I think he also realizes if he’s going to be the nominee for President......
Newt has a fund raisng problem He will never get enough $$$ to run. But he and Shawn Hannity like to talk it up
I think he is planning to overcome the money obstacle. I suspect he's figuring the conservatives will be as rigid as they were in the fight over illegal immigration and as we lose momentum a centrist candidate will be a real alternative to the radical leftists of the Rat party.
Ask yourself, how many of the conservatives who refused to vote for McCain will sit out the next election now that they see the consequences of having radical leftists in power. I know I will fight hard in the primaries, but in the general election I will vote Pub.