Whatever your beliefs on electability, you lose credibility when you suggest the media is “pumping-up” Newt. A simple Google News search reveals a roughly 95% negative to 5% positive litany of stories on Newt.
The only positive thing that is reported is his poll position.
Rush Limbaugh attested to that very issue on his radio show recently...the smear on Newt.... and David Limbaugh, wrote an article about the media smears on Newt and Cain. Anyone that thinks the media is pumping up Newt or his poll numbers is not in the real world.