Norris for Newt: Chuck Norris robocalling Republican voters in the South for Newt Gingrich

Chris Moody
·Political Reporter

Newt Gingrich has dispatched campaign surrogate Chuck Norris to robocall Republican voters in Alabama and Mississippi and urge them to vote for him in Tuesday's primary elections.

"Hello, this is Chuck Norris," Norris says on the call. "As my wife Gina and I watched the GOP debate and went to their website we were trying to decide which of the candidates would be best to do head to head combat with President Obama. Now, I didn't say hand to hand combat, even though I think they would win there too. Gina and I decided that Newt Gingrich would be the best man to beat President Obama."

Listen to the whole thing here:

Norris officially endorsed Gingrich in January.

Full script:

Chuck Norris: "Hello, this is Chuck Norris. As my wife Gina and I watched the GOP debate and went to their website we were trying to decide which of the candidates would be best to do head to head combat with President Obama. Now, I didn't say hand to hand combat, even though I think they would win there too.

"Gina and I decided that Newt Gingrich would be the best man to beat President Obama. Under Newt's leadership, the budget was balanced, taxes were cut, and we began to pay down our debt. His policies helped create 11 million new jobs. As president, Newt will repeal Obamacare, get rid of Obama's czars, and use commonsense measures, like building the Keystone Pipeline to lower the cost of gas to two and half dollars a gallon.

"The election is too important to get wrong. We need a bold conservative leader to take on President Obama. We need Newt Gingrich. When you vote this Tuesday, please join me in supporting Newt Gingrich for president."

Newt Gingrich: "This message was paid for by Newt 2012."

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