Rick Santorum rattles Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign
8 February 2012
The Republican US presidential candidate’s race has taken a new turn.
After Mitt Romney’s decisive win in the Florida primary over Newt Gingrich, it appeared that a band-wagon was building for him. However he has suffered a significant set-back by an unexpected hat trick of successes in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri in favour of Rick Santorum, the third contender in the race.
Santorum, a former Pennsylvania Senator, is campaigning openly for Christian values.
Romney had been expected to win Colorado comfortably because he gained 60% of its vote in 2008. This is a significant upset. Newt Gingrich hardly campaigned in the three states and did not even appear on Missouri’s ballot, suggesting that the momentum is moving towards Santorum.
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