Newt could never have been Governor of Georgia because this was a Democrat state then. [He was also originally from Pennsylvania, which was a tough thing to overcome in the 1970's rural Georgia.]
Newt won as a real Conservative in the GA 6th and GA 7th districts [Remember Larry McDonald killed on Korean Air Flight 007]!
The only way a Republican finally won, was for Sonny Purdue to cross over from Democrat to Republican and bring his Blue Dogs with him to the Governorship.
I sure do hope that the possible Blue Dog Democrats just voted into the U.S. House of Representatives are really just that-Blue Dog Democrats, who really don't toe the line with Speaker Pelosi. I'm concerned about all of the political damage that a Democratic majority will end up inflicting upon all of us throughout the U.S. for as long as the Democrats maintain their majority Congressional status. This may include but also not be limited to more tax increases, bigger government, more regulations and red tape, major job loses due to minimum wage increases, and amnesty for illegal immigrants, which would make the U.S. disappear as a whole country.