Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): "We think we can beat Sen. Santorum where we compete head-to-head in an aggressive way, and we obviously didn't do that in Colorado or Minnesota to the extent that (Santorum's) campaign did,"

cnn Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:38:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum declared (about Mitt Romney): "I don't stand here and claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney,"

cnn Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:38:00 AM CET

Wasserman Schultz said: "What should have been a night where he began to consolidate Republican support instead has shown that Republicans are reluctant to get behind him,"

cnn Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:38:00 AM CET

Ron Paul told (about Mitt Romney): "Nobody else is about to at this point jump ahead of Romney,"

cnn Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:38:00 AM CET

Dick Armey said: “If you use the criteria that we used to judge races in the past, you might end up losing this time,”

IHT Thursday, February 9, 2012 9:12:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Nobody ever thinks I can win anything,"

thisdayonline Thursday, February 9, 2012 8:52:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "I provide not the contrast to Mitt Romney, but we provide the conservative contrast that's the winning one against Barack Obama,"

thisdayonline Thursday, February 9, 2012 8:52:00 AM CET

Dan Schnur said (about Mitt Romney): "A Romney loss in Arizona would cause alarm,"

reuters Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:50:00 AM CET

Dan Schnur said (about Mitt Romney): "When there are concerns about a candidate, the only way to put them to rest is to win," "There is nothing wrong with Mitt Romney that winning a bellwether state like Ohio won't cure"

reuters Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:50:00 AM CET

Scott Jennings said: "I'd rather my nominee be someone who has proven he can take a punch or two and emerge stronger from it,"

reuters Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:50:00 AM CET

Fergus Cullen said (about Mitt Romney): "There is a persistent lack of enthusiasm about Romney, I buy that. But is it enough to unravel his campaign? I don't think so,"

reuters Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:50:00 AM CET

Fergus Cullen added: "If it's a choice between Santorum and Romney, it will be Romney," "If it's a choice between Gingrich and Romney, it will be Romney"

reuters Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:50:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow! Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

iafrica Thursday, February 9, 2012 6:44:00 AM CET

Hogan Gidley said: “They’ve been in the trenches with Rick before on the major social issues facing the nation,”

IHT Thursday, February 9, 2012 6:07:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said: “spent a lot of time in Washington and during that time they spent a lot more money than they took in,”

bloomberg Thursday, February 9, 2012 5:17:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): “Senator Santorum and Speaker Gingrich, they are the very Republicans who acted like Democrats,”

bloomberg Thursday, February 9, 2012 5:17:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: “We definitely are the campaign right now with the momentum,”

bloomberg Thursday, February 9, 2012 5:17:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: “I don’t stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney,” “I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama”

bloomberg Thursday, February 9, 2012 5:17:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

radioaustralianews Thursday, February 9, 2012 5:02:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told (about Barack Obama): "You know, I believe conservatives are beginning to get it, that we provide the best opportunity to beat President Obama,"

smh Thursday, February 9, 2012 5:02:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "We're doing very, very well raising money. I think last night we raised a quarter of a million dollars online,"

smh Thursday, February 9, 2012 5:02:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): "We think we can beat Sen. Santorum where we compete head-to-head in an aggressive way, and we obviously didn't do that in Colorado or Minnesota to the extent that (Santorum's) campaign did,"

cnn Thursday, February 9, 2012 4:29:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum declared (about Mitt Romney): "I don't stand here and claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney,"

cnn Thursday, February 9, 2012 4:29:00 AM CET

Wasserman Schultz said: "What should have been a night where he began to consolidate Republican support instead has shown that Republicans are reluctant to get behind him,"

cnn Thursday, February 9, 2012 4:29:00 AM CET

Ron Paul told (about Mitt Romney): "Nobody else is about to at this point jump ahead of Romney,"

cnn Thursday, February 9, 2012 4:29:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "We definitely are the campaign with the momentum, the enthusiasm on the ground,"

examiner Thursday, February 9, 2012 3:38:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "We’re doing very, very well raising money. I think last night we raised a quarter of a million dollars online,"

examiner Thursday, February 9, 2012 3:38:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Nobody ever thinks I can win anything,"

reuters Thursday, February 9, 2012 2:48:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "I provide not the contrast to Mitt Romney, but we provide the conservative contrast that's the winning one against Barack Obama,"

reuters Thursday, February 9, 2012 2:48:00 AM CET

Stuart Stevens said: "I mean, he's someone who's been involved in Washington for a very long time, and that's a completely different approach than Governor Romney,"

independent Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:30:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): “I want to congratulate Senator Santorum and wish him the very best. We’ll keep on campaigning down the road, but I expect to become our nominee with your help,”

jrep Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:11:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: “Wow! Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,”

hurriyetdailynews Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:10:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): “This was a good night for Rick Santorum. I want to congratulate Senator Santorum and wish him the very best. We’ll keep on campaigning down the road, but I expect to become our nominee with your help,”

hurriyetdailynews Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:10:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): “I want to congratulate Senator Santorum and wish him the very best. We’ll keep on campaigning down the road, but I expect to become our nominee with your help,”

jpost Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:59:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Tonight was a victory for the voices of our party... conservatives and Tea Party people who are out there every single day and night in the vineyards building the conservative movement in this country... building the base of the Republican party... and building a voice for freedom in this land... thank you,"

chosun Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:55:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said (about Rick Santorum): "I want to congratulate Senator Santorum, wish him the very best, we will keep on campaigning down the road, but I expect to become our nominee with your help,"

chosun Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:55:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said: "Under Newt Gingrich earmarks doubled. Rick Santorum was a major earmarker and continues to defend earmarks. Under Rick Santorum he voted to raise the debt ceiling I believe five different times to a tune of about an addition $3.5 trillion," "I believe that while Sen. Santorum was serving in congress and the Senate, government spending increased by some 80%. Republicans spent too much money, borrowed too much money, earmarked too much, and Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have to be held accountable"

