Reply #113: Actually, she's smarter than you.

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She realizes that Newt is NOT going to get the nomination, so she's putting this out there at the time when it can do the most damage, ie: with Newt at the top of the polls and heading into the Iowa primary next month.

This will cause fighting and distress among the R candidates. It might even lead to the other candidates picking up on the theme and bashing Newt with it. None of that works in the favor of Rs, as it reminds voters of everything that was bad about the Rs back when Newt ran things. It also reinforces what the public is beginning to see as the clown show aspect of the R primary process.