I can’t fathom how ANYBODY could say “the polls have spoken” with a straight face. Not after “Bachman nears 1st place”, “Perry takes commanding lead”, and “Cain rides on top of the pack”.
Gingrich is just the latest default candidate for the swarm to pick. Every poll shows that less than half those answering are actually ready to PICK a candidate, and even fewer are committed to the candidate they already picked. Some polls show over 80% are willing to switch candidates, meaning Gingrich has 50% of 20%, or about 10% solid support.
You have about 5 weeks to put forward someone else. And no, unlike Cain and Perry, Newt isn’t some fresh face that can be taken easily down due to people not knowing who he is. So negative ads aren’t going to cut it.
With Newt pushing double digit leads all over the place, I don’t see someone bumping him off.