2012
Romney 52.13%
Santorum 20.43%
Gingrich 14.21%
Paul 10.89%
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Santorum could not have won, even if Gingrich and Paul dropped out and those votes went to Santorum.
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Romney 1,462 Delegates
Santorum 234 Delegates
Paul 154 Delegates
Gingrich 137 Delegates
Newt was the only guy with a chance to win. But he imploded in Florida, his own doing, and the undoing of his idiotic advisors - and it was over after Florida.
Everything after that was merely place and show....the win was Mitts after Florida, like it was McCains after Florida in 08.
A conservative must win by doing good in Iowa, screw NH, then win SC and take momentum into Florida and win. The estabs can win by winning NH and then taking Florida from the conservatives.