Newt would be my first choice among this very weak field, too... just that he’s fading further and further behind. Santorum is my fallback guy.
But, unfortunately, it all seems to point Romney’s way right now. ):-/
Romney’s weaker after last night. He’s gaining delegates but so are the othere. If he loses Puerto Rico or Illinois, he’ll be weaker still. He may limp into the convention with the most delegates, but with soft support, he may not win on the first ballot. And then the fun beginss.
Newt was right about Leonard Wood in 1920. He was the favorite and Harding ended up with the nomination and won in a landslide. Harding and Coolidge went on to slash taxes and the national debt and the economy roared.