Gallup releases some poll numbers about Newt Gingrich from adults, not registered voters, or likely voters. Nonetheless, the numbers aren’t great for Newt. When asked ”What comes to your mind when you think about Newt Gingrich?” the responses were:

Don’t like him 11 percent He’s not electable/wouldn’t get enough votes 6 Lack of experience/wouldn’t be good for the job 5 Conservative 5 I like him/good guy 4 I wouldn’t vote for him 4 Intelligent/smart 3 Dishonest/crooked 3 Would make a good president 3 He is washed up/a has-been 2 He’s okay/fine 2 Former Speaker of the House 2 Radical/loose cannon 2 Too much baggage/bad past exposure 2 Experienced/qualified 2 Republican 1 Contract with America 1 Negative 1 Strong/good leadership 1 He is an idiot/joke 1

So, no one else’s first thought was, “great on the History Channel’s special on Star Wars?”