Newt’s recent rise is not due to ignorant voters suddenly discovering who or what Newt is. It is the result of a large number of Conservatives who have known Newt over the last 30 years and are willing to overlook his troubled past.
There is a much larger threat looming on the horizon that many of us understand, cannot be challenged or defeated by someone without Newt’s equivalent experience and ability.
I suspect that Rasmussen having Newt at over 30%, will start showing in other polls as well. Newt’s past is no secret that the MSM can suddenly use against him. We have heard it all before.
I am one of those people willing to overlook his past. But I want to add that he was perhaps the lefts most demonized person of all time. That tells me something right there. If the left hates him that much, he can’t be all bad.
Right now I am tentatively supporting him. One thing is certain, he is much better than Obama and with a Republican majority in Congress, I believe his DC experience will work to correct many of the destructive policies we are all now suffering under.