That's great but most voters don't pay even a .25% of the attention to candidates that we do at FR. As a result perception is critical. Santorum is great on life and as a result if stuck with a choice between him and Romney I will vote for Santorum. However, a lot of people see him standing on stages with that "howdy doody smile" and the sleeveless sweaters and he projects an image of a wimp.
So your argument is that ‘Republicans are dumb so they should back Newt because he’s a RealMan?’
Where I come from, RealMen stick with their wives. But then what do I know?