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What this poll doesn't consider -- and should have included -- is how many Gingrich supporters have already moved to Santorum & Mittens.

Go back again to early Feb. and Santorum's cyclical apex:

A Tribune-Review/WPXI-TV poll conducted Feb. 2-6 shows .... Santorum's support more than doubled from 14 percent six weeks ago to 30 percent, putting him in a statistical dead heat with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who increased his support to 29 percent from 18 percent. Santorum's gain was former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's loss, as his numbers here plunged from 35 percent to 13 percent.

Santorum +16, Mittens +11, Newt -22. Ignoring the unequal math, that's roughly the 60/40 split other FReepers have conjectured would happen.

What other reasons might Newt have for staying in? What emerges from that scenario, other than the obvious keynote slot at the convention?

Newt's continuing primary presence likely keeps Santorum off the top of the ticket, but conversely strengthens Santorum's hand for the VP via proportional races.
Remember Mittens' de facto VP nom Rubio scolding Newt for the immigration ad, which may have hurt Newt in Florida? No love lost there. Newt enjoys turning the tables, er, giving as good as he gets, umm ... revenge.
Meanwhile, consider the only Mittens' Cabinet post Newt would ever consider -- Secretary of State. Newt would name Bolton, but why settle for Bolton, when you could have the Bolton's Bolton -- Newt. Gringrich tranforming the State Department already has libtards howling, which is practically confirmation it's a good idea.
Now add in Adelson meeting with Romney in early Feb., and the script begins to write itself. Which would be true if it hadn't already been written ...
"Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate who's been the main benefactor of the super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich, met with Mitt Romney in Nevada last week, shortly after he met with the former House Speaker, sources close to both candidates told POLITICO...And the Romney meeting came a day before a New York Times story, quoting sources familiar with Adelson's thinking, making clear that even if he gives more money to the super PAC Winning Our Future, it isn't intended as a slight against the frontrunner - who would be the beneficiary of even greater donations to the GOP side in the fall as the nominee."