January 19, 2012
The Chicago Tribune
John Hoeffel
"Santorum touts Iowa "win," blasts Gingrich ahead of debate"
Iowa...miscounted? In first grade math you learn yo double check calculations, yet Iowa must have forgotten this on January 3rd. The margin of eight votes between Romney and Santorum was corrected to thirty four votes with Santorum coming out on top. With such a tight result, those forty two votes make all the difference. Changing who won the Iowa Caucus bashes Romney's momentum, undermines his win in New Hampshire, and gives Santorum momentum. Santorum gloated over his new win in Iowa while on the road in South Carolina. Strangely, he focused on bashing Gingrich over Romney. Gingrich and Santorum are grappling to win the conservative vote in South Carolina and beat Romney. Right now Gingrich is rising in the polls while Santorum is falling, it remains uncertain if Santorum's Iowa win will make a difference. Santorum is marketing himself as the true conservative candidate, saying Gingrich shelves important conservative issues instead of facing and fixing them. Santorum paints himself as a consistent conservative with strong core values. This is not false. Santorum has always had very socially conservative views, even if they are crazy. Santorum's win in Iowa may not have any real effect in South Carolina because it is just too late. If the correction had been made before the New Hampshire Primary, Santorum would have picked up Romney's momentum, but the time lapse could potentially nullify Santorum's win.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politicsnow/la-pn-santorum-iowa-win-gingrich-20120119,0,6770941.story
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