msnbc Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:43:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said: "When Republicans act like Democrats, they lose. And in Newt Gingrich’s case he had to resign. In Rick Santorum’s case, he lost by the biggest margin of any Senate incumbent since 1980. Again, borrowing, spending, and earmarking is not a good combination if you’re a Republican and not a good combination, in my view, for America,"

msnbc Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:43:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Nobody ever thinks I can win anything,"

news-yahoo Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:33:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "It's not a matter of belief. It's a biological fact. That is a human being at the moment of conception. That child is alive,"

npr Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:21:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Sarah Maria): "I got a call from my daughter, Sarah Maria, who was 10 at the time and she said, 'Dad, how's Bella?' I said, 'She's hanging in there. It's still touch and go.' She said, 'Dad, Mom saved Bella's life.' I said, 'That's right, she did, honey.' She said, 'Dad, you didn't do anything,'"

npr Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:21:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "The 9 th Circuit decision yesterday said, if you believe in traditional marriage between man and a woman and exclusively that, it's because you are a bigot. Your belief of marriage between a man and a woman is purely irrational based on hatred and bigotry. That's what they just wrote,"

npr Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:21:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: “We even see the Obama administration right now not talking about freedom of religion,” “They now start using the term freedom of worship, which, how many people think all that religion is all about is worship? It’s what you’re about every single day. It’s not just the freedom to gather and worship, but it’s the freedom to go out and live that faith every day”

ABCnews Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:00:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said: “I believe that while Sen. Santorum was serving in Congress and the Senate, government spending increased by some 80 percent. Republicans spent too much money, borrowed too much money, earmarked too much, and Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have to be held accountable,”

ABCnews Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:00:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Mitt Romney): "Gov. Romney's been able to bully his way through this primary, outspending opponents on average about 5 to 1,"

npr Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:21:00 PM CET

Vin Weber says (about Mitt Romney): "It would be a mistake to think that Romney has to fundamentally retool or redirect his campaign," "I think that his overriding message — which is that he's the guy with the business experience that can get the economy back on track — is going to remain the message that is dominant throughout the campaign"

npr Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:21:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "I have said over and over that this campaign is more about changing the soul of America or protecting the soul of America — saving the soul of America — than it is about changing a president,"

npr Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:21:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "We're looking forward to the games ahead, and we think we're going to pick up the delegates we need to get the nomination if we do our job right. So we're feeling pretty good,"

reuters Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:17:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney told: "I don't think the conservative base changes its mind day to day,"

newschannel5 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:15:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "A lot of us feel that the Republican Party lost its way in the past,"

newschannel5 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:15:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "In this race, I'm the only guy that hasn't spent time in Washington," "And Senator Santorum and Speaker Gingrich, they are the very Republicans who acted like Democrats. And when Republicans act like Democrats, they lose. And in Newt Gingrich's case he had to resign. In Rick Santorum's case, he lost by the largest margin of any Senate incumbent since 1980"

newschannel5 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:15:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said (about Rick Santorum): "We didn't devote a lot of money and time to the states yesterday. We were spending our time and money in Florida and Nevada," "And Senator Santorum took a different course, left Florida, left Nevada, went to the other states and he was able to reap the rewards of that approach"

newschannel5 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:15:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: “One of the reasons the Tea Party grew up, of course, is that people were unhappy about incumbents, people who had spent their careers in Washington borrowing, spending and earmarking,”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:59:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: “When Republicans act like Democrats, they lose,” “And in Newt Gingrich’s case, he had to resign. In Rick Santorum’s case, he lost by the biggest margin of any Senate incumbent since 1980”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:59:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: “As you’ve heard me say over some months now, Sen. McCain, you know, after, I think, winning Florida, he went on to lose - I don’t know – 17 or 18 contests after that, but was able to put the delegates together by focusing on the process of gathering delegates, as we will,”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:59:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: “There are big states coming up with a lot of delegates,”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:59:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney added (about Rick Santorum): “Sen. Santorum took a different course, left Florida, left Nevada, went to the other states and he was able to reap the rewards of that approach,” “There will certainly be places where he wins, and there will be places where I win”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:59:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: “There’s no such thing as coronations in presidential politics,” “It’s meant to be a long process. It’s not easy to get the nomination, it’s not easy to be elected president”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:59:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): "We think we can beat Sen. Santorum where we compete head to head in an aggressive way, and we obviously didn't do that in Colorado or Minnesota to the extent that (Santorum's) campaign did,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:49:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum declared (about Mitt Romney): "I don't stand here and claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:49:00 PM CET

Wasserman Schultz said: "What should have been a night where he began to consolidate Republican support instead has shown that Republicans are reluctant to get behind him,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:49:00 PM CET

Ron Paul told (about Mitt Romney): "Nobody else is about to at this point jump ahead of Romney,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:49:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Nobody ever thinks I can win anything,"

news-yahoo Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:32:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "We're doing very, very well raising money. I think last night we raised a quarter of a million dollars online,"

news-yahoo Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:32:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "Republicans spent too much money, borrowed too much money, earmarked too much, and Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have to be held accountable,"

latimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:24:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "There's no such thing as coronations in presidential politics,"

latimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:24:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: “We knew we had to go west,”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:45:00 PM CET

Hogan Gidley said (about Rick Santorum): “Our endorsers are willing to work for us, and they are willing to tweet and blog and get the message out about Rick,” “And evangelicals, they get out. Cold, wind, rain or snow, they get out”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:45:00 PM CET

