Santorum wins Mississippi and Alabama GOP primaries

Rick Santorum prevailed in the Republican presidential primaries held in the deep south today by coming in first place in both Mississippi and Alabama.  The Christian evangelical vote is a driving political force in both states.

According to tallies being reported by Politico, Newt Gingrich came in second in both states, and Mitt Romney, who did not think he would do well, came in third.  Ron Paul trailed far behind in fourth place.  The Paul campaign did not focus on the two southern states, pinning more hope on Hawaii.

Voting results have not yet come in for Hawaii.

"We did it again," Santorum told cheering fans, noting that his campaign has not had anywhere near the near the money that the Romney campaign has spent on advertising.  Santorum said that conservatives need to unite together so that they can beat President Obama.

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According to a poll by Public Policy Polling, 52 percent of likely Republican voters in Mississippi think that President Obama is a Muslim, and 45 percent thought the same thing in Alabama.

Mississippi is the poorest state in the United States … and also the most conservative, as documented in a video clip that was aired on Bill Maher's program on HBO:

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D. Beeksma

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