the last debate. Just let’s go on, accept the fact that Trump will be the nominee”
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Citation From the September 28, 2023, edition of Fox Business’ Kudlow
NEWT GINGRICH (FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR): Well, in my mind — Callista and I watched both debates, and our conclusion after last night was basically that this is over. Nobody’s going to break out. Nobody is going to be particularly aggressive. I mean, look, I think DeSantis has a great story in Florida. I think Tim Scott’s a wonderful U.S. Senator. I think Nikki Haley has a lot of good things to say.
But you back out of all of that, and you look at it, none of them are going to overtake Trump. Trump’s going to be the nominee. And I actually think that this should be the last debate. Just let’s go on, accept the fact that Trump will be the nominee, and figure out how do we beat Biden and win the Senate and increase our majority in the House. I think wasting the next six months dancing around makes no sense at all, because none of these guys can break through.
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LARRY KUDLOW (HOST): Yeah, you know, Newt — 100%. That's all I can say — 100%.