Todd Harris said (about Mitt Romney): "By traditional measures, a big Florida win for Romney would mean that this thing is just about wrapped up,"

chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:21:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "I think the biggest thing to keep an eye on is that two-and-a-half-week down time between the 11th and the 28th,"

chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:21:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "A lot of the contests are states he won four years ago. Some of them are big primary states like Michigan. Arizona, we didn't get to in 2008, but we think that's good, fertile territory for us,"

chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:21:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

irishsun Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:16:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "I don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama,"

irishsun Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:16:00 PM CET

Andrea Saul said: "Speaker Gingrich and senator Santorum have over half a century's worth of time in Washington between them. They can't fix our country's spending problem because they helped create it,"

guardian Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:56:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: “Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,”

japantoday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:47:00 PM CET

Newt Gingrich said: “I stayed in Florida to fight it out,” “He took the same amount of time and energy and he came to Minnesota and Missouri and Colorado. For him, that was the right decision”

japantoday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:47:00 PM CET

Charles Franklin said: "Wow, what a night for Santorum and a disaster for Mitt,"

thestandard-hk Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:41:00 PM CET

David Damore said (about Mitt Romney): "Since they were non-binding, that blunts it a bit, but it does provide fodder for the narrative that Romney cannot close the deal with the right, particularly with social conservatives,"

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:33:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said (about Barack Obama): “I’ve walked in Nevada neighborhoods, blighted by abandoned homes, where people wonder why Barack Obama failed them. Mr President, Nevada has had enough of your kind of help,”

taipeitimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:30:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "This is not the first time you've given me your vote of confidence, and this time I'm going to take it to the White House, "

chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:17:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): "I want to congratulate Senator Santorum, but I expect to become the nominee with your help,"

smh Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:58:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "For my dad, this was the land of opportunity,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:55:00 PM CET

Wasserman Schultz said: "What should have been a night where he began to consolidate Republican support instead has shown that Republicans are reluctant to get behind him,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:55:00 PM CET

Jay Carney added: "the rules are what they are,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:55:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: “On health care, the environment, cap and trade and on the Wall Street bailouts, Mitt Romney has the same positions as Barack Obama, and in fact, would not be the best person to come up and fight for your voices for freedom in America”

euronews-en Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:48:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Now we're in a little bit of a no man's land,"

latimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:37:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

thisdayonline Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:16:00 PM CET

Tim Pawlenty told: "He has held himself out by saying he's the 'true conservative.'"

thisdayonline Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:16:00 PM CET

Tim Pawlenty said: "As a U.S. senator, he was a leading earmarker and pork-barrel spender,"

thisdayonline Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:16:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Mitt Romney): "But Governor Romney does what he always does and directs his well-funded attack machine to destroy the opponent,"

thisdayonline Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:16:00 PM CET

Tim Pawlenty said: "He's a credible candidate. He deserves to be right in the middle of the back and forth between the campaigns and I think that's what you see happening,"

thisdayonline Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:16:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "We think Michigan's a great place for us to plant our flag,"

bbc Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:16:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

upi Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:56:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: ''Tonight was a victory for the voices of our party... conservatives and Tea Party people who are out there every single day and night in the vineyards building the conservative movement in this country... building the base of the Republican party... and building a voice for freedom in this land... thank you,''

voanews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:54:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said (about Rick Santorum): "I want to congratulate Senator Santorum, wish him the very best, we will keep on campaigning down the road, but I expect to become our nominee with your help,"

voanews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:54:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota. I don't stand here to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama,"

deccanherald Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:49:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "We need a president who listens to the American people. When the majority of Americans oppose these radical ideas and they speak loudly against them, we need a president who listens to them,"

deccanherald Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:49:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "This is a moment in time when our country is crying out for fundamental change and reform. Washington cannot reform itself and Washington will never be reformed by those who've been compromised by the culture of Washington," "This is a clear choice. I'm the only person in this race, Republican or Democrat, who has never served a day of time in Washington. In the world I come from, leadership is about starting a business, not trying to get a bill out of committee,"

deccanherald Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:49:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "I stand by the fact that I … wasn't a well-oiled weather vane out there looking for where the American public is going. I stood by principle and I'll do that as president,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:48:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Tonight was a victory for the voices of our party, conservatives and Tea Party people,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:48:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum declared: "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't stand here today to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney," "I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:48:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

australianetworknews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:33:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota. I don't stand here to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama,"

indiatimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:19:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "We need a president who listens to the American people. When the majority of Americans oppose these radical ideas and they speak loudly against them, we need a president who listens to them,"

indiatimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:19:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "This is a moment in time when our country is crying out for fundamental change and reform. Washington cannot reform itself and Washington will never be reformed by those who've been compromised by the culture of Washington," "This is a clear choice. I'm the only person in this race, Republican or Democrat, who has never served a day of time in Washington. In the world I come from, leadership is about starting a business, not trying to get a bill out of committee,"

indiatimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:19:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

indiatimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:19:00 PM CET

Newt Gingrich said (about Mitt Romney): "I think the big story coming out tonight is going to be that it's very hard for the elite media to portray Governor Romney as the inevitable nominee after tonight's over,"

indiatimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:19:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "I think last night we raised a quarter of a million dollars online,"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:54:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): "This was a good night for Rick Santorum,"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:54:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Mitt Romney): "Gov. Romney, Mr. Outsider, was for government takeover in health care, was for government takeover of the private sector of the Wall street bailout and was for the government takeover of industry and energy with the cap and trade,"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:54:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "I don't stand here to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama,"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:54:00 PM CET

Roy Blunt said (about Rick Santorum): "I congratulate my friend Rick Santorum on his win tonight," "But the fact remains that this is a nonbinding primary, meaning Missouri's delegates are still very much up for grabs"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:54:00 PM CET

Newt Gingrich said: "I am not going to withdraw,"

xinhuanet_en Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:48:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney told: "A competitive primary does not divide us,"

xinhuanet_en Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:48:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told (about Mitt Romney): "I don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:26:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Tonight we had an opportunity to see what a campaign looks like when one candidate isn't outspent 5- or 10-to-1 by negative ads, impugning their integrity and distorting the record,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:26:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Mitt Romney): “I don’t stand up here claiming to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney,”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:18:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: ”Your votes today were not just heard loud and wide across the states of Missouri and Minnesota, but they were heard loud and louder all across this country and particularly in a place I suspect maybe in Massachusetts, they were heard particularly loud tonight,”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:18:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: “He thinks he’s smarter than you,” “He think he’s someone who is a privileged person, who should be able to rule over you”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:18:00 PM CET

