Here is Newt's plan to rack up delegates by winning far-right "mini-states":
[California] is the lynchpin in his campaign's revamped delegate strategy, which focuses on targeting conservative strongholds and far-right fringe districts across the country. … Changes in California's delegate rules, from a winner-take-all state to one that is (mostly) winner-take-all by Congressional district, provide an opening for Gingrich, [operative Adam] Waldeck said. The change allow Gingrich to target specific Congressional districts — specifically those that are rich with conservatives and evangelicals — and largely bypass the expensive media strategy that campaigns typically employ in California, he added.
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