I think any attempt to pull from Santorum now is ill-fated. Before tonight, he was already climbing in the polls and Romney was diving. He will probably pass Romney again shortly. Kansas, Alabama, and Mississippi in succession are are to top - for the moment. Your idea might have worked if Newt could have climbed out of the doldrums, but he has not been able to do so. His message seems to be attracting too small a base this time.
” His message seems to be attracting too small a base this time.”
What is most difficult to contend with is that it is hardly Newt’s “message” posing the problem, but rather the power and the inestimable millions out together by his enemies and mine that formed a kill machine against him, and then watching Rickster reap the benefit of that kill machine, by accident, all while attracting no fire because he is no threat to anyone or anything.
Santorum actually thinks his victories were won on his own steam, on his superior message, (borrowed from everyone all along the way, Perry, Newt and even Romney himself) when in truth Rick has always served as stooge to the GOP-E.
He was the beneficiary of the assault on Newt that went totally nuclear, leaving RS a cleared field state after state, as the only anti-Romney left standing outside of Uncle Nutty.
Those FACTS, of the accidental candidate, will take some time to digest. Yes, the rancid taste of his quite ill gotten gains will take some time to swallow.