I’m warming up to Newt.
However, he polls as bad against Obama as Palin...so that is a worry I’d have. Plus he’ll be 69 (same age as Reagan, I know) on Election Day.
I don’t know why people pay attention to GE matchups at this point. No meaningful poll can be taken of the GE until the candidates are chosen and running their campaign.
At that point, reality sets in and people have to make a choice. To think that they have made a choice that is graven in stone at this point in the cycle is the height of foolishness.
Newt is a highly intelligent person and gets ideas across well. He also isn’t afraid to speak out when necessary. But he still carries inside-the-beltway establishment credentials. I don’t trust him to not go the bi-partisan route if elected. I frankly don’t even want to see him in the VP slot. A cabinet slot definitely. Someone here mentioned Chief of Staff. I’d prefer more face time than that and think he’d not want that in any event.