Romney, now in attack mode as a result of Santorum's win in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri primaries, is using his typical techniques to try and crush his opponent under negative ads. It appears as if the tables have turned. Santorum, greeted by a large and enthusiastic crowd in Ohio’s coal country, made no mention of his rival at all. Mr. Romney is desperately scrambling to regain his command over the race. While Mr. Romney may not know for weeks or even months whether he will win the nomination, his performance over the next seven days will most likely provide insight about whether he can persuade the party at last to embrace his candidacy.
This week, he has two opportunities to steer the conversation back to his strongpoints—the economy and defeating Obama. He has a debate in Arizona followed by a speech on Friday in Michigan that his campaign is billing as a major policy address. Both states will hold their primaries next Tuesday.
While many Americans are caught up in the GOP race, others choose to focus on coming together to defeat Obama. “I wish this was over,“ Alex Triantafilou, the Republican Party chairman in Cincinnati. “I’d rather air our attacks at the president.” The Romney campaign has shed much of the bravado that was often on display last year when it focused on Mr. Obama and all but ignored its Republican rivals. However, with Santorum doing so well, Romney is forced to turn his attention to ensuring that he will be the Republican nominee.
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