Would Obama Rather Run Against Newt?

Following Mitt Romney's loss to Newt Gingrich in South Carolina's primary election, President Obama's campaign manager issued a statement slamming Romney's electability, arguing that "the more voters learn about Romney, the more unfavorably they view him" and preparing Florida voters to "meet a candidate with no core values who believes he's entitled to play by a different set of rules." National Journal editor Jill Lawrence wonders if this attack on Romney is part of a plan to set Newt Gingrich up as the GOP presidential nominee, and a Romney spokeswoman agrees. "The last thing the White House wants is Mitt Romney as an opponent—which explains their 'all hands on deck' approach for their strategy to 'kill Romney,' the same way they engaged in a campaign of personal destruction against Hillary Clinton."