Operation Batshit - the more crazy the better - has always relied upon weakening the GOP base by spreading their vote among several crazy candidates. In this manner Romney could weasel his way to victory with 25% of the vote or so. And what a cast of crazies Willard had to work with. There was Ronpaul, Herman Cain, Bachmann, Gingrich, Santorum and Perry.
Those look like the good ol' days now, with news that the crazy vote is beginning to consolidate around Santorum:
Rick Santorum’s support among Tea Party Republicans and white evangelicals is surging, and he now has pulled into a virtual tie with Mitt Romney in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. In polling conducted Feb. 8-12, 30% of Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters favor Santorum while 28% favor Romney. As recently as a month ago, Romney held a 31% to 14% advantage over Santorum among all GOP voters.
Santorum is now the clear favorite of Republican and GOP-leaning voters who agree with the Tea Party, as well as white evangelical Republicans. Currently, 42% of Tea Party Republican voters favor Santorum, compared with just 23% who back Romney. Santorum holds an almost identical advantage among white evangelical Republican voters (41% to 23%).
If Santorum can get both the Teahadists and the Evangelicals, it will be lights out for Willard Milton Romney. And yest I know there can be considerable overlap between the Teahadists and the Evangelicals.
I don't know what Karl Rove can do now. Surely he'll want to keep Gingrich in the race as long as possible so that the race does not degenerate (can it go lower?) into a two-man race between Willard and Santorum. I guess he needs to start throwing cash Newt's way and pronto to keep Newt in the game. Certainly not a good trend for Romney/Rove.
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