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Newt Gingrich’s chief of staff sent a letter to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Friday demanding that the national GOP require candidates to sign a pledge promising to support the eventual Republican nominee, a clear swipe at Rick Santorum over a recent campaign trail gaffe.

“I request that you issue a pledge asking all the Republican presidential candidates to support our eventual nominee,” Gingrich chief of staff Patrick Millsaps wrote. “It is imperative that Republicans unite once the nomination process is complete in order to defeat President Obama. We cannot afford four more years of his leadership.”

The letter was clearly prompted by Rick Santorum suggesting Thursday in Texas that Obama could be preferable to a candidate such as Mitt Romney, considering the risk of the former Massachusetts governor changing positions.

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