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Gingrich: Ala., Miss. look "pretty good"
March 11, 2012
(CBS News) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich sounded cautiously optimistic about upcoming primaries in the South. The former House Speaker said "the odds are pretty good" that he will win two Southern states - Alabama and Mississippi - that will hold primaries on Tuesday.
On CBS News' "Face the Nation," Gingrich said, "I think they're states we're going to do very well in." Tuesday's contests are crucial for Gingrich's Southern state strategy, which he says will carry him to the Republican convention in Tampa.
"I think the odds are pretty good that we're going to win" in both states,
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