Romney Will Keep Feeling Santorum’s Sting

Mitt Romney will continue to feel Rick Santorum’s presence even as the former Pennsylvania senator exited the Republican presidential race, effectively assuring the front-runner’s nomination.

Santorum, who made his announcement yesterday, spent much of the last four months portraying Romney as a phony as he offered himself as the candidate who best understood the needs of the lower middle-class. Democrats already have recycled his material, seeking to portray Romney as an out-of-touch elitist.