Can Rick Santorum roar back in the Midwest?

[EarlG]

"The Republican presidential primary might be ready for another twist," says Alex Roarty at National Journal. As the contest moves back to the Midwest on Tuesday, Rick Santorum appears to be the biggest "not Mitt Romney" in the race. Recent polls put Santorum ahead of Romney in the Minnesota caucuses and Missouri's non-binding "beauty contest" primary, and in second place in Colorado, ahead of Newt Gingrich. Santorum also just scored high-profile endorsements from conservative blogger (and columnist for TheWeek.com) Ed Morrissey and other prominent right-wing opinion-makers, and a backhanded vote of confidence from the Romney camp, which started attacking Santorum for the first time in a month. A virtual nonentity since winning Iowa, is Santorum on the cusp of a Midwest-fueled comeback?

Santorum could really shake up the race: The former Pennsylvania senator is well positioned to win both Minnesota and Missouri, says Nate Silver at The New York Times. Add in Santorum's Iowa win, and Romney would be "zero for three in the nation's most important swing region." If Santorum romps among the Midwest's blue-collar workers and rural evangelicals, like he did in Iowa, he has at least "a coherent path to victory" through the bloc of states that "determine the winners and losers in most presidential elections."

http://news.yahoo.com/rick-santorum-roar-back-midwest-094100434.html

[kay scullion]

1. Doubtful

i highly doubt that Rick Santorum will be able to gain enough momentum to roar back into the race, the same goes with Ron Paul. Unless he (Santorum) can pull a magic trick and daze everyone for a while then he will be able to make a come back in the midwest.

[eggplant]

2. True, but...

...the longer the clown car continues on its merry way, the better.

[Thrill]

17. If he gets

close. He'll start the whisper campaign that Mittens wants to make being Mormon the official Religion of the US. He'll have a chance then

[Douglas Carpenter]

3. looks like he will probably win in Minnisota and Missouri - we can only hope that this will give him

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some momentum

now some fun with Ricky:

[MADem]

11. Thank you for that!

That was one of the funniest ones I've seen!

[Douglas Carpenter]

13. have you seen the Ron Paul one? It captures the real him

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[MADem]

15. Yes--I've been enjoying these.

Whoever came up with the concept is brilliant!

[Showrunner]

4. Not alone, but...

with Frum calling for Newt to quit, and Bill Bennett calling on conservatives to re-consider Tricky Ricky...well...that suggests to me that the boys at the RNC have told the Day Lady to have another donut. Hurry, Hurry, Hurry...This 3-Ringer Ain't Done Yet! Thoughts at 3 A.M. http://thoughtsatthreeam.blogspot.com/?spref=tw

[Major Hogwash]

5. Pic of the moment!!

Ha ha ha!!!

That's funnier than hell. Santorum looks like he is shopping at the Gap.

[glinda]

6. He is with the co-owner (Bill also Rebub.) of the Woolen Mills in Bemidji, MN.

Odd thing about that business....once they made a lot there, now half of the stuff or more in the shop is from China. Although I am basically fond the business....somewhat.
Santorum has a very good marketing team. "Bull's eye" in showing up there.

[Katashi_itto]

7. Wait....Santorum is Coherent...? When did this happen? How did I miss this?

[graywarrior]

8. Someone should tell him his vests are birth control devices.

[newblewtoo]

9. This whole sweater vest thing makes me mad as the dickens.

I had some nice ones that I loved to wear. They are dead to me now, dead. Santorum, you sanctimonious asswipe you killed one of my favorite wardrobe items. (I feel much better now.)

[DCBob]

10. Yes, I think its very possible.

Many Repubs cant stand Romney and would love a "reasonable" conservative alternative other than Gingrich. The Romney campaign is clearly worried.. that have started a massive negative ad campaign against him. If he gets a little momentum who knows what could happen. If nothing else it extends the GOP clown show which is good for us I think.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

12. I didn't know Santorum was capable of "roaring"

[Whisp]

14. The Louse That Roared

[yellowcanine]

16. It is ok if he "roars" as long as he doesn't start "surging" again.

A surging Santorum is something we do not need inflicted on us at this time.