Polls consistantly show that Newt loses to Obama by more than any other candidate. The last set of polls showed even Ron Paul would do better against Obama than Newt.
And you well know polls are a snapshot in time and it is seven months until the election and as the old saw says seven months is a lifetime in politics.
I don’t know who you back, all I know is I would prefer someone who truly opposes the progressives, and could and would work for conservatism, and Romney and Santorum ain’t it.
So, go ahead and live your life by what the polls tell you to think.