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Washington – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Tuesday that top-tier Republican presidential candidates are making a mistake by skipping a forum focused on issues of importance to black voters.
Gingrich, on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” urged the leading candidates to reconsider their decision not to participate in a forum Thursday at Baltimore’s Morgan State University moderated by talk-show host Tavis Smiley and aired by PBS.
“I think it’s a mistake,” said Gingrich, who is considering entering the race for the GOP nomination.
Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, John McCain and Mitt Romney all declined to participate in the forum citing scheduling and fundraising pressures.
By The Associated Press
