been a series of race and momentum defining state primari primaries. can mitt romney s money and the advantage he has with the money help him to defend his front-runner status. can rick santorum s message land him another upset? mitt romney s campaign and super pac poured a whopping $3.3 million into illinois to fill the state s airwaves with ads. rick santorum showed up comparatively less armed to the illinois add wars meeting romney s millions with $446,000. between his campaign and the super pac that supports him, he has not nearly as much money as mitt romney has got. but add to santorum s financial capital the capital that he gains from the momentum that he earned with his wins across the south. delivered by voters who are responding to santorum s true conservative message. now, the rebounding economy hasn t allowed romney much traction with his position