“A fact that is lost or ignored by many here. “
The other fact that is lost is that Newt was afraid to campaign where he was going to lose - so he’d have a ready excuse - the one you just used, actually: “well he didn’t campaign there”
Funny, I didn't see Santorum campaigning much in Massachusetts, Nevada, or Vermont. Maybe he was afraid to campaign in those states, and just wanted to have a ready excuse for losing them?