[Cato in PA]

Rick’s numbers are dropping in South Carolina, which is a state that has far more bearing on who our nominee is than Iowa or New Hampshire. Iowa has always been iffy and New Hampshire was Romney’s from the start.

If Willard takes SC and FL, we may as well concede the nomination to him. If you think the drive-by media’s Romney lovefest is suffocating, just wait ‘till you see how they blanket the airwaves with flowery portrayals of their golden boy after he takes the “deciding” states.

You know what? Rick Santorum is the better conservative. There, I said it. Look at the Iowa results thread and see how excited I was to see him doing so well. The problem is that he’s failed to capitalize on his victory. He’s too timid and comes across as somewhat bland.

If he was the frontrunner, I’d be supporting him instead. I’d be glad to dump Newt for someone who really cares about America’s moral decline.

[RasterMaster]

Isn’t South Carolina another “open” primary state? I expect the JACKASSES to cross-over vote for Romney & Paul as they have done in New Hampshire and Iowa.

[WorldviewDad]

Even after FL I think it would be too early to concede to Romney if he wins there. After FL I would think that the field of candidates will thin and it could be down to a two are three person race. I could see a possibility were Santorum and Newt reach an agreement that one of them stays in the race and gains the endorsement of the other...with the other being selected for the VP slot if they win the nomination. If that would happen then I believe they could win most of the other 46 states that still have to vote.