By Easton L
As PPP poll predicted: Newt Gingrich win in South Carolina by 12
Gingrich wins SC GOP primary, beating Romney
points, capping off a remarkable comeback for his presidential bid that reshapes the trajectory of the battle for the GOP nomination.
Based on exit polls and early returns, NBC News projects Gingrich as the clear winner of the primary with only 8 percent of the votes counted. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney finish a distant second.
The results mark the end of a tumultuous week in politics that saw Gingrich erase and then overcome the lead Romney had in the Palmetto State following his victory in the Jan. 10 New Hampshire primary. Gingrich came on strong in the closing days of the campaign, looking to rally under his banner the many conservatives unwilling to get behind Romney, who had sought to posture himself as the eventual nominee.
