Newt Gingrich has received the endorsement of popular radio host Steve Deace..........But does anyone care at this point?
The Deace endorsement was sought after by all the candidates, because he is arguably the most popular radio personality among conservatives. And, he gave the thumbs up to Huckabee, who famously captured Iowa in a surprising manner.
The question is, did Deace's endorsement come too late? While Gingrich had been in freefall mode of late, his drop seems to have stabilized in the 13-15% range. The problem now is that both Perry and Santorum have finally made the climb and are both tied with Newt for the seemingly important 3rd place finish.
Santorum's campaign has momentum, which, with 6 days before the caucus, is a big deal. Perry seems to have strong-armed his way back into double digits, by pilfering from Bachmann's increasingly disillusioned base, with big time ads and significant spending. I can't imagine too many people will actually vote for Perry come caucus time. Think about it... No one really thinks he can win the election and defeat Romney, lest he face Obama. That's not saying that Santorum can beat Romney or Obama either, however, this is Santorum's first time experiencing the so called "surge", and surging candidates generally trump any other similar candidate, which in this case, includes Perry, Bachmann, and a bloc of Gingrich supporters.
If Santorum doesn't make too many extreme comments this week, maybe he can climb into the high teens and stay for a little while longer.
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