If what you say is true about 1,144 delegates for Romney..then what does it matter if a single candidate (Satorum according to your analysis/) or if Santorum and Gingrich double team Romney and deprive him of reaching 1,144 delegates?
So let me understand this. From what it seems the best chance of beating Romney is to keep Newt IN the race, to ensure that we go to a brokered convention.
However....If that happens, won’t the GOP establishment just hand the nomination to Mittens anyway?