Andrea Saul said: “We expect these attacks from President Obama and his liberal friends. But from Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, it’s a clear indication of desperation from their campaigns,”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:18:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: “We definitely are the campaign right now with the momentum,”

bloomberg Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:11:00 PM CET

Newt Gingrich said: “After tonight, you’ll see this is a wide-open race,”

bloomberg Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:11:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

irishtimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:10:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): "This was a good night for Rick Santorum. I want to congratulate Senator Santorum and wish him the very best. We'll keep on campaigning down the road, but I expect to become our nominee with your help,"

irishtimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:10:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "We definitely are the campaign with the momentum, the enthusiasm on the ground,"

reuters Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:07:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "We're doing very, very well raising money. I think last night we raised a quarter of a million dollars online,"

reuters Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:07:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): "This was a good night for Rick Santorum. I want to congratulate Senator Santorum and wish him the very best. We'll keep on campaigning down the road, but I expect to become our nominee with your help,"

reuters Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:07:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Barack Obama): "We need someone who's got a strong record to go up against President Obama on the biggest big government issues of the day,"

reuters Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:07:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney says: “That’s a little smaller than the 2,800 people last night that were at Arapahoe High School, but you guys are just as loud,”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:03:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney says: “Well, it’s great to be in Denver tonight,” “A lot of snow on the ground. Pretty cold, but warm to be in this room and with so many friends here, and I want to say thank you. The race is too close to call in Colorado at this point, but I’m pretty confident we’ll come in No. 1 or No. 2. ... We’ll keep on campaigning down the road, but I expect to become our nominee with your help”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:03:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney says: “Under his own definition, President Obama has failed,”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:03:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: “We doubled him up here and in Minnesota,”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:03:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Mr. Private Sector was Mr. Big Government when he was out there running for the private sector,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:39:00 PM CET

Stuart Stevens told (about Rick Santorum): "I think we'll see differences in approach that will be explored. Rick Santorum tonight was fairly aggressive in his contrasts, and I think we'll see differences,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:39:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "I stand by the fact that I ... wasn't a well-oiled weather vane out there looking for where the American public is going. I stood by principle and I'll do that as president,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:39:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

ibtimes-cn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:37:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): "This was a good night for Rick Santorum. I want to congratulate Senator Santorum and wish him the very best. We'll keep on campaigning down the road, but I expect to become our nominee with your help,"

ibtimes-cn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:37:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Your votes today were not just heard loud and wide across the states of Missouri and Minnesota, but they were heard loud and louder all across this country, and ... I suspect maybe in Massachusetts they were heard particularly loud tonight,"

csmonitor Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:18:00 PM CET

Ron Paul told (about Mitt Romney): "I'm a little surprised. I thought Romney would have some of this automatic carryover,"

csmonitor Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:18:00 PM CET

Ron Paul told: "The straw vote is one thing and there's another thing called delegates,"

csmonitor Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:18:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum declared (about Mitt Romney): "I don't stand here and claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:03:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum declared: "Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:03:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "For my dad, this was the land of opportunity,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:03:00 PM CET

Wasserman Schultz said: "What should have been a night where he began to consolidate Republican support instead has shown that Republicans are reluctant to get behind him,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:03:00 PM CET

Ron Paul said: "We're gonna win some delegates. Whether we come in one or two or three, I don't know exactly that,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:03:00 PM CET

Ron Paul said (about Mitt Romney): "Nobody else is about to at this point jump ahead of Romney," "But we think we're going to keep doing. We have a very good chance on what's happening up in Maine"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:03:00 PM CET

Newt Gingrich said (about Mitt Romney): "The guy who hasn't been attacked has gained some ground and has done a good job, worked very hard and so my prediction is when tonight's over between Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, the whole race will be muddled and Romney's role as the frontrunner will be deeply discounted as compared to where it was a week ago,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:03:00 PM CET

Jay Carney added: "the rules are what they are,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:03:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: ''Wow, conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,''

smh Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:03:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: ''Wow, conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,''

smh Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:03:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "I care about the very rich and the very poor. I care about 100% of America,"

guardian Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:15:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum commented: "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney . I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama,"

novinite Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:53:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

CBSnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:51:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney conceded: "I appreciate all you've done to help. We have a long way to go,"

CBSnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:51:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said (about Barack Obama): "But we are going to take our message of liberty and prosperity to every corner of the country," "And when this primary season is over we are going to stand united as a party behind our nominee to defeat Barack Obama and restore America to the values that made it the greatest nation in the history of the earth"

voanews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:44:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said (about Rick Santorum): “This was a good night for Rick Santorum. I want to congratulate Senator Santorum, wish him the very best. We’ll keep on campaigning down the road, but I expect to become our nominee, with your help,”

euronews-en Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:44:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's not just your economic rights,"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:15:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

aljazeera-en Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:49:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow! Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

channelnewsasia Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:10:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "We've got a long way to go,"

monitor Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:59:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said: "Washington will never be reformed by those who have been compromised by the culture of Washington. This is a clear choice. I'm the only person in this race, Republican or Democrat, who has never served a day in Washington. And where I come from, leadership is about starting a business, not trying to get a bill out of committee,"

monitor Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:59:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama,"

monitor Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:59:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "On those issues -– health care, the environment, cap and trade, and on the Wall Street bailouts -- Mitt Romney has the same positions as Barack Obama, and in fact would not be the best person to come up and fight for your voices for freedom in America,"

monitor Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:59:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said: "voters want a real conservative who isn't ashamed to campaign as one"

monitor Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:59:00 AM CET

Wasserman Schultz said (about Mitt Romney): "Republicans are giving the field of candidates another look, demonstrating that the more people get to know Mitt Romney, the less they like him,"

monitor Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:59:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "I care about the very rich and the very poor. I care about 100% of America,"

monitor Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:29:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum declared (about Mitt Romney): "I don't stand here and claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:16:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum declared: "Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:16:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said: "For my dad, this was the land of opportunity,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:16:00 AM CET

