She Turned Me Into a Newt...

I got better.

I'm not sure why CNN was so behind the curve in calling South Carolina for Newt. But, it's a moo point now. With 94% off the vote in, Newt has 40%. Romney is second with 27%, Santorum is third with 17% and Uncle Ron rounds out the field with 13%.

I'm watching Gingrich's speech at the moment. He's laying it on thick as the champion of the conservative people (flipping off the so-called elites even in his own party). It might work. It may not. Florida will be interesting. Newt may challenge Romney but he's going to need an infusion of capital to fight the rest of the way.