It’s still not votesplitting. What happened in MS and AL was voter preference.
Santorum won enough votes in both to overcome Newt, and Newt finishing second, means that conservative voters preferred Santorum to Newt.
This is why MS and AL were so important to Newt, because he needed them to have any hope of continuing on. It’s also why when he lost that his vote total has dropped off so dramatically.
Vote splitting by Santorum, would be a state where Newt finished ahead of Santorum, but Santorum prevented him from winning.
As we saw happen in Ohio, Michigan, Wyoming and Alaska, where Newt split the conservative vote permitting Romney to come up the middle.
As we saw happen in Ohio, Michigan, Wyoming and Alaska, where Newt split the conservative vote permitting Romney to come up the middle.
Bahahaha! Ricktards still repeating drivel. Santorum lost Ohio and Michigan because he couldn’t keep his foot out of his mouth, and squandered BIG leads in both (plus he couldn’t get enough liberal Democrats to vote for him). Period.