Newt Gingrich to Speak at Forsyth GOP Meeting

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will speak at the Forsyth County GOP Mass Precinct Meeting on Saturday, Feb. 18. The event will be held in the cafeteria of South Forsyth High School located at 585 Peachtree Parkway and is scheduled to begin promptly at 10 a.m. – doors open at 9 a.m.

Gingrich who is vying to be the Republican candidate to take on President Obama in the November election, is expected to address more than 300 attendees at Saturday's meeting in preparation for Super Tuesday, according to the Forsyth County GOP Web site. His appearance in Cumming is the first of four stops during his visit to Georgia.

This will also be the last opportunity to take part in a county straw poll conducted by the Forsyth County Young Republicans.

Joel E. Natt, chairman of the FCYR, stated in a news release, "This will be the last opportunity for individuals to publicly express their interest in a candidate of their choice for the nomination of president for the Republican Party. It will be one of the final measures of who the residents of the county desire."

In their first straw poll conducted during the Cumming County Fair last Oct., former Republican presidential nominee Herman Cain won with more than 73 percent of those participating. The following month, during the National BBQ Cup, .

"This time should be an interesting event for all," Natt stated. "Since those two previous polls the Republican Party has seen individual’s including Herman Cain drop out and various issues arise as the Georgia Primary approaches; and with now only four candidates remaining this will clearly be the last time to publicly judge the feelings of the residents of Forsyth County on who they would like to see have the nomination."

The results of the final straw poll are expected to be announced on Saturday.