Rick Santorum’s path to victory
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 30th, 2011 5:39 am by HL
Rick Santorum’s path to victory
Rick Santorum is surging in Iowa, gaining notoriety and drawing the attacks of his opponents.
But can he win?
We here at The Fix remain skeptical. But if there is a path to victory, here’s what it looks like:
The CNN/Opinion Research poll released this week showed Santorum moving into third place in Iowa at 16 percent. But it also included some very interesting numbers when it comes to Christian voters. To wit: frontrunners Mitt Romney and Ron Paul combined for 60 percent of the vote among those who do not describe themselves as “born-again” Christians, but just 34 percent of those who do describe themselves as born-again.
Michele Bachmann’s campaign flameout
DES MOINES — The rise and fall of Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.) may well stand as an allegory of the most turbulent GOP presidential primary in memory, one whose latest turn has been bitter and bizarre.
With just days to go before the Iowa caucuses, where a poor finish would almost certainly mean the end of Bachmann’s presidential hopes, the candidate who only months ago led the field here is being all but counted out.
Romney prepares aggressive Iowa finish
AMES, Iowa — Mitt Romney unveiled plans Thursday for an aggressive finishing sprint in Iowa designed to lock down a victory in Tuesday’s caucuses that would leave his rivals scrambling to catch up.
Romney is far from a clear favorite in Iowa: Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) continues to show strength in the polls and is banking on a well-regarded organization, and former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.) is on the rise. But no campaign can match Romney’s for the breadth and depth of its infrastructure, and for the first time the weapons he can deploy are all on display.
Covering the Iowa Caucuses with Instagram | #2012Unfiltered
Our campaign team has landed in Iowa with iPhones in hand to capture the scenes leading up to the caucuses for #2012Unfiltered.
From Iowa hotels and chocolate factories to dramatic last-minute defections, we’re chronicling as many behind-the-scenes caucus moments as we can for our Iowa gallery.
