The coup de grace to Mitt Romney's very bad night: He finished third in Minnesota. [View all]
Santorum Wins Minnesota Caucus, Romney Third
Ron Paul has strong second place showing
Updated: Wednesday, 08 Feb 2012, 8:09 AM CST
Published : Wednesday, 08 Feb 2012, 7:52 AM CST
by Tom Halden / FOX 9 News
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri shook up the Republican race for the White House by backing the relative underdog. Rick Santorum easily won the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses as well as the Missouri primary.
Santorum's win in Minnesota wasn't a huge surprise, as the most-recent polls showed him with a slim edge. But the final numbers show his supporters really turned out in their precincts and convinced their neighbors he's the best candidate.
His victory over Mitt Romney and the rest of the field in three states is turning-up the volume on his so far quiet campaign.
"You have found out, that on those issues, healthcare, the environment, cap and trade, Wall Street bailouts Mitt Romney has the same positions as Barack Obama and in fact would not be the best person to come up and fight for your voices for freedom in America," said Santorum.
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