That explains slick rick perfectly. "What do you need, I can get it for you. I'm a known compromiser." 'You scratch me and I you' - the GOP E motto. And the GOP E's base say, 'so what about his record, they all do it and no one is perfect'. But for them - Newt is the one who has baggage yet he's the one the GOP E don't want.
Reality says - he's the one that doesn't have baggage that hurts America but MiTT and RICK are the ones that do and their record proves it. Except their base doesn't care about their record that hurts America.