Anything Newt can do to raise Cain is warranted and what you have pointed out here may be just the right justification for it.
Unfortunately, Newt said he wanted a unified party, well I don't and many conservatives do not want to "unify" with these appeasing prix! If Romney is the nominee it will be alright as long as the party is in shambles and shook up so bad it can't continue as it stands now!
I'll venture to say that Newt Gingrich means he wants conservatives to unify -- the GOP-e and their media are suggesting that Newt is divisive. That term more aptly applies to Mitt Romney.