Perry can’t “hold off” Santorum. And the ONLY one both Perry and Santorum are hurting by staying in is NEWT.
Romney’s loving it. Same goes for RuPaul. He’s Mittens’ stalking horse.
The Evangelicals have decided Santorum is their man. It will be interesting to see if that makes a difference, or if Gingrich’s Tim LaHay trumps Santorum’s Tony Perkins et. al.
What is clear is Perry is done. I hate to say that, because on paper he’s the best of a bad bunch. But he has never shown he’d be able to compete for this nomination, and it looks like those in positions of influence have decided he isn’t worth backing.