So the AP is attacking Santorum? Who’s surprised by that?
I do love that Newt’s campaign is already lining up to blame Santorum IF he were to lose. Seriously, if you’re a great candidate, then people WANT to vote for you. If they don’t, then it’s not a slight on your competition, it’s a reflection on YOUR candidacy.
Honestly, Romney pulls 25% consistently. If you can’t win just over ONE THIRD of the other 75% to beat him, then how do you expect to beat Obama???
At this point, he has no chance whatsoever. If he cared about conservatism, he's exit so his supporters who overwhelmingly have Newt as their 2nd choice would feel free to cast that ballot.
The problem is these voters are naive, not strategic. If you vote for Santorum in FL, Romney wins and it's essentially ended the primary contest after just four states. If Newt wins, Romney has to fight at least through Super Tuesday. If they think Newt may implode with another month ahead and give Santorum his second shot, the only chance for Romney not to sew this up now is to vote Newt to keep the race going.