The Santorum campaign has attacked Mitt Romney in recent days for arguing that delegate math makes his ultimate nomination a fait accompli. “This isn’t about math,” Santorum said Sunday, “this is about vision, it’s about leadership.” But on Monday Santorum returned with his own set of numbers, detailed in a strategy memo outlining the former senator’s path to the nomination; in short, an intricate interpretation of the delegate count.The memo, written by John Yob, a recent hire by the campaign to oversee its delegate strategy, echoes the argument Santorum has been pushing in recent days: that he has vision and delegate math on his side, and that Romney is too weak to seal the deal. Facing what could be two disappointing primaries in Mississippi and Alabama, the memo is meant to affirm why the campaign believes Santorum has a good shot at the nomination, regardless of what happens Tuesday.
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