You must not be an advocate for the "correct" candidate. LOL
Getting back to our initial exchange, I do think that it was Newt that drew first blood on Mitt the other night.
I thought I saw shock and fear in his face when he was shouting "NOW WAIT A MINUTE, JUST WAIT A MINUTE!!!" Sweat had broken out on his upper lip.
He seemed off balance after that, and Perry DID land a devastating punch. Now, all Romney has left is to go negative, and the myth of the aloof, unflappable Mitt is gone forever.
I must admit, that is correct and reminiscent of his stuttering defense in the "illegals" spat with Perry (though it was Mitt who was interjecting during Newt's time in Iowa -- perhaps Newt should have lectured Mitt on the "rules" like Mitt did Rick Perry in Las Vegas).