Thread: Santorum whips Mitt in Colo., Minn. & Mo.

By GEOFF EARLE Bureau Chief
Last Updated: 9:24 AM, February 8, 2012
Posted: 2:57 AM, February 8, 2012

WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign took off last night as he swept GOP primary contests in three crucial battleground states.
Santorum crushed front-runner Mitt Romney in Missouri and Minnesota.
The former Pennsylvania senator also upset the heavily favored Romney in Colorado, 40 percent to 35 percent, according to nearly complete returns.
Newt Gingrich followed in Colorado with 13 percent, while Ron Paul had 11 percent.
“Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota!” Santorum told a cheering crowd of supporters in the Show Me State of Missouri.
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BACK IN IT: Rick Santorum campaigns yesterday in Minnesota, where he rolled to an easy primary victory over Mitt Romney. He also posted big wins in Missouri and Colorado.

Taunting Romney, a buoyant Santorum said, “We doubled him up here and in Minnesota.”
He told supporters they were heard “loud and louder all across this country,” adding, “Maybe in Massachusetts they were heard particularly loud tonight” — referring to Romney’s national headquarters.
Santorum’s victory in Colorado was a stinging blow to Romney, who carried the Rocky Mountain state with 60 percent of the GOP vote in 2008.
In Missouri, Santorum trounced Romney, 55 percent to 25 percent, with y all precincts reporting. Ron Paul came in third, with 12 percent. Gingrich was not on the ballot there.
In Minnesota, Santorum won, 45 percent to 27 percent for Ron Paul. Romney, who handily took Minnesota in 2008, was a distant third, with 17 percent, according to nearly complete returns. Gingrich got only 11 percent.
Santorum’s strong performances raised new doubts about Romney’s ability to win over the GOP’s conservative base.
Santorum called his wins a victory for “conservatives and Tea Party people” who are “building the base of the Republican Party,” then belittled Romney’s campaign for what he said was its chief attributes, mocking, “I’ve got the most money and the best organization.”
Romney, appearing in Colorado, told a crowd, “This was a good night for Rick Santorum. But I expect to become our nominee with your help.”
Missouri’s 52 delegates won’t be awarded until March, so last night’s primary vote there was effectively a straw poll.
But by winning more than 100,000 votes in a swing-state battleground, Santorum seized the spotlight and showed strength in an important industrial region.



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Glad to see the people did not fall for the only a RINO can win brainwashing and voted for Santorum. It is a win for the people against the establishment, you can bet the moderates, Republican establishment and MSM are not happy today.You can bet they are going to go into high gear with the propaganda .