Perspective:
Total turn out all three states combined last night: 365,000
Total turn out South Carolina alone? Over 600 thousand.
Turn out last night Versus 2008: DOWN 50%.
Turn out was UP in MN. You forgot to mention that! Since Newt came in 4th in CO and MN I guess it's safe to assume that his supporters are the one's who stayed home.
Want to know why voter turnout is down? Simple, folks are turned off by Newt Gingrich & Mitt Romney and their childish squabbles and personal attacks. The real objective of defeating POTUS Barack Hussein Obama has fallen by the wayside, and...no enthused GOP primary voter gives one hoot about Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich!!!
Fact is, Gingrich is toast. He is going nowhere!!! And....Mitt Romney is close behind. If Romney does not change and try the same act on Santorum, he too, will become toast. IMHO, the GOP is better off with both these two losers out of the race!!! The rank and file, Republicans, Conservatives, Independents, etc. that come out and vote in the caucuses & primaries want candidates that aggressively attack with facts, the destructive America destroyer Obama and his anti-American Democrat Party. With their infighting, Gingraich & Romney have their voters, their political party and...more importantly, their country!! Go Santorum!!!
Thanks for putting it into context. And do you happen to know the delegate count for the candidates so far? Also, what do you think will happen with the Florida delegates -- do you think they'll all go to Mitt, or will they be proportioned per winner?
Hey, I'm as much a professing Christian on FR as anybody, but my stink meter pegs when I hear ANY candidate claim, "God told me to run."
And did you hear the radio clip of Santorum's "rousing" speech after winning last night, where he talks about how he's not for 99 percent, he's for everyone, rich and poor ... talk about lack of charisma! The crowed tried its damndest to offer a big cheer, but, like Santorum's speech, was about as flat as a three-day-old beer.