That is exactly my point. If Newt gets the nomination he will have to deal with a constant barrage of the most vicious lies, half-truths, distortions, etc. It will be a coordinated effort by the MSM, The Democrat Party the entertainment industry and “thoughtful, concerned citizens”. Any Republican who wants to get favorable MSM treatment will just have to go on screen and attack Newt. People like Diana Sawyer and Scott Pelley will gush on and on about how intelligent and insightful Ann Coulter is and how people should go out and buy all her books.
It will be brutal. If Newt can't handle this mild stuff he has no chance against Obama.
It already is. JournOlist changed their name but they still exist. And this isn't mild. Consider also that they've only had 48 hours to gear up. Once PPP had Gingrich's numbers above Romney, it was war.