Santorum wins North Dakota Caucus (via CNN)

Rick Santorum addressed primary night supporters in Steubenville, OH, telling them “we’re going to get at least a couple of gold medals and a whole passel of silvers.” Santorum is in a close race with Mitt Romney in Ohio.

He cited President Obama’s health care law as the “issue that breaks the camels back,” saying it was the reason he got into the race.

Rick Santorum was projected to win both Oklahoma and Tennessee soon after polls closed in those states.  He spoke to supporters before the race had been called in Ohio or in any of the three caucus states, North Dakota, Idaho and Alaska.

“Once the government has control of your life, they’ve got you,” he said.  “This is an election about fundamental liberty.”

Watch Santorum’s speech here.

Santorum Projected Winner in Tennessee (via MSNBC)

Here are behind the scenes photos from the C-SPAN field crew covering Rick Santorum’s event in Steubenville, OH.

Some of the GOP Presidential candidates took to Twitter today to express their plans and expectations for Super Tuesday.

@MittRomney

@NewtGingrich

@RickSantorum

Rick Santorum winning more support from Republican women

After Rick Santorm got three victories in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri last night, Mitt Romney, who consistenly finished in second and third places, tweeted out a message to all Republicans.

“Congratulations to my fellow Republicans tonight. We’ll continue to take our message of liberty & prosperity to every corner of the country.”

After his victories last night, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum was very social on Twitter, thanking his supporters and saying “conservatism is alive and well.”

Below are some of Santorum’s tweets from throuhgout the night.

• “Conservatism is alive & well in Missouri & Minnesota! Thank you to those who voted & worked hard to make tonight happen!”
• “I don’t claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney; I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama”
• “Freedom is at stake in this election. America needs a president who’ll listen to the voice of the people. Donate here: http://ht.ly/8WdTB”
• “My morning media schedule: CNN - 6:30am CST; @FoxandFriends - 7am CST; @MorningJoe - 7:10am CST #Decision2012”
• “A trifecta! Thank you Colorado! http://ow.ly/i/rUI5”

Rick Santorum has won the non-binding Missouri primary and the Minnesota caucuses. Addressing supporters at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, Missouri, Santorum said that “tonight was a victory for the voices of our party, conservatives and the tea party.” 

Candidate Watch: Track the presidential hopefuls, where they're at and why they're there (via Politico)