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In response to "It is pretty close to impossible for Santorum to get the full number. It's not implausible at all for him to deny Romney that number though. -- nm" by Reagen

Santorum's only chance is to keep gaining momentum and keep winning so that he's winning everything by the end.

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Mar 14 '12, 09:48

Everyone will be short of the needed delegate totals, and Romney will likely still be ahead by a bit, but Santorum's strong finish in that scenario may be hard to deny him the nod at convention.

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Santorum as a third party candidate is plausible if there isn't a brokered convention. -- nm - David Mar 14, 10:13
on the other hand, Romney doesn't need to do much more than hold serve to keep the math in his favor. - znufrii Mar 14, 09:52 6
- But polling in Illinois doesn't give him the commanding win from what I saw. - Will Hunting Mar 14, 09:53 2
  - which to me counts as holding serve. he continues his incremental progress towards eventually getting the magic number. -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 09:58 1
    - And he continues to move the needle on the "Romney is a default choice; not a chosen choice." - Will Hunting Mar 14, 10:02
- I don't see anything that suggests he could have a commanding win next week. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 14, 09:53 2
  - A narrow win, sure. But not commanding. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 14, 09:53 1
    - yes, I was simply speculating on a possible upside scenario for Romney. - znufrii Mar 14, 09:56
The more Santorum wins in 2012, the better he'll look as a candidate for 2016. So, why should he even think of stopping now? - con_carne Mar 14, 09:50 7
- I suppose anything is possible, though I think this is his shot. If he doesn't win now, I don't know if I see - Don Homer Mar 14, 09:51
- I suppose I should say "anything is possible", but this is his only real shot. There are real Republicans waiting for 2016. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 09:51 4
  - Though what is a "real Republican" these days? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 14, 09:52 3
    - Given this group, guys who when you look at them don't make you giggle. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 09:54 2
      - 2016 will be interesting. There are a bunch of competent candidates, but I wonder which ones will appeal to the populist Republicans. -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 10:05
      - or scream in terror internally. - Mel Profit Mar 14, 10:02
- he's not the "next guy" for the GOP. this is his shot -- nm - pixitude Mar 14, 09:51

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Santorum's only chance is to keep gaining momentum and keep winning so that he's winning everything by the end.

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