Newt Gingrich Reportedly Headed to the Sidelines

Fox News reported on Wednesday morning that Newt Gingrich will suspend his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday. With five primaries this week in the Northeast, Gingrich hoped to slow down Mitt Romney, the heavy favorite for the GOP nod, on Tuesday and he focused on Delaware -- where he still placed a distant second. While Gingrich won in South Carolina and his home state of Georgia, he never recovered his momentum after Romney turned up the heat in Florida and Rick Santorum, who had ended his bid earlier in the month, emerged as the major conservative alternative to Romney.

Santorum also beat out Gingrich in some Southern states including Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana. Still, Gingrich had been targeting one more state down South. Gingrich has been focusing on North Carolina which holds its primary on May 8 and his campaign has planned many events there later this week.