Actually, if Rick used his head- they could keep Rom under 800. He should have let Newt win Ala and Miss- and now La.
Letting Newt win, doesn’t hurt Rick because Newt can’t amass enough delegates to win outright. As Newt wins, he remains viable- and there’s no better force than Newt to continue to chop Romney down to size.
Also, it allows the maximization of the anti Rom limited financial resources- allowing them to compete in their strongest states one on one.
Romney is outspending Rick 7 to 1 in Ill— rick is thick- but hopefully he’ll come to realize that no one can compete against unlimited resources-— Newt understood that after Fla.
I think the voters need to take the lead and vote for either Rick or Newt depending on who is strongest in each state. The Newt supporters should vote for Rick in Illinois today...