Newt Gingrich’s favorability is on the negative side. Yet the voters in SC made him the winner. So ti was the usual anyone but Romney mantra.

Talking Points Memo

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich scored a huge victory the South Carolina Republican primary this weekend. He performed well in the Fox debates and the data suggests that drove his rise in the polls – his numbers picked up after he revved up the partisan crowd and Romney faded into the background. And then he won the actual vote by nearly fifteen points. Read more…