James Dobson was responsible for Rick’s overnight (almost) rise in the polls?
Absolutely. I’ll never forget watching Dr. Dobson give Santorum his endorsement in Colorado. Poof! Romney’s huge lead evaporated overnight. The Colorado win was what gave the stamp of authenticity to Santorum’s bounce. A lot of people underestimate just how key the endorsement of Dobson (and other evangelicals and homeschoolers) is to getting out the vote, especially in caucus states like Kansas.
Dobson must have helped in TN.
There is no way Dobson caused Santorum’s rise to replace Newt as the anti Romney.
Romney’s attacks slaughtered Newt in Iowa and FL. ONly the good people of SC got it, and defied their own governor to vote Newt.
The media, including conservative talk hosts, either opposed Newt or endorsed another or shut Newt out as if he didn’t exist. That intensified the Romney attack results.
What happened is the attacks created an opening, which Santorum walked through.
If people against Romney had stuck with Newt, instead of diverting to Santorum, we would not be here where we are, but in a far better place.