“I think the Romney camp prays that Newt hangs on because they currently attract a number of votes under the theory that “Romney is the most electable”. If Santorum ever got enough momentum to challenge Romney again with a comparable “most electable” claim, it might dawn on a significant number of voters that they can get a fairly strong conservative that has a good a shot as anyone in the general too. Dangerous idea for Romney, that must not catch on.”
If that is true, why is a Romney shill like Jen Rubin also pushing Santorum? I think they are using Santorum to eat into Newt right now, knowing Santorum is not much of a threat.
And yes Santorum is performing well in “vs. Obama” polls but that is before any negative stories get into the press. But wait until his very strong social conservative views chase away libertarians, women and centrists. Remember everybody already knows Newt’s negatives, do they know Santorum’s?