Bring Out the Fat Lady

Illinois is known as maybe one of the more liberal states.  We certainly have a huge world class city and prestigious universities.  But Illinois is also one of the leading farm producing states, has a huge rural population and has a southern region that is 90% farther south than the whole of Kentucky; and used to be solidly Republican until about 1964.  As you might have guessed, Illinois was more Republican when the GOP was the more liberal party.  That means even our Republican voters are slightly more liberal than what you would consider to be mainstream Republicans.  Suffice to say it's not all that surprising that a former Governor from the most liberal state in the Union, who is a very successful Wall St. investor that can outspend his nearest opponent 7:1 and who enacted what would we become the model for President Obama's (also from Illinois) health care reform won the state's primary rather handily.

If I remember correctly, Santorum's next big stand is Louisiana or something like that.  But it really doesn't matter.  Romney's solid win in the fifth biggest state, his unlimited supply of money and his huge lead in delegates practically seals the deal.  This is a one man show from here to maybe June.  Or maybe the convention in August.  But that's only because Santorum and Gingrich can't bear not seeing themselves on teevee.