The former senator from Pennsylvania and devout Catholic parlayed his message of faith and family into twin victories Tuesday night in the Alabama and Mississippi Republican presidential primaries, beating rival Newt Gingrich in Gingrich's own back yard and shutting out front-runner Mitt Romney is the Republican Party's most crucial region, the South.
Santorum's wins defied poll projections showing him trailing both Romney and Gingrich, and his surging campaign will now undoubtedly get another big boost in both money and voter support ahead of the next round of primaries in Illinois, Louisiana and Arkansas.
