Newt Gingrich is down but--at least in his hyperenergetic mind--nowhere near out. "We are going to contest everyplace, and we are going to win, and we will be ... the nominee in August," he said in Orlando, just a few hours after losing to Mitt Romney by 14 points in the Florida primary.
Defiance at this grim juncture is standard procedure for ideological also-rans. February will likely be a winless wasteland for Gingrich, with a half-dozen uphill contests and only one debate to regain some altitude. His bank account is nearly drained, while Romney and his allies have ample cash to...