Santorum Rising
There's horse-race politics, but then there are also bona fide plot twists in the presidential campaign season, and we're looking at one of them with the boost conservatives are giving Rick Santorum -- yes, he of the sweater vest -- as he and the formerly more confident Mitt Romney get ready for Arizona and Michigan primaries late this month.
There’s horse-race politics, but then there are also bona fide plot twists in the presidential campaign season, and we’re looking at one of them with the boost conservatives are giving Rick Santorum — yes, he of the sweater vest — as he and the formerly more confident Mitt Romney get ready for Arizona and Michigan primaries late this month. –KA
Wait, before you go…Los Angeles Times:
A new CBS News/New York Times poll shows that Santorum now leads Romney 30%-27% among Republican primary voters nationwide. Romney’s standing is statistically unchanged, while Santorum has surged 14 points since a January survey, conducted between the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries.
Newt Gingrich, who triumphed in South Carolina, has now dropped into fourth place with just 10% support, down from 21% last month. Ron Paul is just ahead of him at 12%, down from 15%.
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