Newt has 9 lives. I am not counting him out until Mitt has certified more than the majority of deligates and even then shite can happen.
You can count on Texas going to Newt. With Rick dropped out, the deligate's he won may now be open to drifting over to Newt. When its a clear black and white comparison between Mitt and one Conservative, can't see many Conservatives wanting Mitt.
If Rick didn't have the grit to stay in he should have jumped out long ago unless he was shilling for Mitt.
The more I think about it, the more I think it could hurt Romney, even threaten his nomination, if Gingrich and Paul go ahead with debates in every remaining state in the biggest televised forum on staewide TV they can obtain, with an EMPTY CHAIR with Romney’s name on it.
It just might work!