Sounds to me like Mitt trying to create more trouble in the Newt and Rick camps.
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I respect your view- but for myself, Rick was the architect of the split in the conservative vote.
Cain, Bachmann, Perry all honorably went their way when the time was past. On the other hand, Rick refused to honorably yield and instead demagoged the “insider” and “personal baggage” issues against Newt in negative ads—
It worked- he became conservative frontrunner— but to what effect?
He knows he is losing, so what does he do? He makes even more desperate attempts to split the Conservative vote, by asking Newt's faithful to betray our only hope to save this once great nation, and move over to his pathetic platform.
Santorum is an empty sweater vest. Nothing more.
Pardon me. Newt has won 1 state. In the other states, other than Florida, he has come in behind Ron Paul in most of them.
In Florida, the total votes of Newt and Santorum was not enough to overtake Romney.
Now why would Santorum drop out when he had a plan ahead and was leading in other states?
If Newt wants to carry the mantle, he will have to compete in more states than he has so far. And winning would really mean something. A win in Georgia won’t be enough.