Looks to me like he is landing damaging blows to both.
I hate to quote a TV show, but Newt’s campaign and folks’ reaction to it really makes me think of a line from one.
In “The Office,” there’s a character named Kelley (female) who is an Indian valley-girl type customer service rep. She has an on-again, off-again relationship with another of the show’s characters, and at one point makes the following statement while pondering her relationhip:
“Who says just exactly what they’re really thinking? What kind of game is that?”
Hank