Newt would likely have won Fl if Mitt had not carpet bombed him with $20 million in negative ads. Too bad he didn’t attack Obama as hard as he hit Newt or Mitt would be in the Whitehouse now.
Mitt was a loser. Unfortunately, Newt didn’t have charisma. He lacked one of the most important qualities of a candidate: he couldn’t inspire enough people to love him.
Things went south for Newt after the second debate when he tried to use the “smack down the moderator” again. The first time the timing and subject matter was perfect and he knocked it out of the park. Second time he tried it, he fell flat.
Followed by a few other stumbles like failing to get on the ballot in a few states.