I'm actually starting to see the appeal of a Romney candidacy. I know Romney isn't the conservative we wanted, but he is still head and shoulders above Obama. I'm already on record saying, if Newt doesn't pull out, Santorum can't beat Romney, and at this point, it would still be an upset. If Santorum can win AL and MS and that forces Newt to pull out, then he has a long-shot chance to beat Romney in a brokered convention. Otherwise, the GOP has Romney, like it or not.
Now let me explain what is going to happen with either Romney or Santorum...
With Romney, the Liberals are going to continue to attack Rush, Contraception, Social Conservatism, and Mitt will have to dodge the many attempts to catch him in a sound byte, either defending social conservatism or running from it. They will also bash on Romney for being one of the 1%ers. Romney worries me because he doesn't seem to get just how dirty these bastards are going to get and how low they will stoop, and he tends to sound like he is always apologizing or trying to get you to understand him. In any event, social conservatism and Rush Limbaugh, are what the Liberals are going to run on, because they have nothing else.
With Santorum, he will be painted either as a religious wacko rightie who wants to outlaw contraception and chain women to the kitchen sink... or he will be picked apart on how he voted as a senator, which wasn't always conservative. Again, the issue is going to be social conservatism and Rush, because liberals don't have anything else to run on.
The question remains, which one of these cats can handle what the liberals have in store. I personally think Santorum or Newt would do well, but if the establishment and elites want to go down swinging for Romeny, so be it! We'll go with Romney, and watch what unfolds... it's still going to be about social conservatism and Rush, you wait and see!