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Results: Will Santorum Scrape Off Some Super Tuesday Wins?

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Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, as he speaks with supporters at an election night rally on February 28, 2012 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

68% Yes.

16% I hope not.

12% No.

4% Any vote against him is a vote against women and against higher education.

With just 32% dissenting with either their expectations or at least their hopes, the prospect of a continued post-Super Tuesday presence for Santorum seems palpable.

As VP conspiracy theories start gaining steam, at least one commenter thought that Santorum's continued post-Super Tuesday presence had the potential to extend four years after election day.

easton: I tell you what, I am predicting that Romney will go with Santorum as his VP pick. I almost think he has to at this point.

Another thought that the framing of the question didn't leave enough nuance for the varied degrees of possible Santorum success.

Travis Youman: Setting the bar a little low, aren't we? Santorum could easily win OH, TN and OK, with GA being a tossup based on whether Gingrich's supporters stick with him or defect to Santorum's camp. It will all depend on whether voters are more turned off by Santorum's "snobs" comment, or Romney's "a couple Cadillacs" and "friends with NASCAR owners" comments.

And like a commenter yesterday, there was another thought that the likely failure of the eventual nominee will dictate a post-2012 pendulum swing in GOP ideology.

rob654: I suspect however that the Far Right Leaders are scared to death of [the Obama vs. Santorum] match up - because if Santorum loses, they will no longer be able to say that Americans really want what they are selling - so no wonder why the Leaders of the Far Right really want Romney to win because if Romney runs and loses they can say, "See its because the Republican Party was not extreme enough."

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