Tea Party-backed Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) predicted in a recent interview that President Obama would lose in a “brutal bloodbath” to any GOP presidential candidate. Despite his confidence in the electoral strength of the Republican presidential hopefuls, West singled out Newt Gingrich, telling Newsmax that the former House speaker is “the smartest person out there.” (Video of Newsmax’s exclusive interview with West above) West went on to suggest that…