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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop at the Art Trail Gallery, Florence, SC. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop at the Art Trail Gallery. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

Michael Goodart of Springfield, Missouri sells Ron Paul buttons to trucker Jim Conway of Nashville, Tennessee before Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks at a campaign stop at the Art Trail Gallery, Florence, SC. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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From left, GOP presidential hopefuls Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich take the stage for a debate at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday night. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A boy lays down on the lap of a man in the audience as Republican presidential hopefuls Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich speak at a Presidential Debate held by The South Carolina Republican Party, Fox News Channel, The Wall Street Journal, and Twitter at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, SC, Monday, January 16, 2012.(Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Video cameras capture the Republican presidential hopefuls Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich at a Presidential Debate held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Members of the audience applaud as Republican presidential hopefuls Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich attend a Presidential Debate held by The South Carolina Republican Party, Fox News Channel, The Wall Street Journal, and Twitter at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, SC, Monday, January 16, 2012.(Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Members of the audience listen as Republican presidential hopefuls Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich speak at a Presidential Debate at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Members of the audience listen as Republican presidential hopefuls Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich speak at a Presidential Debate at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Members of the audience listen as Republican presidential hopefuls Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich speak at a Presidential Debate at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican Presidential hopefuls Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul prepare at their podiums before a Presidential Debate. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican Presidential hopefuls Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul take the stage at a Presidential Debate on Monday, January 16, 2012.(Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential hopefuls Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul take the stage at a debate held by the South Carolina Republican Party, Fox News Channel, The Wall Street Journal and Twitter at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican Presidential hopefuls Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul take the stage at a Presidential Debate at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican Presidential hopefuls Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich take the stage at a Presidential Debate held by The South Carolina Republican Party, Fox News Channel, The Wall Street Journal, and Twitter at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, SC, Monday, January 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich arrives to speak at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition at the Springmaid Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC, Monday, January 16, 2012.(Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, left, arrives with his wife Callista, center, to speak at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition at the Springmaid Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC, Monday, January 16, 2012.(Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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New Hampshire Speaker of the House Bill O'Brien join supporters of Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich as they listen to Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney claim victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

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A supporter of Republican presidential candidate House Speaker Newt Gingrich reacts to the news his candidate is loosing the New Hampshire presidential primary at Gingrich's rally headquarters Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

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Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks to supporters at his rally headquarters Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Manchester, N.H., as his wife Callista watches. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)