Santorum, Optimistic, Plans Effort Nationwide
Despite the cloud cast over Rick Santorum’s campaign by his third-place showing in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, his aides said he was pressing on to Florida on Sunday while also pursuing a broad national campaign strategy.
And his aides promised to wage a long campaign, battling state by state for delegates.
Mr. Santorum plans to visit a conservative church in Pompano Beach, Fla., on Sunday and join a debate Monday night in Tampa, eight days before the Jan. 31 primary there. But he also intends to campaign in states that vote the following week, including Nevada, Minnesota and Colorado, as well as Arizona and Michigan, which vote at the end of February.
“Our campaign is small, and no state is a make-or-break state for us,” said John Brabender, Mr. Santorum’s top media strategist.
full: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/us/politics/optimistic-santorum-plans-state-by-state-campaign.html
I'm sure that the states outside the bible belt have enough reasonable independents who will walk out of his rallies with disgust or plenty of people to picket rallies.