Great night for Rick. Bad night for Mitt. Horrible night for Newt!
Colorado Minnesota Missouri
Santorum 40% 45% 55%
Romney 35% 17% 25%
Gingrich 13% 11% N/A
Paul 12% 27% 12%
VOTE TOTALS thus far:
ROMNEY 1,182,886
GINGRICH 838,102
SANTORUM 568,723
PAUL 335,951
Who would have thought that the guy who came in at the bottom of the polls just two months ago would have a three state sweep February 6th?
The message from tonight? First, all the folks who said the race was over after Florida will have to eat their words. Romney has always been a weak candidate despite his money and organizational advantages. The bottom line is that most GOP voters STILL do not want him as the nominee.
Second, what does this mean going forward? The crystal ball is a bit fuzzy on that one. Newt Gingrich still has some game left in contests like Ohio on March 6 along with Georgia and other Super Tuesday states [primary calendar].
Third, one thing you can count on for sure: the Romney attack machine that was so effective in neutering Newt will now try and ratchet Rick.
The bottom line: Romney is still favored due to money and organization but with so few of the 1144 delegates [delegate tracker] needed to win nomination awarded thus far anything could happen!
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