Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum delivers his conservative message standing in front of the Reagan statue that stands on the Rock River in Dixon, Illinois.

Rick Santorum delivers a passionate plea to supporters in Dixon, Illinois. Senator Santorum is a tough fight with Mitt Romney for the 2012 GOP nomination.

A Rick Santorum supporter holds a sign high above his head at a campaign Rally in Dixon, Illinois on March, 19th 2012. Santorum delivered a speech to his supporters directly in front of the Ronald Reagan statue on the Dixon waterfront.

Rick Santorum holds the United States Constitution as he delivers a strong conservative speech in Ronald Reagan’s boyhood town.

Rick Santorum may have been the first candidate to visit Ronald Reagan’s birthplace since Reagan himself did decades ago. The Santorum campaign drew a ton of media in a crowd close to one thousand in Dixon, Illinois. Santorum delivered his noon time speech after a short drive  from Rockford, Illinois where he had delivered a speech to hundreds of supporters earlier in the morning. More photos from this Dixon event as well as photos from the Rockford event will be posted in the coming days. (Photos © Don Northup – IllinoisPhoto.com)

“Rick Santorum won Republican presidential primaries in Alabama and Mississippi tonight, propelling his candidacy and wrecking Mitt Romney’s hopes for a game-changing Southern breakthrough.”

Alabama

Santorum, Rick     214,545    35%
Gingrich, Newt      182,197     29%
Romney, Mitt        180,250    29%
Paul, Ron                30,892      5%

Mississippi

Rick Santorum    94,981    32.8%
Newt Gingrich    90,409    31.2%
Mitt Romney       88,715    30.6%
Ron Paul              12,749    4.4%

You can read more on Ricks big Alabama and Mississippi victories at the USA today website. Mitt may have the big money but Rick Santorum has the big mo! Momentum!

Rick Santorum, 15,290, 51.2%
Mitt Romney 6,250 20.9%
Newt Gingrich 4,298 14.4%
Ron Paul 3,767 12.6% O
March 10, 2012

Mitt the Flipster has once again proved that true conservatives do not want him as the GOP’s nominee. Romney has proven he can win his ‘home states’, states with a strong LDS following and liberal states, but he is running into severe difficulty rallying support among conservatives and tea party folks in conservative states. When is the party establishment going to wake up and smell the coffee?? If Romney can’t get conservatives to vote for him in the GOP primary —> he does not have a chance against Obama’s money machine in November.

Rick Santorum    205,012    37.2%
Mitt Romney    154,911    28.1%
Newt Gingrich    132,072    23.9%
Ron Paul    49,801    9%

We already knew Mitt Romney can not win th hearts and minds of true conservative voters and  now, more than ever, it’s become very apparent the Newt Gingrich’s campaign is on it’s last legs…legs that should be carrying Newt to the sidelines for the good of the conservative party.

Rick Santorum    96,759    33.8%
Mitt Romney    80,291    28%
Newt Gingrich    78,686    27.5%
Ron Paul    27,572    9.6%
March 6, 2012

Santorum has been running strong in the south and in the heartland and we expect more of the same in the coming weeks. Oklahoma has made it’s choice and the good folks of the Sooner state made it very clearly…Rick Santorum is the true conservative alternative to Mr. Barack Hussein Obama.

Rick Santorum    4,510    39.7%
Ron Paul    3,186    28.1%
Mitt Romney    2,691    23.7%
Newt Gingrich    962    8.5%

Ron Paul has been relegate to irrelevant as time and time again he and his team of  tiny-teeny-boppers have not delivered the goods like he has continually promised in the caucus states despite his rabid supporters best caucus tricks and lame caucus shenanigans.

Once again team Romney has proven they can  not win with real conservative voters —> completely undermining his ‘I’m the best republican to face Obama’ argument.  Time and time again GOP moderates have went up against the democrat and lost…in 2012 we must not send a Massachusetts moderate who once ran to the left of Ted kennedy to go up against this incumbent president in November…we must run a solid and proven conservative to regain the presidency and that true conservative is Rick Santorum!

“Slate’s National Correspondent William Saletan zeroes in on the many ways Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has changed his story over the years on the subject of abortion.”

Mr. Saletan exquisitely lays out the timeline of Mr. Romney’s positions, and then his defenses of his position switches, and then compares those excuses/defenses to his actual record and the facts – and it gets real ugly, real fast, for Mr. Romney. After watching this Romney abortion video I don’t see how anyone could believe a word Romney says on any subject, let alone the very important abortion issue. This Romney Abortion video is a must see for everyone…it’s a real eye-opener to say the least.

I think it’s time for Mr. Romney to pack his bags and go home.

To read an outstanding case for why Rick Santorum is (and should be) the FIRST CHOICE for so many true conservatives  you must read this great Santorum endorsement from one of the top political minds of our time. Michele Malikin knows where she stands…and in 2012 and she stands  with Rick Santorum as he surges his way to the GOP nomination and eventually the presidency in November. This endorsement was written a few weeks ago but it rings true and relevent, and is supported with some great reference work done by Michele I feel it is a good piece to keep out front…and by out front  I am not talking about the show on CNN!

“Rick Santorum opposed TARP.

He didn’t cave when Chicken Littles in Washington invoked a manufactured crisis in 2008. He didn’t follow the pro-bailout GOP crowd — including Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich — and he didn’t have to obfuscate or rationalize his position then or now, like Rick Perry and Herman Cain did. He also opposed the auto bailout, Freddie and Fannie bailout, and porkulus bills.”

The rest of this very interesting and important Santorum Endorsement can be read on Michelle’s website.  Michelle had the sense to get on the Santorum train before it left the station (the three state sweep) and write about it publicly showing again why she is, and has been, one of the sharpest minds —> and clearest voices in the conservative movement for a very long time.

“In the Republican presidential primary in April, would you vote for Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, or Rick Santorum, or would you not vote in the Republican primary?”

Gingrich 51
Paul 72
Romney 77
Santorum 146
Don’t know 73

If you want to get deeper into the numbers in Scott Walker’s state you can view the entire polling survey .pdf over at the Marquette University site.

“Wedged between the Michigan/Arizona primaries and Super Tuesday the Washington state GOP caucus hasn’t received a lot of attention. At least for now it looks like it could give Rick Santorum some momentum headed into the critical March 6th contests. He leads there with 38% to 27% for Mitt Romney, 15% for Ron Paul, and 12% for Newt Gingrich.”

Poll after poll in state after state now show Rick Santorum is the new presidential front runner. Across the nation we are starting to see many indicators pointing to the fact that republicans are coalescing around the battle tested, fiscal and social conservative, Rick Santorum. If you feel like further dissecting the Washington GOP poll numbers you can check the inside scoop over on the PPP site.