This article says that while Newt Gingrich was in South Carolina recently, he said that the Republican Party of South Carolina should continue to nominate by open primary. The South Carolina Republican Party is currently in court, arguing for the ability to close its primary. Also the party is thinking about nominating by convention if it can’t close its primary.

Gingrich also said that he might run for President in 2016.

Like South Carolina, Georgia and most other states in the deep south use open primaries.