Observers have been speculating for weeks whether Newt Gingrich would eventually get a second look (and a spike in the polls) from conservatives looking for an alternative to Romney. That has begun to happen and it is not hard to see why. As the ever-wise and sagely Charles Krauthammer poninted out, this race has been shaped more by the debates and less by traditional retail-politicking.
That is to Newt's strength, for he has dominated the debates -- or, better said, his comprehensive knowledge on seemingly every public issue has shone through. (His shots at the mainstream media moderators have not hurt him either.)
This coupled with the fact that each of the would-be alternatives have wilted in turn as soon as they've ascended the polls and Newt's newfound strength is easily explained.
What might be harder to explain is if he holds up under the inevitable scrutiny better than those before him.
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