# Could Santorum win the Nomination?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-santorum-win-the-nomination/613169>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [February 17, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-santorum-win-the-nomination/613169 "2012-02-17T18:29:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-santorum-win-the-nomination/613169/1 "2012-02-17T18:29:30Z")

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Rick Santorum has really surged the last couple of weeks and Romney seems to be really floundering. But this has happened over and over again Romney vs. Not-Romeny-Flavor-of-the-week. However, Santorum is pretty much the last man standing between Romney and a nomination and the Conservative base just cannot get themselves to vote for Romney, so could Santorum actually go the distance? While I think neither Santorum or Romney have much chance against Obama, I think Romney could at least put up a fight. IF Santorum wins the Republicans would basically be conceding the race, IMO.

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-santorum-win-the-nomination/613169/2 "2012-02-17T18:35:39Z")

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Just so you know, there are already several threads in the election forums on Santorum, one about it being his “turn” as the anti-Romney.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-santorum-win-the-nomination/613169/3 "2012-02-17T18:46:56Z")

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Seconded. I’ve moved this to Elections, but I’m closing it and [linking to this active thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=641753).