Behind the numbers: Romney's Tuesday disaster As good as Rick Santorum’s night was Tuesday in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, Mitt Romney’s was that bad, and worse. In all three states Mr. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, won fewer voters than he did in 2008, signaling that he hasn’t been able to hold onto those who turned out to pull the lever for him last time. In Minnesota in 2008 he won nearly 26,000 voters in the caucuses, while on Tuesday he won fewer than 10,000. In Missouri’s primary his take dropped from 172,329 votes to just 63,826. Overall turnout was lower in each of those states, but Mr. Tuesday also marks the first time Mr. So far, with eight states having voted, Mr. Mr. Mr.
Santorum stunner: Sweeps 3 GOP contests DENVER -- It took one night for Rick Santorum to become a player again in the Republican presidential race. The former Pennsylvania senator came out on top in the voting in all three contests Tuesday night, including an unexpected five-point victory in Colorado's caucuses. Santorum also won the Minnesota caucuses, by an 18-point margin, and he won by 30 points in the Missouri primary. Santorum moves on without any new delegates, but with plenty of momentum. For everyone who flat-out declared the GOP battle a two-man race between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, voters in three states Tuesday night said, "Not so fast." "Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota," Santorum told a cheering crowd in Missouri. Santorum was such an underdog that, just a week ago, people were speculating he'd drop out. "Your votes today," he declared, "were not just heard loud and wide across the states of Missouri and Minnesota, but they were heard loud and louder all across this country."
Santorum claims momentum with wins in three states