[WOSG]

“That would leave Newt, for whom one might have a glimmer of hope”

Newt’s been vying with Ron Paul for last place. oh and those cash infusions? Gone. Newt’s only hope was to play power broker in the case where neither Santorum nor Romney got a majority of delegates, but Newt himself doesnt have that many delegates.

Santorum was the only one in the past month who could catch Romney, but with wisconsin ... he can’t. Santorum’s wins in the south gave him life, but Wisconsin pretty much ended that glimmer. Now he’s making a stand in his home state.

So my prediction: I dont think Santorum will withdraw pre-PA nor should he. Keep fighting. But .. If Romney wins PA, Santorum will ‘do the right thing’ and withdraw, clearing the field for Romney and ensuring no convention fight.

[andy58-in-nh]

The emerging picture of the Republican campaign is a depressing one. Once he was "selected" by the GOP-e, Romney was going to win (barring the entrance of a charismatic, articulate and devoted conservative into the race, and that did not happen).

A couple of things might help - the selection of a conservative and telegenic VP candidate from a swing state, for one. The other might be a plan for vocal and visual demonstrations by conservatives at the convention itself to insist upon a conservative platform and to hold Romney's feet to the fire.

Beyond that, everyone on the Right is going to have to make up their own minds as to whether they can once again hold their noses and vote for RINOmney, or, alternatively decide that they've been "had" by the GOP for the last time. Personally, I've not made up my mind yet, even though I know in my heart that four more years of the Kenyan Kommie would be far worse than Mitt ever could be.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

It's obvious that PA is Santorum’s doom if he still hopes to stay in politics.

There are now several internal polls and indications, that if Santorum stays in until PA is over, he risks losing his political career permanently if he loses PA again. If he drops out before PA, he can salvage his future in politics.

The inside pressure mounting against Santorum to drop out, is becoming very intense. Santorum himself, scoffed at the magnitude of the pressure and vowed that it was nothing and would not stop him.

This is typical for Santorum, who has a long history and reputation for being obsessively stubborn, arrogant and unreasonable. So, it looks like Santorum has decided to self destruct once again. Only this time, it will be permanent.