Stacy of The Other McCain in his post Santorum Surge Returns: Wins Missouri, Wins Minnesota, Update: Wins Colorado has posted the results of the three contests showing the numbers which reveal what a huge and awesome night Rick Santorum had last night. I had this feeling that Santorum would pick up steam again. And he did. YEA!! Remember when Rick said “This is the Little Engine That Could Campaign”? He is chugging away at a really good pace right now.
Here are the results from Missouri:
Rick Santorum ………..138,957 — 55.2%
Mitt Romney ………….. 63,826 — 25.3%
Ron Paul ………………… 30,641 — 12.2%
Here are the results from Minnesota:
Rick Santorum ……….20,932 — 44.9%
Ron Paul ………………..12,627 — 27.1%
Mitt Romney …………..7,890 –16.9%
Newt Gingrich ………. 4,993 — 10.7%
Here are the results from Colorado:
Rick Santorum ……….. 26,580 — 40.2%
Mitt Romney …………. 23,097 — 34.9%
Newt Gingrich …………. 8,457 — 12.8%
Ron Paul …………………. 7,782 — 11.8%
Simply outstanding! Well done, Rick!
Stacy points out the NY Times is surprised by the Comeback Kid, Rick Santorum.
His candidacy all but dismissed just days ago, Rick Santorum won the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses and a nonbinding primary in Missouri on Tuesday, an unexpected trifecta that raised fresh questions about Mitt Romney’s ability to corral conservative support. . .
His performance added another twist to an unruly nominating contest that has seen Republican voters veering among candidates and refusing to coalesce behind anyone. It came after Mr. Romney scored back-to-back victories in Florida and Nevada that had led to predictions that he was finally on a straight march to the nomination.
Oh ye of little faith thou New York Times. Prior to the contests yesterday Michelle Malkin wrote that “there are no inevitabilities in politics”, and expressed that “Santorum’s got game.” She believes that Santorum could win and so do I.
MEDIAite asks Game Changer? Yes, indeed. Floyd Ciruli, a political analyst in Colorado, said “This is a major upset!” He continued: “Definitely, there is a new story now…This harkens back to 2010, when the Tea Party essentially upset the established Republican candidates for the Colorado governor and Senate races, and it clearly demonstrates that the grass-roots of the party remains very conservative and is unwilling to unite behind the presumptive front-runner,” Ciruli said.
Rick Santorum is the best anti-establishment Republican in this race. He is the most qualified, principled conservative who can take on Pres. Obama. Obama is a believer in big government. Rick Santorum is a believer in the American people. He believes that America is exceptional. He is a moral man. He is a leader that can help create an atmosphere where our economy thrives again.
Praise God. This is great wake-up news. What a breath of fresh air that would mean for the White House.
More prayers are needed as we head forward.
Now this is a great picker upper. When the night seemed the darkest, a ray of light shines through.