santorum really is more like alabama voters and actually, i feel like he's more like i am. >> governor, we have to make a quick break because there is breaking election news. let's go to bret baier here in washington. >> reporter: the governor's right. alabama voters did picric rick. fox news can project that rick santorum will win alabama, leaving mitt romney and newt gingrich to battle for second place this. victory for santorum is a major boost for the campaign. he was once expected to finish third in alabama, a state in which he was vastly outspent by mitt romney. santorum's win is a major fwloa gingrich who predicted he would win alabama and mississippi. the former house speaker had been pinning his hopes for the nomination on a strong showing in the south after winning georgia last week and south carolina in january. now, this victory allows santorum to increase his calls for gingrich to drop out of the race, since the former speaker