Adelson picks Gingrich and wins!
Newt Gingrich – Adelson’s choice
Sheldon Adelson the multi-billionaire casino owner who recently gave Newt Gingrich’s campaign over $5 million, has seen his Presidential Candidate choice win in South Carolina and blow the Republican Presidential campaign wide open.
Newt Gingrich convincingly beat Mitt Romney in South Carolina’s primary election, the latest leg in the battle to be the Republican candidate in November’s US presidential poll.
With almost all votes counted, Mr Gingrich had 40% to Mr Romney’s 28%.
Mr Romney was widely seen as the frontrunner, but the latest outcome is set to turn the race into a long, hard-fought campaign.
The South Carolina victor has won the nomination in each election since 1980.
Other Republican hopefuls, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum and Texas representative Ron Paul, were trailing badly with 17% and 13% respectively.
