Voting for Newt is ensuring a Romney win, not a brokered convention. Rick needs every vote he can get if the end goal is a brokered convention and not a Romney victory.
So that’s your decision that you have to make. If you sincerely believe that a Romney nomination is in the best interests of the GOP - go ahead, vote for Newt in good conscience.
Otherwise, Rick’s your best bet at this point.
WE do not want Santorum, because we strongly believe that Santorum will lose to Obama far worse and to a much bigger degree than Romney ever would. Romeny has a much stronger chance of beating Obama and has been at that status for most of the race.
Most of us base this opinion on actual, average polling, from reputable sources. (See link below)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/president_obama_vs_republican_candidates.html
This also, does not mean that we support Romney, it merely indicates that the majority of voters have Romney in the lead, based on the need to beat Obama, and for that reason alone. So, do not retaliate with all sorts of accusations or insinuations the we really support, or want Romney. Because we DO NOT.