As a conservative you have to presume the media is against you. All candidates make gaffes, but part of a winning campaign is your ability to dodge and weave. So far only Romney and Paul have shown a solid ability to do so. When Gingrich gets near the levers of power he loses his head. Santorum, desperate to beat Romney in MI and give a big boost to his campaign, over played his hand. He had conservatives solidly in his camp, he needed to play the economic card to win it. If the polls are to be believed he lost a double digit lead. If we want to beat Obama we need a candidate (really the candidates team) that can stay on message.
Clinton did it and admirably so. He played the media like a fiddle and danced around scandal after scandal during the Primary. Romney has the political team, the fundraising and the focus to win. That’s what a primary proves. It’s frustrating, but unless Super Tuesday goes solidly to either Rick or Newt it’s already over.