[dajeeps]

I just want to add something else to my earlier comment. Rick Santorum lost because he can’t deliver Pennsylvania. And if you can’t deliver that, even when it is your home state, you shouldn’t even be in the race. So, unless we think we can win the general election by also skewing electoral votes, this plan is more likely to backfire than it is to gain anything meaningful in the long run.

[Vigilanteman]

IMHO, Rick Santorum made the right move by bailing before the Pennsylvania primary. His last chance of winning it (frankly still a long shot after Ohio and Illinois) disappeared completely when he lost Wisconsin.

Losing big in Pennsylvania would likely have been a career ender. Bowing out gracefully when he did ensures he will start 2016 as a top tier candidate.

I also disagree on your backfire comments for the reasons stated in my previous post. Nonetheless, I commend you for at least being willing to engage in an honest discussion of the process (the intention of this thread) rather than descending into a pouty whiny "Romney = Obama" screed as others have done.