Now that the Myth has evaporated, should they put a stake in Newt the base might well switch to Santorum. Hopefully, conservatives will learn to see their power and drop this faithless habit of accepting "whoever can win." WE THE PEOPLE make the candidates that win. We the people, the conservative base, have been accepting whoever our "leaders" tell us to accept for way too long.
Santorum is not a viable candidate. Sorry.