Friend,
Did you hear that Mitt Romney won last night?
Probably not.
While Rick Santorum was taking his victory lap after Alabama and Mississippi, Mitt was winning the nomination battle by gaining at least 41 delegates to Santorum's 35 for the day.
Yet again, yesterday's results increased Mitt's delegate lead while his opponents moved closer to their date of mathematical elimination. Mitt now has twice the number of delegates and over one million more votes than Rick Santorum in the GOP primary contests to date.
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Here's some delegate math that is hard to swallow for Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich:
Newt Gingrich is 373 delegates behind Mitt Romney. And Rick Santorum is 255 delegates behind Mitt Romney. That means both Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich will have to start netting an impossible number of delegates to catch up and overtake Mitt's lead.
Of the remaining delegates, Rick Santorum must win 69% to reach 1,144 delegates. Those prospects look nearly impossible when you consider he has only won 26% of the delegates awarded to date.
Mitt has received more votes and more delegates in the Southern states than any other candidate. And that's without including Virginia, where both Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich failed to qualify for the ballot.
Over the last few weeks, Mitt has expanded his delegate lead, pushing him closer to the nomination.
Mitt remains focused on the most pressing issue of this election -- defeating Barack Obama and restoring America's promise.
Thanks for standing with Mitt.
Rich Beeson
Political Director
Paid for by Romney for President, Inc.
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