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When a former POW named McCain can barely win SC and other Southern states, a young Northerner who never served in the military will not do better. If Santorum had been declared the winner of Iowa he would have still been destroyed in SC. Newt Gingrich won by 12 percentage points. A few months before that he was leading by 20 points or more. Santorum barely registered. Newt is from Georgia and if there is a qualified Southerner on the ticket (especially one with the credentials of Gingrich), he is not going to get beat by a Northern politician. Ain’t gonna happen. Now if Newt were to drop out and endorse Santrom and campaign with him then Santorum could carry the South. If not, no way in hell he beats Newt Gingrich in any Southern state.

Be careful there. Newt had huge momentum out of SC and yet fizzled in FL. Granted FL isn't a traditional southern state, but still. Also the military is an influence in the South, but so is religion/morals and there is the gender gap where Newt suffers. The biggest surprise to me from last night was that the “more conservative” strength of Romney in ‘08 shifted to Santorum in ‘12. It may only be true in the Northern states, but clearly Santorum has his slice, and that was a surprise.