Rick Santorum romped over Mitt Romney in Louisiana’s Republican primary on Saturday, but it’s a psychological victory at best as he remains far behind the front-runner. –ARK

AP via The Guardian:

Although the victory gives Santorum bragging rights and at least eight more delegates, it does not change the overall dynamics of the race, in which the former Pennsylvania senator still lags behind Romney.

Even so, Santorum’s win underlines a pattern in the drawn-out race. The under-funded underdog has tended to win in Bible Belt states that include Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. Romney has persistently struggled in such heavily conservative regions.

Neither candidate was in the state as Louisiana Republicans weighed in. Nor was the former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who was trailing in Louisiana. With half the precincts counted, Santorum had 49% to 26% for Romney. Gingrich was far back at 17%, followed by Ron Paul with 6%.

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