As the race between Mitt Romney and ‘Not Romney’ approaches Iowa, THE WEEKLY STANDARD’s Jonathan Last reveals a serious problem with Romney’s electoral history. Romney is a one-term governor who’s lost 17 of 22 times his name has appeared on a ballot. “Aside from getting votes, he’s a great candidate,” says Last.

Newt Gingrich’s rapid rise in the GOP’s Whac-a-Mole primary makes him the latest  ‘Not Romney’ frontrunner. But can Gingrich earn the support of Tea Party activists like the other ‘Not Romneys’ before him?

An ABC News headline screams, “Democrats Blast Newt Gingrich in First Video Ad as ‘Original Tea Partier.’” CNN claims “strong support from the tea party movement is contributing to the former House speaker’s surge among likely Republican primary voters and caucus-goers.”