Theres only one reason... Most Republican women vote for Romney because of the Newt wife thing.. The men voted for Newt or Rick... or even Ron..
Its that simple.. everyone knows Willard is Eddie Haskell(Beavers friend)..
Yes, they do. But the problem is they don't know if he's the Eddie Haskell (Wally's friend, actually) as shown on television who is smooth on the surface and a shyster underneath or the Eddie Haskell in real life who invested the money of the cast from the series well and enabled them to do reasonably well after the series ended, back in the day when television actors were paid relatively modest salaries.
You have a similar dilemma with Gingrich, which is why he does so well among the young who have limited memories of what he has done since he peaked in the mid-90s.
Either way, you have a problem with winning the big prize in November. Which is exactly why we need another candidate which both camps could support.