Santorum wins a three way

Missouri

Santorum 55% Romney 25% Paul 12%

Minnesota

Santorum 45% Paul 27% Romney 17% Gingrich 11%

Colorado

Santorum 40% Romney 35% Gingrich 13% Paul 12%

Rick Santorum was smart to bail out on the expensive race in Florida that turned into a Newt/Mitt slugfest that Romney was able to tear Gingrich to pieces with paid media. Instead he headed to states that would have lower voter turnout that was more receptive to his "true conservative" message and it paid off. He didn't win any delegates in these races but the optics are good. Missouri was a primary that the other candidates ignored because the delegates will be selected later but a win is a win and Ricky won every county. Minnesota was a caucus with lower turnout than 2008 that Rick and Ron Paul did well. The most interesting result of the night was Colorado, Mitt Romney pulled 60% last time but lost by 5 points and Gingrich got buried everywhere.

Maybe the Tea Party is not dead after all according to the Denver Post:

"This harkens back to 2010, when the Tea Party essentially upset the established Republican candidates for the Colorado governor and Senate races, and it clearly demonstrates that the grass roots of the party remains very conservative and is unwilling to unite behind the presumptive front-runner,"

I'm not sure that this is an affirmation of Rick Santorum as it is a rejection of Mitt Romney. The guy is such an obvious phony as many of my local Republican friends tell me. He will say anything to win an election.

Santorum now has some wind in his sails but we can now expect the whirlwind. Just like dealing with Newt the Romney camp and others will go after Rick on policy and personally.

I'm sure the oppo research staff of the Romney campaign will be able to go after Santorum but I will give them a few helpfull hints.

Santorum favors caps on malpractice awards but his wife got a big settlement

Lawsuit Abuse Critic Explains Suit

On serving our country in the Armed Forces

What I'm asking all of you tonight is not to put on a uniform. Put on a bumper sticker. Is it that much to ask? Is it that much to ask to step up and serve your country?"

Not supporting our veterans

Santorum and veterans

Ripping off the taxpayers of the Penn Hills School District

Santorum flap puts light on cyberschools

Earmarks!

And God said 'Let there be pork' Plus he dissed New Jersey

Santorum's "charity"

Santorum charity for the poor spent most of its money on management, political friends

His mortgage deal that you and me can't get

Santorum's mortgage raises interest

And the just plain wierd

“As the hobbits are going up Mount Doom, the Eye of Mordor is being drawn somewhere else,”



I have more, Call me Mitt.