That’s what I was thinking. SOunds like the are convinced that Newt would be there best bet. I think if they fear Mitt, they fear his money because the Obama people are convinced they will have a money advantage.
Seeing as how Obama and the DNC abruptly stopped their anti-Romney ads as soon as Newt overtook him in the polls, I think it’s clear who they’d prefer to run against. If they wanted Romney taken down, they’d keep pushing their anti-Romney ads and trying to knock him down. They’re much more afraid that Newt will prevail, hence they’ve shut up. In fact they put out an ad saying Newt was part of the Tea Party, obviously meant to help him in the primaries.