divides. he get out, santorum versus romney, and santorum could under those circumstances, could, maybe actually prevail. ron with the south the most recent example. let s talk more about mitt romney in the exit polls. more than 50% of primary voters in each state said mitt romney just isn t conservative enough. why can t he still win over the party s base? is it when we re talking about the south, does it have to do with religious factors that the governor said himself that alabama might be a subtle issue for their voters? he doesn t do well with white evangelicals for the most part and they re overrepresented in republican primaries in the south. this is not his kind of country. he s never going to win over the conservative base. if he end up as the republican nominee, as he likely will, you might even see conservatives rallying around a third party candidate. somebody to owe o somebody else to get into the race, the
rick santorum has a brand-new surge coming after stunning victories in the deep county. newt gingrich is refusing to add up the numbers. mitt romney s cavern says this race is still a forgone conclusion. let s begin with joe johns, he s in illinois. joe? reporter: wolf, this is rosemo rosemont, illinois, outside of chicago, where newt gingrich is expected to appear shortly. there were new calls today from conservatives for gingrich to get out of the race and give rick santorum a clean shot at the republican nomination. as indecision limped closer to the halfway mark, the candidates fanned out. rick san tore, tuesday night s winner, took hi victory lap, stumping for votes in louisiana, ending up in puerto rico, but not before a parting shot at romney. people say you re being outspent and everybody is talking about the math, all the things that this race is inevitable. well, for someone who thinks this race is inevitable, he s spending a whole lot of money against me for be