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March 5, 2012

How Super Tuesday Shapes Up

Erin McPike and Scott Conroy, RCP


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ZANESVILLE, Ohio -- Mitt Romney told a crowd here Monday evening, "If you do your job tomorrow, we're going to win this thing."

He was speaking of the Buckeye State, but a larger meaning underlies his comment: The tight race in Ohio is symbolic of the Republican primary at large. If Romney can overcome his perceived weaknesses and Rick Santorum's strength on his right flank today, analysts say he stands to finally bury the notion that he can’t lock down the Republican nomination for president.

Campaigning in Ohio, he has appealed to voters’ heads while the more socially conservative Santorum has appealed to their hearts, which may explain why Romney ended his event here by saying, “I believe you are going to do the right thing tomorrow.”

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Related Topics: election 2012, Super Tuesday, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee

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