Santorum says Alabama, Mississippi results "greatly" exceeded his expectations
Following his big night on Tuesday, CBS News asked Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum if the results met his expectations or exceeded them.
© 2012 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. "I'd say greatly exceed," he said with a happily stunned look on his face after addressing supporters in Louisiana. "We're very excited!"
When asked how the results could change the race, he said: "As I've been saying... this adventure's going to be a two person race, and when it does, the conservative will win."
Santorum won GOP primaries in Alabama and Mississippi on Tuesday night.
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Romney lives on another planet.
Gingrich should be serving freedom fries in a fast food joint.
Ron Paul should have gone independent.
Obama needs to adopt some of Ron Paul's more brilliant ideas...
STOP lying to yourselves.... we know what they are..
Or i foresee, 4 more years of absolutely NOTHING happening and another great depression.
Just my opinion of course.