Wasserman Schultz said: "What should have been a night where he began to consolidate Republican support instead has shown that Republicans are reluctant to get behind him,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:16:00 AM CET

Ron Paul said: "We're gonna win some delegates. Whether we come in one or two or three, I don't know exactly that,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:16:00 AM CET

Ron Paul said (about Mitt Romney): "Nobody else is about to at this point jump ahead of Romney," "But we think we're going to keep doing. We have a very good chance on what's happening up in Maine"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:16:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said (about Mitt Romney): "The guy who hasn't been attacked has gained some ground and has done a good job, worked very hard and so my prediction is when tonight's over between Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, the whole race will be muddled and Romney's role as the frontrunner will be deeply discounted as compared to where it was a week ago,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:16:00 AM CET

Jay Carney added: "the rules are what they are,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:16:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Tonight was a victory for the voices of our party, conservatives and Tea Party people, who are out there every single day in the vineyards building the conservative movement in this country,"

dailystar-LB Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:41:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: “Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,”

scmp Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:18:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): “This was a good night for Rick Santorum. I want to congratulate Senator Santorum and wish him the very best. We’ll keep on campaigning down the road, but I expect to become our nominee with your help,”

scmp Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:18:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:57:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "We doubled him up here and in Minnesota,"

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:57:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "We have had more drama than any family ever needs,"

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:57:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "The plan he put together in Massachusetts is in fact Obamacare on the state level,"

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:57:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich told (about Mitt Romney): "It is very hard for the elite media to portray Mitt Romney as the inevitable nominee,"

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:57:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

aljazeera-en Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:48:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

abc-au Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:37:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said: “After tonight, you’ll see this is a wide-open race,”

bloomberg Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:33:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama,"

smh Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:24:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "I don't stand here to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama,"

news-yahoo Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:13:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): "This was a good night for Rick Santorum,"

news-yahoo Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:13:00 AM CET

Roy Blunt said (about Rick Santorum): "I congratulate my friend Rick Santorum on his win tonight," "But the fact remains that this is a nonbinding primary, meaning Missouri's delegates are still very much up for grabs"

news-yahoo Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:13:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said: "I stayed in Florida to fight it out," "He took the same amount of time and energy and he came to Minnesota and Missouri and Colorado. For him, that was the right decision"

news-yahoo Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:13:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told (about Mitt Romney): "I don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:00:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Tonight we had an opportunity to see what a campaign looks like when one candidate isn't outspent 5- or 10-to-1 by negative ads, impugning their integrity and distorting the record,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:00:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

ibtimes-au Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:37:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): "This was a good night for Rick Santorum. I want to congratulate Senator Santorum and wish him the very best. We'll keep on campaigning down the road, but I expect to become our nominee with your help,"

ibtimes-au Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:37:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said (about Barack Obama): "Most likely, the party regulars will surround one of the people who they think has the best chance of beating Barack Obama, and start raising money for the general election,"

reuters Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:34:00 AM CET

Ron Bonjean said (about Mitt Romney): "Losing Colorado is a five-alarm fire for Romney,"

reuters Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:34:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "I think we need to win [on Tuesday],"

ibtimes-cn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:31:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said (about Mitt Romney): "I think the big story coming out tonight is going to be that it's very hard for the elite media to portray Governor Romney as the inevitable nominee after tonight's over,"

ibtimes-cn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:31:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney wrote: "Of course, there is no way for any nominee to win first place in every single contest,"

myjoyonline Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:22:00 AM CET

Ron Paul said: "We're gonna win some delegates. Whether we come in one or two or three, I don't know exactly that,"

myjoyonline Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:22:00 AM CET

Ron Paul said (about Mitt Romney): "Nobody else is about to at this point jump ahead of Romney," "But we think we're going to keep doing. We have a very good chance on what's happening up in Maine"

myjoyonline Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:22:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said (about Mitt Romney): "The guy who hasn't been attacked has gained some ground and has done a good job, worked very hard and so my prediction is when tonight's over between Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, the whole race will be muddled and Romney's role as the frontrunner will be deeply discounted as compared to where it was a week ago,"

myjoyonline Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:22:00 AM CET

Tim Pawlenty said: "He has been part of the big-spending establishment in Congress and in the influence peddling,"

myjoyonline Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:22:00 AM CET

Jay Carney added: "the rules are what they are,"

myjoyonline Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:22:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

news-yahoo Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:11:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney told (about Rick Santorum): "This was a good night for Rick Santorum. I want to congratulate Senator Santorum and wish him the very best. We'll keep on campaigning down the road, but I expect to become our nominee with your help,"

news-yahoo Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:11:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "We doubled 'em up here and in Minnesota,"

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:10:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said (about Rick Santorum): "This was a good night for Rick Santorum,"

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:10:00 AM CET

Stuart Stevens said: "There will be the same amount of delegates today as there are tomorrow," "You have to make these tough choices. We made these choices to focus on states that are going to be critical for delegates, and everyone's got to run their own campaign"

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:10:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "I care about the very rich and the very poor. I care about 100% of America,"

guardian Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:09:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Mitt Romney): "I don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney,"

irishtimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:05:00 AM CET

Tom Jensen wrote: “While Romney and Gingrich have hammered each other in recent weeks, Santorum’s been largely left alone and he’s benefiting from that now,”

theglobeandmail Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:04:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said (about Rick Santorum): "This was a good night for Rick Santorum,"

CBSnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:03:00 AM CET

Michael Berry said: "The main problem with Santorum and Gingrich and others is just their ability to fundraise on the level that Romney is able to,"

ibtimes-au Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:50:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:44:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

jrep Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:42:00 AM CET

Charles Franklin said: "Wow, what a night for Santorum and a disaster for Mitt,"

channelnewsasia Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:39:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow! Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

channelnewsasia Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:39:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney says (about Barack Obama): "By President Obama's own definition, he has failed and we will succeed,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:38:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney says (about Barack Obama): "President Obama recently said he's learning. We say he's learning too little, too late," "The presidency is a place to exercise judgment that's been learned over a lifetime and that's precisely what I'll do"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:38:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney says (about Rick Santorum): "This was a good night for Rick Santorum ... but I expect to become the nominee with your help," "I look forward to the contests to come. We're going to take our message of liberty and prosperity to every corner of this country"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:38:00 AM CET

