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In the words of Rick Santorum, "game on." The former senator's surprise victory in Iowa Tuesday has thrown a wrench in Mitt Romney's plans to win New Hampshire and go on to convince South Carolinians there is no longer another choice for a nominee. Suddenly a choice has emerged, and once again three in four Republicans made it clear in Iowa they want to support someone other than Romney.

The good news for Romney â€" he didn't come in third, Texas Gov. Rick Perry hasn't dropped out, and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) didn't choose to endorse Santorum in her concession speech and urge her supporters to back him. No one has won South Carolina since 1980 without winning either Iowa or New Hampshire first â€" that means Gingrich won't either. But Santorum certainly could.

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