Another former Republican presidential candidate is open to running again in 2016: Newt Gingrich.
“I don’t rule it out, but we’re not spending any energy on it,” the former Speaker of the House said Thursday at a National Review event in Washington.
Gingrich’s comments come after former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), who also failed to clinch the nomination in 2012, said he might consider another campaign. “I’m certainly leaving the door open for that,’’ Santorum said in an interview Wednesday. “I’m making no commitments at this point, but we’re not doing anything inconsistent with running in 2016.’’
More from National Review on Gingrich’s comments Thursday:
He is, however, continuing to speak in the early primary states. Gingrich, a 69-year-old former House speaker, will head to South Carolina later this month. He announced today that he will visit the state from April 29 to May 2 for an energy roundtable and other events.
“I would like to be somebody who plays a role in developing a new generation of ideas,” he said. He acknowledged that a new crop of candidates will likely emerge, but he isn’t ready to leave the arena.
