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Newt Gingrich's continued participation in the Republican presidential contest despite his inability to win is not without its complications. Just yesterday we learned that the former House Speaker's new fundraising strategy includes charging $50 for photos—like a poorly compensated model, or a regularly priced Kinko's.
Somehow, Gingrich has not sold enough $50 photos of himself to continue campaigning at full speed. According to Politico, the candidate "is cutting back his campaign schedule, will lay off about a third of his cash-strapped campaign's full-time staff, and has replaced his manager." Communications director Joe DeSantis said of the staff and schedule trimming: "We're focusing exclusively on what it'll take to win what we're going to be calling a big-choice convention in August."
As of press time, Gingrich is not replacing Callista.