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Rick Santorum was supposed to win Louisiana and Rick Santorum did what he was supposed to do by
winning Louisiana. Still, he trails Mitt Romney by hundreds of delegates, as well as in personal
wealth and the weight of his wardrobe.
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Though Santorum won by a wide margin, voter turnout was low. Still, Santorum had strong support in
all income groups except for the very wealthy, which also have a lot more clothing than Santorum
and say they identify with Romney's wife having two Cadillacs.
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Romney finished a distant second while visiting California to raise money.
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"Lots of people think I have so much money that I don't need to raise money to keep this campaign
going," Romney said. "Those people are wrong. I can't be expected to spend all of my own money on
this venture, even though it is so much more money than Rick Santorum ever imagined having. By the
way," Romney smiled, "I don't own any of those vest sweaters."
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Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich finished third and made a brief statement
after talking extensively about his victory earlier this year in Georgia.
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"I'm not quitting this race," Gingrich said. "I'm Newt Gingrich and Newt Gingrich is the genuine
conservative that should get this nomination. If I leave the race, how will Newt Gingrich get the
nomination?"
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"The people of Louisiana sent a loud and clear message," Santorum said. "This race is far from
over. This race is going to go on for a lot longer than it seems. You think April is around the
corner? Sure it is but then comes May. That's an eternity in politics, from now until May. And
there is only one horrible eternity and that is in Hell, where the Devil lives and waits to
incinerate moderates."
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Santorum was in Wisconsin, making a series of campaign stops.
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"These may be campaign stops," he said, "but this campaign doesn't stop."
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Santorum's socially conservative message has done well in the South. A Santorum spokesperson said,
"Rick's message is pure and southerners like that kind of purity. It's what makes them southerners.
It's what makes them dislike Mitt Romney."
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