Themes from the GOP Candidate Super Tuesday Speeches

The Takeaway

After Super Tuesday, the GOP contest is no longer all over the map. The candidates’ speeches last night reflected their current status: Romney as the tentative frontrunner, Santorum the conservative with a headwind, Gingrich a factor but probably not a player, and Ron Paul as the embodiment of voter anger. David Weigel writes for Slate. Todd Zwilich is The Takeaway’s Washington Correspondent.

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