Are on par with Romney's. Douthat explains why Newt's tea party supporters don't care:
[F]or conservative primary voters who don’t want to nominate a mere technocrat for what they consider an era-defining election, Gingrich’s willingness to go “up a couple of levels” and frame 2012 in Manichaean terms is a selling point, not a liability. And after the implosion of so many alternatives, his Churchillian posturing might be all the reason they need to embrace him as the anti-Romney, even if doing so requires overlooking his various ideological deviations.
Reflecting on Gingrich's chances, Chait questions whether GOP elites still control.
The Dish 