Romney is farther left than Gingrich. Romney is the worst of those two evils.
I have problems with both Romney and Gingrich. Why Newt in particular couldn’t be a consistent conservative throughout his career is beyond me. He would be an easy choice if he had avoided things like the ad on the couch with Nancy Pelosi and statements of admiration for FDR. For some reason, he can’t stop himself from making moves like these.