Maybe he rubs you the wrong way by wearing a sweater vest, but he is far more liked than Newt or Mitt and he’s winning and polling well. Why are people voting for him instead of Newt? It seems obvious to me. Even a significant amount of Republicans don’t like him. I can overlook Newt’s negatives and vote for him versus Obama, most conservatives can. That is not the problem. The problem is that Independents and cross over “Reagan Democrat’s” won’t. As a group, women just don’t like him. That will not change in the general election. My wife is very conservative but she thinks he is a two timing cheater.
IMO it’s because of the meme that Newt is unelectable because of his negatives which is nonsense. But after all it’s what you have fallen for also right? It’s also because Santorum is that last “not Romney”.