There's a flaw in your reasoning - if Newt had continued his strategy in Iowa early and then in SC, I think he would have won the Presidency. He stopped "tearing them up" in Florida. How? Because he quit focusing so brilliantly on Obama, Democrats in Congress, Reid, Pelosi, lib judges, lib unions, lib academics, and libs in media......and started obsessing on Romney. And it was over.
To fully test your theory, we'd need to see a Newt type performance carried all the way through. The good Newt tore them up. The bad Newt imploded...but the debates are the single biggest factor in both Newt's rise and Newt's fall.
While you and I butt heads on some issues, I agree 100% about Newt. It was his to lose, and he lost.
“started obsessing on Romney. And it was over”
EVery “Republican” seems to shoot themselves in the foot. Usually, when it appears they are gaining momentum?
At some point McCain, Newt, Romney seem to have it all about sewn up And then they crash and burn?
Do they or do they take the fall?