Rick Santorum Spanked In Nevada Caucus Results
LAS VEGAS -- Rick Santorum is headed for a crushing loss in the Nevada caucuses Saturday, despite picking up the endorsement of Tea Party darling Sharron Angle, who in 2010 barely lost a high-profile and expensive senate bid to Majority Leader Harry Reid. Early exit polls show Santorum coming in a distant fourth, placing in the single digits.
Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, spent very little time campaigning in the state, assured that Nevada's large Mormon population would make it a difficult place for him to compete. Still, his last place finish puts him in a tough spot as he works to claim the mantle of the conservative alternative to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who was set to finish first in the caucuses.
On Friday night, Angle publicly appeared on Santorum's behalf for the first time in Nevada. The event can only be categorized as a disaster.
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