agreed. tomorrow could be a big day at the churches. After this, if the pastors/churches swing behind Santorum he could well take it.
Of course, Romney can still air some major ads against him.
but at this point I think Mitt doesn’t really care about IA. NH was always his bastion. As long as he wins there he’s fine.
And, he may actually be ok with Santorum winning as he’s much weaker going forward in SC and FL than Perry or Newt would have been. A much more preferred matchup for him. Santorum has no money or organization really in those states. And he has enough of a record and baggage the spotlight being shown on him won’t be all that pretty and could end up hurting the party and making Mitt’s case look all the better.
Maybe it’s those sweater vests Santorum has been wearing. Personally I don’t like them, don’t think they’re Presidential and make him look like a kid.
I certainly hope you are wrong. If my pastor encourages our parishoners to vote for anyone special, I will be very unhappy.
Church is no place to do that when we have this many social conservatives all bunched up together.
Any pastor who goes out on a limb and tries to influence his parishoners, is in for a whole lot of trouble.