“Ever since he swept three contests on a single night in February, Rick Santorum has argued that the Republican presidential nomination battle is effectively a two-man race between himself and Mitt Romney. Tuesday’s primaries decisively turned that claim into reality. Now Santorum must prove that ideology can trump electability with GOP voters who are hungry to defeat President Obama in November,” as the Washington Post reports.
“Santorum’s victories in Alabama and Mississippi once again shook up the Republican contest, although they may not have fundamentally altered its trajectory. Even in losing the two primaries, Romney has still won more states and still holds a significant lead in the race for delegates.
“But with former House speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) unable to win either state in his home region, Santorum clearly earned the opportunity to try to consolidate the party’s conservative base, which has been resistant to Romney’s candidacy. The former senator from Pennsylvania must now convince Republicans in other regions that his brand of conservatism would make him a stronger nominee against Obama.”
The rest of the article is here.
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Bloodbath almost done in primary will likely result in floor fight as final act. Especially with Newt made all the more irrelevant.
General election will be a less colorful event but likely a bloodbath, too.
Hey, in other weird, teabirther, “Obama is a seekrit muslin” news, it appears, according to Flash Report, that Orly Taintz, she of the wacky birther movement, wants to run against Dianne Feinstein for Senate. I didn’t even know Ms. Taintz was from California (which is a little concerning to sensible Californians everywhere). But, sounds wild & woolly all up in the TeaOP… so, get on with yo bad selves.
Kate