With Georgia Lost, Santorum Camp Focuses on National Strategy
While it was a good night overall for Rick Santorum, his campaign here in Georgia fell short of expectations.
Santorum failed to break the 20 percent mark, and finished third behind Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney.
At Rick Santorum’s campaign party in Duluth, Georgia, the night began a bit subdued.
Santorum’s Georgia field director Kathy Hildebrand credited her campaign for helping tie down Gingrich in the state.
But Hildebrand acknowledged Santorum’s Georgia campaign hit a ceiling in terms of resources and organization.
“We had to just settle for trying to beat Romney and even then when Romney was in town more and my candidate couldn’t be here, I just thought I could feel [we were] losing ground because if I get Rick Santorum in front of people, they fall in love with him but I couldn’t get him here,” said Hildebrand.
Nevertheless, as reports came in with solid wins in Oklahoma and Tennessee, the crowd of about 70 grew more enthusiastic.
Christian Cautcher of Cumming, Georgia says Santorum’s strong showing in the national battleground state of Ohio solidifies Santorum as the true conservative alternative to Romney. He hopes Gingrich gets the message.
“If he really wants Romney not to be the nominee than he really should focus on backing Santorum and bringing his resources and his team and his Georgia folks on board with Santorum,” said Cautcher
Santorum supporters now focus on upcoming contests including Kansas, Alabama, and Mississippi.
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