[pgkdan]

If Newt comes in 2nd or 3rd in both Alabama and Mississippi, then he should admit that his souther strategy has failed, meet with Santorum and devise a methodology whereby he can immediately join with and support Santorum’s campaign.

Here's to hoping that Newt can put aside his ego and do just that.

[Jeff Head]

Sounds like he isn’t going to...though the pressure is going to grow.

If he does not, and continues to split the vote...then Romney will do just like he did last night. He’ll pick up 1/3 of the delegates in those conservatve areas, and win a large majority in the more moderate areas (like Hawaii and Am. Samoa) and end up further increasing his lead each time, like he did last night.

Though Santorum beat him 32 delegates to 23 delegates in Alabama and Mississippi, Romney beat Santorum 24 delegates to 1 in Hawaii and American Samoa. So last night, Santorum got 33 delegetaes and Romney got 47 and is still increasing his lead substantially in the delegate count.

See my :

GOP Primary Tracker Site
http://www.jeffhead.com/GOPTracker.htm

for a much more detailed look.