Last night was a big night for Rick Santorum and his pursuit of the GOP nomination. Will people finally realize that there is a conservative alterative to Mitt Romney who doesn't come with the progressive baggage of Newt Gingrich?
"This is a real conservative. He proved it," Pat said.
Pat was especially happy to hear of Santorum's victory as he has been a staunch supporter of the former Senator from the beginning, whereas Glenn settled on Michele Bachmann as his preferred candidate. Since Bachmann dropped ut of the race, Glenn has been vocal in his support of Santorum - although he has not nor does he plan to endorse any candidate.
Santorum won Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado last night.
Romney shrugged off his poor showing, but his losses Tuesday in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado laid bare his stubborn weakness just when it looked as if his party was beginning to embrace him. Bringing up the rear of the Santorum surge: Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker who mostly skipped the contests and finished at or near the back of the pack in all three states.Santorum cast the results as a victory for a purer form of conservatism than Romney has offered, heard more clearly by voters across the nation’s midsection without a deafening TV air war that the former Massachusetts governor has dominated.
“Tonight, we had an opportunity to see what a campaign looks like when one candidate isn’t outspent 5- or 10-to-1 by negative ads impugning their integrity and distorting their record. This is a more accurate representation, frankly, of what the fall race will look like,” a jubilant Santorum told a cheering crowd in St. Charles, Mo.
When it came to deciding between Gingrich and Santorum as the conservative alternative to Romney, Stu said that people have now had a chance to compare their records and see Santorum as the better choice.
Glenn did joke that he wondered for a second this morning if Santorum could beat Obama, but Glenn knows that when he follows with his heart and his faith that things tend to work out.
"You just stand where you're told to stand. You just do what you're told to do. You just align yourself, listen to Him, and then get out of the way. And watch miracles happen," Glenn said.