Didn't know Sir Newt had made a similar observation but it ain't rocket science.
No it ain't, at least on this site, or in the mind of rational beings. However, practically no one, except now Santorum, is stepping up to publicly say so.
Perhaps I am naive, but I think that if the Republicans had ignored most else, and reiterated this astoundiingly simple and incontrovertible fact, this electoral cycle would look a great deal more promising. No ballocks. No brainbox?