January 27, 2012

Santorum's Debate Win Helps Romney

John Podhoretz, New York Post


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The crazy Republican race just got a whole lot crazier — and a whole lot clearer — because of what happened in last night’s Florida candidate showdown.

After nine months of debating, someone finally scored several knockout blows against Mitt Romney on the statist health-care plan he championed when he was governor of Massachusetts.

But in doing so, Romney’s attacker likely sealed Romney’s victory in the Florida primary and possibly the Republican nomination.

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