Surprising Candidates Are Rising in the GOP Elections
Mitt Romney has been the leading GOP candidate until the Iowa caucus. His strong showing before was severely put to the test when he won the Iowa caucuses by a very slim margin of 8 votes over Rick Santorum. Since Rick Santorum’s strong competitiveness in Iowa, the media has made him very popular in the Republican world. However, for the the conservative Republicans to overcome Romney, they will have to rally behind one, and only one, candidate; the candidate will probably be Santorum at this moment. However, the chances of the conservatives doing this are very slim.
Newt Gingrich still could beat Romney for the GOP spot. He will have to display a very strong showing in the South. Jon Huntsman is another rising candidate, but his chances of winning are still slim.
In all honesty, I believe Romney will win the GOP vote. However, I place all my support behind Rick Santorum not only because I think that he will beat Romney but also because his ideals are the closest to mine, being that I am mostly conservative.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/04/opinion/gergen-gop-campaign/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
