He has an R for party affiliation. All the Democratic-inspired ethics charges during his Speakership coupled with his marriage(s) would be MSM headlines.
Allen lost on "macaca"....imagine what the MSM would do to Newt.
This tactic of the DBM only succeeds because the Pubs surrender. My plan is to call ALL of them out. Know your enemy and their weaknesses, know the DBM and it's weaknesses. When your "baggage" is put on display, make sure theirs is sitting next to it. When they mention you divorcing your wife, you mention their drowning of their girlfriend. When they tie you to a lobbyist, you tie them to communist China. If you have the b@lls to fight back they will cease fire. Acquiescing to their attacks only makes them bolder.