As the conservative establishment rushes to kill Newt's candidacy, Michael Brendan Dougherty is taken aback:
[T]his front-page of Drudge looks like debate-prep for both Mitt Romney and the CNN moderators tonight. It's also the last debate for almost a month. It could form the most important impression on voters in Florida and all the caucus contests from now until the Arizona primary in late February.
Paul Waldman downplays the influence of the right-wing media:
If Newt falls, it'll be because he brings himself down, because his own craziness and incompetence render him unable to overcome Mitt Romney's money and methodical organization. The Florida primary isn't going to turn on a piece in the National Review. So DC Republicans can squawk all they want about what a disaster a Gingrich nomination would be, but like the rest of us, they're mostly going to have to sit back and wait for Newt to destroy himself, probably in the most dramatic way possible. But if I were them I'd be reasonably confident that he will sooner or later. After all, this is Newt Gingrich we're talking about.
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