If it wasn’t the vacation, I bet it would have been something else that discouraged you about Newt.
How about talking to 25 students about brain science right before the Delaware primary? I give Newt credit, he can talk a good game. I admire the work he did in the House of Representatives, giving the Republicans the majority after 40 years of Democrat rule. Great job. That gave us conservatives hope. However, after 1998 he made some rash decisions, including the decision to support global warming by sitting on a couch with Nancy Pelosi. I think Newt is great at suggesting new and exciting ideas, not so great at the implementation of them. IMHO