Ron Paul said: "We did very well tonight, and we had a strong second place, and it's going to continue,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:38:00 AM CET

Ron Paul said: "That is where we excel. We know what to do,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:38:00 AM CET

Ron Paul says: "When the dust settles we'll have the maximum number of delegates coming out of Minnesota,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:38:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum says: "Freedom is at stake in this election," "We need to be the voice for freedom"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:38:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum concludes: "Go out and preserve the greatest country in the history of the world,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:38:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum says: "Supply-side economics for the working man is resonating in Missouri and Minnesota,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:38:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum says: "If you listened to our message,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:38:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum says: "Your votes were heard louder across the country ... particularly in Massachusetts,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:38:00 AM CET

David Gergen said: "There's a certain justice tonight,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:38:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said (about Barack Obama): “We’re going to take our message of liberty and prosperity to every corner of the country, and when this primary season is over, we’re going to stand united as a party behind our nominee to defeat Barack Obama,”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:21:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said: "Under his own definition, he’s failed, we will succeed...We are here to take the White House. Washington cannot reform itself, and Washington cannot be reformed by those who have been compromised by the culture of Washington,"

haaretz Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:14:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "We doubled 'em up here and in Minnesota,"

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:09:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said (about Rick Santorum): "This was a good night for Rick Santorum,"

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:09:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Your votes today were not just heard loud and wide across the states of Missouri and Minnesota, but they were heard loud and louder all across this country, and ... I suspect maybe in Massachusetts they were heard particularly loud tonight,"

csmonitor Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:05:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

jpost Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:02:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

aljazeera-en Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:47:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said: "He said last week that he didn't really worry very much about the very poor because after all they had a safety net,"

iafrica Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:45:00 AM CET

Tim Pawlenty told (about Mitt Romney): "The only candidate in the race who hasn't spent the bulk of his adult life either in Washington, DC or in a parasitic relationship with Washington, DC is Mitt Romney,"

iafrica Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:45:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said (about Barack Obama): "We are going to stand united as a party to defeat Barack Obama and restore the values that make America the greatest country on Earth,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:44:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said: "For my dad, this was the land of opportunity,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:44:00 AM CET

Tim Pawlenty said: "He has been part of the big-spending establishment in Congress and in the influence peddling,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:44:00 AM CET

Jay Carney added: "the rules are what they are,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:44:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's not just your economic rights,"

news-yahoo Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:39:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

reuters-af Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:16:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said (about Barack Obama): "There's been a lot of talk about the Obama administration's attack on the Catholic Church,"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:06:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "He said then that he believed 'in his heart of hearts' that receiving these contraceptives — free of charge — trumped employees' religious consciences,"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:06:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said: ”We need a next president who’s been strong and proven in fiscal and spending matters,”

TheFrontierPost-en Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:59:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney told: ”This is a violation of conscience. We must have a president who is willing to respect America’s first right, our right to worship God,”

TheFrontierPost-en Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:59:00 AM CET

Tom Jensen wrote (about Mitt Romney): “While Romney and Gingrich have hammered each other in recent weeks, Santorum’s been largely left alone and he’s benefiting from that now,”

theglobeandmail Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:48:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Tonight was a victory for the voices of our party, conservatives and Tea Party people,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:38:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum declared: "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't stand here today to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney," "I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:38:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said (about Mitt Romney): "I think the big story coming out tonight is going to be it's very hard for the elite media to portray Romney as the inevitable nominee,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:38:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Wow. Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,"

reuters Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:33:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said (about Mitt Romney): "I think the big story coming out tonight is going to be that it's very hard for the elite media to portray Governor Romney as the inevitable nominee after tonight's over,"

reuters Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:33:00 AM CET

Ron Paul said (about Mitt Romney): "Nobody else is about to at this point jump ahead of Romney," "But we think we're going to keep doing. We have a very good chance on what's happening up in Maine"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:13:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said (about Mitt Romney): "The guy who hasn't been attacked has gained some ground and has done a good job, worked very hard and so my prediction is when tonight's over between Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, the whole race will be muddled and Romney's role as the frontrunner will be deeply discounted as compared to where it was a week ago,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:13:00 AM CET

Tim Pawlenty said: "He has been part of the big-spending establishment in Congress and in the influence peddling,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:13:00 AM CET

Jay Carney added: "the rules are what they are,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:13:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota!"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:11:00 AM CET

Ron Paul said (about Mitt Romney): "Nobody else is about to at this point jump ahead of Romney," "But we think we're going to keep doing. We have a very good chance on what's happening up in Maine"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:06:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said (about Mitt Romney): "The guy who hasn't been attacked has gained some ground and has done a good job, worked very hard and so my prediction is when tonight's over between Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, the whole race will be muddled and Romney's role as the frontrunner will be deeply discounted as compared to where it was a week ago,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:06:00 AM CET

Jay Carney added: "the rules are what they are,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:06:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: “I feel great that Minnesota is going to change the direction of this race tonight,”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:05:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said: “Colorado’s got something to say about who our nominee’s gonna be, and I think I’m gonna be that nominee”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:05:00 AM CET

Ron Paul told (about Mitt Romney): "I'm a little surprised. I thought Romney would have some of this automatic carryover,"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:04:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "You've got a big caucus tonight,"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:48:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's not just your economic rights,"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:48:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich told (about Rick Santorum): "I think that Santorum's going to have a pretty good day,"

skynews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:47:00 AM CET

John McCain said (about Rick Santorum): "Santorum probably resonates well with many Republicans here,"

