“The DC Hacks on both sides would love that”
Yes, they would.
Newt is an insider; ie. Scozzafava ... don’t trust him either.
Newt is no Tea Partier.
Remember when Doug Hoffman ran for NY-23. That was a couple years before the Tea Party cranked up. It could be said that Hoffman was really the first unofficial Tea Party Candidate.
The GOP establishment, including the Grinch, abandoned Hoffman, after he beat Dede in the Primary. Neither party wants to see the rise of citizen/congressmen.
The Grinch is no Tea partier. Some Tea Party folks may support him. But the Grinch is not Tea a Partier. He’s a DC Hack