Rick Santorum swept all three contests on Tuesday, winning as expected in Missouri and Minnesota and stunning Mitt Romney in Colorado. Many conservatives believe the results altered the state of the GOP race in major ways, but Human Events Political Editor John Gizzi says Mitt Romney is still the man to beat. Gizzi explains why Santorum’s wins were not as big as they could have been and why Romney has the edge going forward. Gizzi tells us why President Obama is risking huge defections in the Catholic vote if he does not change his policy on mandating contraception coverage by all employers. And Gizzi offers his insights on a rapidly deteriorating Middle East.
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Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty are encouraged that Rick Santorum’s wins on Tuesday will shift the GOP presidential race to the right. They also rip the Obama administration for shredding religious freedom over its mandate for all employer health plans to cover contraception. And they discuss the lack of any delegates at stake in Tuesday’s contests and Ron Paul’s shaky caucus strategy.