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:39:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich told (about Rick Santorum): "I think that Santorum's going to have a pretty good day,"

ananova Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:39:00 AM CET

David Gergen said: "There's a certain justice tonight,"

usaToday Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:38:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said (about Mitt Romney): "I think the big story coming out tonight is going to be that it's very hard for the elite media to portray Governor Romney as the inevitable nominee after tonight's over,"

reuters Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:32:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Mitt Romney): "Gov. Romney is uniquely unqualified to take on the most important issue in this election,"

msnbc Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:30:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said: "I think the big story coming out tonight is going to be that it's very hard for the elite media to portray Governor Romney as the inevitable nominee after tonight's over,"

ibtimes-au Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:29:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney wrote: "Of course, there is no way for any nominee to win first place in every single contest,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:28:00 AM CET

Ron Paul said: "We're gonna win some delegates. Whether we come in one or two or three, I don't know exactly that,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:28:00 AM CET

Ron Paul said (about Mitt Romney): "Nobody else is about to at this point jump ahead of Romney," "But we think we're going to keep doing. We have a very good chance on what's happening up in Maine"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:28:00 AM CET

Tim Pawlenty said: "He has been part of the big-spending establishment in Congress and in the influence peddling,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:28:00 AM CET

Jay Carney added: "the rules are what they are,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:28:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: "I think we need to win [on Tuesday],"

ibtimes-au Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:21:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Mitt Romney): "Gov. Romney is uniquely unqualified to take on the most important issue in this election,"

msnbc Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:00:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: “I feel great that Minnesota is going to change the direction of this race tonight,”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:50:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said: “Colorado’s got something to say about who our nominee’s gonna be, and I think I’m gonna be that nominee”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:50:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney wrote: "Of course, there is no way for any nominee to win first place in every single contest,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:43:00 AM CET

Ron Paul said: "We're gonna win some delegates. Whether we come in one or two or three, I don't know exactly that,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:43:00 AM CET

Ron Paul said (about Mitt Romney): "Nobody else is about to at this point jump ahead of Romney," "But we think we're going to keep doing. We have a very good chance on what's happening up in Maine"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:43:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich said (about Mitt Romney): "The guy who hasn't been attacked has gained some ground and has done a good job, worked very hard and so my prediction is when tonight's over between Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, the whole race will be muddled and Romney's role as the frontrunner will be deeply discounted as compared to where it was a week ago,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:43:00 AM CET

Tim Pawlenty said: "He has been part of the big-spending establishment in Congress and in the influence peddling,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:43:00 AM CET

Jay Carney added: "the rules are what they are,"

cnn Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:43:00 AM CET

Tom Jensen wrote: "While Romney and Gingrich have hammered each other in recent weeks, Santorum's been largely left alone and he's benefiting from that now,"

CBC Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:31:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "I feel great that Minnesota is going to change the direction of this race tonight,"

CBC Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:31:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "You've got a big caucus tonight,"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:27:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's not just your economic rights,"

AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:27:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich told (about Rick Santorum): "I think that Santorum's going to have a pretty good day,"

skynews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:05:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said: “They said to people of faith, specifically the Catholic church, that you will provide contraception care, you will provide the morning-after pill, which is abortion drug, and you will provide sterilization services whether your faith prohibits it or not. … We are losing the freedom of conscience, the most fundamental of freedoms in the First Amendment,”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:09:00 AM CET

Andrea Saul said: “He is committed to repealing Obamacare entirely. On his first day in office, Mitt Romney will eliminate the Obama administration rule that compels religious institutions to violate the tenets of their own faith. We expect these attacks from President Obama and his liberal friends. But from Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, it’s a clear indication of desperation from their campaigns,”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:09:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum wrote (about Mitt Romney): “This is not the first time that elected officials have trounced on the fundamental right to religious freedom. In December 2005, Governor Mitt Romney required all Massachusetts hospitals, including Catholic ones, to provide emergency contraception to rape victims,”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:09:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum asked (about Mitt Romney): “The actions of President Obama – as well as the actions of then Governor Romney – raise some questions. From where do we receive our fundamental human rights? Are they given to us by the government – -whether that government be state or federal? Or, as the American Founders insisted, are these rights endowed upon us by a Creator?”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:09:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Mitt Romney): “The problem is we have a candidate who is running and seen by the media as the prohibitive favorite who is the worst possible person in the field to put up on this most fundamental issue in this campaign and that is Governor Romney,” “The plan he put together in Massachusetts is in fact Obamacare on the state level”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:09:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Mitt Romney): “Colorado has an opportunity to do something that no one was expecting, which is to provide a little surprise to the inevitable march of Gov. Romney,”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:09:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Mitt Romney): “Colorado is a state that four years ago Governor Romney won with 61 percent of the vote,” “He won and he campaigned hard here. He didn’t pass it off like he’s doing the last couple of days and saying, ‘Oh, well, these are just nonbinding caucuses. They don’t really matter much.’ Well, they mattered four years ago when he came out here and he campaigned in these very same states. You have an opportunity to reset this race”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:09:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told: “This is typical Obama. Whatever is necessary for him to keep power, that’s what it’s always about. It’s not a matter of principle,”

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:09:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney said: “We need a next president who's been strong and proven in fiscal and spending matters,”

iol Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:06:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney told: “This is a violation of conscience. We must have a president who is willing to respect America's first right, our right to worship God,”

iol Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:06:00 AM CET

John McCain said (about Rick Santorum): "Santorum probably resonates well with many Republicans here,"

ABCnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:39:00 AM CET

Rick Santorum told (about Mitt Romney): “Governor Romney on that vitally important issue of Obamacare is the weakest candidate we can put up,”

bloomberg Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:23:00 AM CET

Mitt Romney told: “Under this president’s administration there is an assault on religion,”

bloomberg Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:23:00 AM CET

Tim Pawlenty said (about Rick Santorum): “Rick has been holding himself out as the perfect conservative or the only real conservative in the race,” “Well, if you look at his record, it’s not a perfect conservative record by a long shot”

bloomberg Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:23:00 AM CET

Newt Gingrich told: “The three of us will get as many delegates as he does,”

bloomberg Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:23:00 AM CET

Tim Pawlenty said (about Rick Santorum): "It looks like [Santorum is] doing a little better in these caucus states," "He's a credible candidate and deserves to be right in the middle of the back and forth between the campaigns"

latimes Tuesday, February 7, 2012 11:19:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Mitt Romney): "Gov. Romney is uniquely unqualified to take on the most important issue in this election,"

msnbc Tuesday, February 7, 2012 11:11:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney wrote: "Of course, there is no way for any nominee to win first place in every single contest,"

cnn Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:56:00 PM CET

Tim Pawlenty said: "He has been part of the big-spending establishment in Congress and in the influence peddling,"

cnn Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:56:00 PM CET

Jay Carney added: "the rules are what they are,"

cnn Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:56:00 PM CET

Andrea Saul said: “We expect these attacks from President Obama and his liberal friends. But from Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, it’s a clear indication of desperation from their campaigns,”

ABCnews Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:38:00 PM CET

Newt Gingrich said (about Mitt Romney): ”There’s been a lot of talk about the Obama administration’s attack on the Catholic church,” “Well the fact is Gov. Romney insisted that Catholic hospitals give out abortion pills against their religious belief when he was governor. So you have a very similar pattern again. Over and over you get the same pattern”

ABCnews Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:38:00 PM CET

Andrea Saul said: “Governor Romney stands with the Catholic Bishops and all religious organizations in their strenuous objection to this liberty- and conscience-stifling regulation,” “He is committed to repealing Obamacare entirely. On his first day in office, Mitt Romney will eliminate the Obama administration rule that compels religious institutions to violate the tenets of their own faith”

ABCnews Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:38:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: “It tells you something about the agenda of this administration,” “And then a real blow, and particularly to our friends in the Catholic faith, which just in the last several days the administration has said that under Obamacare, that religious organizations… have to provide for free contraceptives and free ‘morning-after’ pills, abortive pills for all of their employees, in violation of the religious conscience of those organizations,”

ABCnews Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:38:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: “This kind of assault on religion will end if I’m president of the United States,”

ABCnews Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:38:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney wrote: "Of course, there is no way for any nominee to win first place in every single contest,"

cnn Tuesday, February 7, 2012 9:17:00 PM CET

Tim Pawlenty said: "He has been part of the big spending establishment in Congress and in the influence peddling,"

cnn Tuesday, February 7, 2012 9:17:00 PM CET

Jay Carney added: "the rules are what they are,"

cnn Tuesday, February 7, 2012 9:17:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum says (about Rick Santorum): “If you want a conservative, Rick Santorum is the candidate. But we have to use February to show that we are indeed the most potent conservative in the race,”

time Tuesday, February 7, 2012 8:47:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney said: "We need a next president who's been strong and proven in fiscal and spending matters,"

reuters Tuesday, February 7, 2012 7:29:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney told: "This is a violation of conscience. We must have a president who is willing to respect America's first right, our right to worship God,"

reuters Tuesday, February 7, 2012 7:29:00 PM CET

Newt Gingrich said: "He said last week that he didn't really worry very much about the very poor because after all they had a safety net,"

france24-en Tuesday, February 7, 2012 7:10:00 PM CET

Tim Pawlenty told (about Mitt Romney): "The only candidate in the race who hasn't spent the bulk of his adult life either in Washington, DC or in a parasitic relationship with Washington, DC is Mitt Romney,"

france24-en Tuesday, February 7, 2012 7:10:00 PM CET

Tim Pawlenty said: "He has been part of the big spending establishment in Congress and in the influence peddling,"

cnn Tuesday, February 7, 2012 6:37:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney told: "The Creator gave every human being his rights,"

cnn Tuesday, February 7, 2012 6:37:00 PM CET

Rich Galen said (about Mitt Romney): "It would make Santorum's argument that he deserves a second look before Newt gets a third look and make Newt have to answer questions about Santorum, not Romney,"

cnn Tuesday, February 7, 2012 6:37:00 PM CET

Doug Heye said: "It's doubtful Tuesday's results will alter the race in any significant way, especially given that Missouri is nonbinding and doesn't include Gingrich,"

cnn Tuesday, February 7, 2012 6:37:00 PM CET

Mitt Romney writes: "It all sets to stage for one of the biggest spin wars of the 2012 campaign, in which the results matter about as much as how they will be interpreted,"

ibtimes-au Tuesday, February 7, 2012 6:03:00 PM CET

Tim Pawlenty said: "His rhetoric and record don't match up,"

usaToday Tuesday, February 7, 2012 3:34:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said (about Mitt Romney): "Governor Romney ... simply goes out and attacks and destroy,"

usaToday Tuesday, February 7, 2012 3:34:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum said: "This is a big day for us to see whether all the work that we put in in the past few weeks, when not so much attention was paid here as to Florida and Nevada, pays off,"

AP Tuesday, February 7, 2012 2:56:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum told: "A Romney nomination would not be in the best interest of us wining the general election and we need to have a conservative alternative. And my feeling is that Speaker Gingrich sort of had his chance in the arena and came up short in Florida and Nevada,"

AP Tuesday, February 7, 2012 2:56:00 PM CET

Tim Pawlenty told (about Mitt Romney): "The only candidate in the race who hasn't spent the bulk of his adult life either in Washington DC or in a parasitic relationship with Washington is Mitt Romney,"

news24 Tuesday, February 7, 2012 2:42:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum says (about Rick Santorum): “If you want a conservative, Rick Santorum is the candidate. But we have to use February to show that we are indeed the most potent conservative in the race,”

time Tuesday, February 7, 2012 12:19:00 PM CET

Rick Santorum [91%]

Mitt Romney [90%]

Newt Gingrich [75%]

Ron Paul [61%]

Barack Obama [60%]