He’s a great debater. Ends there.
Debating isn't governing, as we see in Newt. Newt is MASTERFUL on the podium, and wasn't horrible in the first 100 days after he upended Congress to his favor. But governance is more than a debate and it is more than 100 days of activity. It's slugging it out day-in, day-out, for years.
Kinda like you've done with Free Republic.