Santorum is a big government Conservative, but have no doubt he is Conservative.
Newt is a great Conservative, but I think we need to be realistic about his negatives. They are through the roof. That may not be fair or even based on fact (although he is no saint), but it is politics.
Here is an idea though, rather then tearing down the competition, how about explaining how Newt wins the nomination? I like him and will happily vote for him if he shows an ounce of life. Do you honestly believe he can turn around his very high negatives? Right now he looks like dead man walking to me.
Has anyone considered that Gingrich is Santorum’s wing man? He goes after Romney like a bulldog and allowed Santorum to build up steam. He knows DC like the back of his hand, and was written off as dead 11 times. My bet is that he stays in to the convention and that he and Santorum have some kind of agreement. Gingrich does not poll well with women; that is a fact. He is an invaluable asset however, and would be great within the Cabinet somewhere.