At this moment, Santorum has more total votes than Gingrich. Again, that is meaningless, it’s delegates that count, but your post talked about ‘teeny tiny’ state wins suggesting a vote count could matter, so in that reference Santorum is in 2nd place in total votes.
The more critical problem is that conservatives have had only ONE primary victory. We have won some caucuses, and we won the non-binding Missouri primary, but that doesn’t count. Romney won New Hampshire, Florida, and Michigan, while Newt won South Carolina. That’s it for primaries.
When did Santorum move to second in total votes? I didn’t think there would be enough votes cast in Washington to move it (but I have not seen a total since before Washington).