Newt and the Social Conservatives - Katrina Trinko

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/283472/newt-and-social-conservatives-katrina-trinko

Land has been doing informal focus groups among Southern Baptists for the past two years on Gingrich’s candidacy, as he expected Gingrich to run and be a serious contender. He found that women are especially wary of Gingrich.
“He’s got a gender problem,” Land says. “His toughest audience is going to be evangelical women. Evangelical men, depending on what Newt does and says, are more likely to give him the benefit of the doubt.” Women, on the other hand, have told Land that they would vote for Gingrich “under no circumstances.” If the general election comes down to Gingrich and Obama, they say, they may just not vote.

Newt's whole candidacy is a sham to begin with, but I see the point of deflating it now, rather than after he possibly pulls an upset that unravels the whole thing. Honestly, I don't see that he has a constituency outside of the gullible and the social conservatives, so I'm not sure where he would pull votes from even if this were an actual attempt to become the next president.