He should never, never, never, NEVER use idioms with the word "mud" in them.

On second thought, Ricky boy, go nuts.

It's pretty easy to act sanctimonious about the mudslinging when no one sees you as enough of a threat to bother tossing any your way.

Less Mud, More Santorum 2012. Is Romney paying Newt to run so Santorum can't consolidate the conservative vote?

It was annoying to be in Las Vegas last weekend. Every other commercial on TV was a Republican campaign ad.

A different result in Nevada? Mormons are about 7.5% of Nevada, says some random website Google pulled up for me; now restrict that to Republicans, and to Republicans who bother to vote in a low-turnout primary, and Romney's probably got 30% or more of the vote from Mormons alone.

@3 - Newt's campaign is fueled by his delusional belief in his own grandiosity.

Nevada, due to its high Mormon population, is a gimme for Romney. Santorum is an idiot if he thinks its a good idea to play up expectations for himself there.