A history professor may make a good debater and lecturer, but this one has already shown to be a very poor leader. If he couldn't manage to hold on to the House Speaker position for four years, he is ill-equipped to lead a nation. Newt as President would guarantee a repeat of 2008 in 2016.
I could care less if Newt turns out to be a poor leader. The ONLY thing that matters to me is choosing the alternative that gives us the best chance of beating Obama. If he turns out to be poor, how does his “poor” compare to Obama so far?
If I thought Bachmann or Santorum’s chances were only slightly less than Newt’s chances of beating Obama, I would go with either of them because while Newt talks a good game, it is tough to trust someone who has been in bed (however temporarily) with both Pelosi and Clinton. In other words, I think his convictions, while well stated, are not as strongly held as Bachmann’s or Santorum’s.