I am a Newtonian.
I am glad he has more bound delegates than Santorum.
But the fact remains that Newt finished in third place or below in 9 of 10 Super Tuesday states.
If Newt gets beat in both AL and MS next Tuesday then there will need to be a sober discussion of strategy.
How about we see what goes on in Texas OK? romney aint closing the deal and santorum is due for a downturn after the media gets at him.
Why Newt has the lead over Santorum in the hard delegate count is because he won the overall delegate total in these 3 states: Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Georgia where he mostly campaigned in for Super Tuesday.
Judging by your post I would say you are a "fair weather" Newtonian. You seem to have all of the negative scenarios worked out. Just as the general election is about electoral votes and not the popular vote, the primary is about delegates and not how many states a candidate wins.
At this point I would say Newt is in a strong position to move past Santorum. Then again, I AM a Newtonian.