Newt's Theory of the Nomination Race

Rich Galen writes at Mullings:

Remember Newt's theory of how he expects to win the nomination (which was first explained to me by former Pennsylvania Congressman and long-time Gingrich ally Bob Walker):

-- Romney has a ceiling of about 25 percent of Republican primary voters.
-- Ron Paul will get between six and ten percent of those voters
-- That leaves 65 percent of the Republican available for Newt.

The World According to Newt is: He doesn't have to beat Romney, he just has to consolidate the non-Romney conservative votes.

The Union-Leader endorsement might help do that in dramatic fashion.