I understand quite well. What it seems to be coming down to is that unless Newt can win three more states, which is looking less likely, he might better stop Romney by jumping on the Santorum bandwagon. I cannot expect he would do that, nor would I ask it. He cannot seem to overcome his negatives at this point. I do not know what he can do to change that when his biggest money supporter appears to have dropped him. What do you see as his path forward from here?
He doesn’t have a path. Neither does Rick. Their best chance is to take delegates where they can from Romney.
If Newt stays in:
Newt delegates + Rick delegates > Romney delegates (hopefully)
If Newt drops out:
1/2 of Newt delegates + Santorum delegates < Romney delegates + the other half of Newt delegates
delegates = to date + prospective.