That's a whole lot of delegates that go a long way toward earning the GOP nomination.
However, if Santorum gets OH, it hinders Romney quite a bit even though he's favored in CA/NY.
In my view the swing states matter; has Newt won or come close in any swing states? We need the candidate that does best in those. Chances are the republican will lose California, NY and Massachusetts......if they do it will be a landslide anyway.