How in the world could Newtie navigate himself to front-runner status? He's trying to sell books and elevate his public personna. But he hasn't made much of an effort to build a political organization capable of winning.

I might add to Ann Coulter's list of stuff that are objectionable about Newtie that he was the Speaker who pushed thru the repeal of the Glass Steagall Act, beginning the deregulation of banking that lead to what we're experiencing now.

Newtie is a non-starter.