Georgia has a lot of retired Northern Liberals and attracting new industries with an influx of workers.
The media is driving these numbers away from Newt - by ignoring or writing him off.
Note that Romney is still referred to as the ‘front runner’. Santorum is getting the religious/social conservative vote. FWIW Savannah’s Catholics and Jews have always had an awesome alliance.
http://savannahnow.com/coastal-empire/2006-11-21/interfaith-movement-turns-200-says-rabbi
It’s odd how those migrating northern liberals bring their liberalism south, but the North remains even more liberal when they move out.