Not that odd. After watching Newt self destruct in FL...a state he should have won by 20 point coming out of SC, alot of people realized that he would get creamed like a bowl of Paula Dean’s mashed turnips by obama. We simply can’t take that chance and no matter how long he campaigns Republican’s simply do not like Romney and that leaves Satorum as the only logical, and dependable, choice for thoughtful conservatives.
Newt didn’t self-destruct, he was attacked with lies by Romney. He’s already said he understands what he’s up against now and is prepared for the next debate. Romney had JUST as bad a week before in South Carolina, and came back with a successful performance. So to write Newt off after one week in one state is ludicrous. And you can’t overlook the fact that Rick HASN’T been attacked with 10 million in negative ads yet. We have no idea how he’ll fare when that happens.
The problem is now if Rick, Mitt and Newt keep trading wins, we’re on our way to a brokered convention, a totally unpredictable exercise. Ron Paul is trying to stack the delegates with stealth operatives who will vote for Ron Paul if they are released from Mitt/Newt/Rick (see link below).
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2843327/posts
It’s simply unknown whether he’ll have enough to make a difference. My feeling is the most likely ticket out of the convention is Mitt/Rick, because they’ll figure the southern states will go Republican anyway, so they’ll want candidates who performed better in the north and midwest.