Primary Insight

Folk wisdom says we should be careful of what we wish for, lest we get our wish fulfilled and not like the outcome. Rick Santorum has urged Newt Gingrich to get out of the GOP primary, under the theory that Newt's supporters would switch to Santorum.

National Journal reports a Gallup poll which finds Gingrich voters would split evenly between Romney and Santorum, if Newt pulled out of the race. Perhaps Rick should be more circumspect in his wishes.

The poll result makes abundant sense to me. I was an early Gingrich supporter who switched to Romney.