Newt’s about as close to Sarah Palin as you can get in many respects. They both had a middle-class upbringing, both fought the establishment segment of the Republican party on their rise to the top, both sought to push the party in a more conservative direction, both nevertheless governed in a realistic and pragmatic manner, both have been scrutinized and smeared by the left-wing press, and both have suffered the blows of frivolous ethics investigations meant to bring them down by the real insiders.
Given the makeup of the field we've got, I tend to agree with you. He definitely comes closer to Palin than all the rest. He may just get my vote because of that.