Big Night for Santorum, and Other Primary Observations: 2.7

Rick Santorum's campaign brought out the broom on Tuesday night-sweeping all three primaries-Missouri, Colorado and Minnesota. As a result, it seems that he has gained ground on Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination.

Ron Paul had another good showing, as he finished 2nd in Minnesota. He could get some delegates out of this one.

And the "uncommitted" in Missouri who got 3.9% of the vote? Newt didn't file in time, so who could this un-masked person on the ballot for the Missouri primary be?

Anyway, with this aside, Maine's weeklong primary will end Saturday. Arizona and Michigan will be the next states with primaries on Tuesday, February 28.