Well, I for one can only say that Newt energizes me and Mitt demoralizes me. I want to be excited next November, not indifferent about what happens.
The sane, safe and legal, don’t say or do anything to rock the boat, call the lawyers first Mitt Romney won’t energize anyone. Newt’s pulling in the conservative base and tea party patriots 2:1 or better over Romney. The only conservatives who vote for Romney will do so by holding their noses. Excitement with Romney? No, it’d definitely be a lesser of two weevils vote.
It's good news for Newt that the down-ticket candidates support him. However, I worry that a Newt nomination will “energize” the Democrats (and some moderates and independents) just as a Pelosi nomination by the Democrats would energize us. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any good alternatives among the current crop of candidates.