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With his fundraising prowess, establishment support, and national campaign organization, Mitt Romney is still a favorite for the nomination. But with this huge win in South Carolina—and the conservative distaste for Romney—you can begin to imagine a path to the nomination for Gingrich. Indeed, if Rick Santorum drops out before Florida, that path becomes even clearer.
In the meantime, we should remember this moment. On the basis of his attacks on journalists, minorities, and the president, a thrice-married, disgraced former lawmaker has won a primary in the heart of Republican country. Either this is a fluke, or the moment when the GOP embraced its worst impulses.
—Jamelle Bouie, Politics of Resentment
