I voted for him in Cook but he had no delegate for me to vote for. But had he had a delegate slated in my CD (Gutierrez) it would have done him zero good. So he’s done about the best he could on a limited budget, especially early on. That he has delegates slated in downstate districts where he can win, is the best he could do.
This is NOT a victory for Romney. Again, he’s failed to deliver a solid win—all he’s done is capture those he already had.
The “Not-Romney” vote is still more than 50%. He has to realize that
people
really
don’t
like
him
very
much.
Santorum still has a role as the rallying point for the Not-Romney Republicans, to send a message about just how many of us there are. Santorum’s the only one who can send it now, despite what the Newtloons on FR say.
Santorum’s our best shot, I agree. This isn’t over. If Romney wins at the end, then we must fight him every step of the way. Look at Reagan - did he quit against the ‘establishment nominee’? No. He fought all the way to the end and lost. Then he came to the forefront in ‘80.
Santorum has already won 10 states and has a solid shot at quite a few more. For once, in quite some time, TX will be relevant to the process. Why throw this opportunity away?