A roundup of front pages:

The New York Times: “Romney appears the Ohio winner; Santorum strong.”
The Washington Post: “Drawn-out battle goes on.”
The Wall Street Journal: “Romney extends his lead.”
USA Today: “Romney ekes out Ohio win.”
The Boston Globe: “Romney wins big, but rivals hang in.”
The Cincinnati Enquirer: “Romney takes Ohio – barely.”
The Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Advantage Romney.”
The Columbus Dispatch: “Romney snags Ohio.”
The Anchorage Daily News: “Alaska Republicans pick Romney again.”
The Idaho Statesman: “Romney wins Idaho, 4 others.”
The Oklahoman: “Santorum wins Oklahoma GOP primary; Romney gains victories in several states.”
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Santorum keeps hopes alive."
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Romney claims Ohio; GOP race still muddled.”
The Bismarck (N.D.) Tribune: “GOP splits on Super Tuesday.”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Split decision: Romney wins Ohio; Santorum takes Tenn.” (By the way, notice Gingrich, who won Georgia handily, doesn’t get the top headline.)
The Burlington Free Press: “In Vt., Romney supporters unhappy with half a loaf.”

The New York Times’ Zeleny on Super Tuesday: Romney won the delegates, but not necessarily the argument.

The AP headline: “Romney, Santorum share Super Tuesday momentum.” Story: “Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are trying to make the most of a mixed Super Tuesday, each claiming a measure of victory but unable to settle the most tumultuous race for the GOP presidential nomination in decades.”

Another AP story: “Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in pivotal Ohio, captured four other states with ease and padded his delegate lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination but was forced to share the Super Tuesday spotlight with a resurgent Rick Santorum.”

AP’s Elliott on the GOP field: “It's almost like a bad version of Goldilocks. Nobody is just right. Listen to voters -- in person and in exit polls -- and it's pretty clear Republicans aren't all that hot on any of the candidates.”

We pointed out last night, it’s very possible Romney doesn’t amass the 1,144 delegates needed, a majority of all at stake, before convention or at least until mid-May through June. Per Political Wire, “John Avlon notes that if Mitt Romney ‘only musters 40% of the proportional delegates going forward -- equivalent to his average share of the popular vote total to date -- it would mean the first Republican race undecided when the convention opened in a generation.’”

ROMNEY: “Mitt Romney got to sleep in his own bed and will have a rare day off today, and those are both good things because the Super Tuesday election results failed to change the dynamic of the Republican presidential nominating contest,” the Boston Globe’s Johnson writes, adding, “The immediate electoral terrain is not particularly favorable to Romney, with contests in the South and Midwest. The calendar also doesn’t offer another big ticket day until April 24, when there is voting in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island - some places where Romney could do well. Going forward, Romney must continue doing what he has been doing: counting on his superior organization and financing to outlast his three remaining nomination rivals.”

“Romney did not manage to drive his opponents from the field,” the Boston Globe writes. “His campaign had hoped to win in Tennessee, but Santorum benefited there from strong support among conservatives, according to exit polls. … In an era where super PACs can flood the contest with new money from a single donor - and where each time it has appeared Romney could lock up the nomination, the race only became more fluid - the mixed results on Tuesday brought more uncertainty to the nomination.”

Arguing over eight delegates… “Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won more votes in Vermont than his Republican rivals in Tuesday’s presidential primary, but apparently failed to win enough to snare all 17 delegates,” The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press writes. “The outcome so incensed the Romney campaign that it is calling for an investigation of the results, said Vermont Republican Party Chairman Jack Lindley, a Romney supporter.”

Vermont was using a new reporting system for the first time, which the campaigns were aware of. With 99% in, Romney got 40% of the vote to Ron Paul’s 25%. Because of how Vermont allocates delegates, unless Romney got 50% (plus one vote) he would not get all of the state’s delegates. Secretary of State Jim Condos said “the Romney campaign’s complaints were out of line,” per the Free Press. He said, "I think it’s sour grapes for their part because the guy didn’t get the 50 percent they were looking for.” There were some errors, Condos said in reporting, but “said clerks will still submit official tallies that will be certified next Tuesday as they have been for many years.” If Romney won a majority, he’d get all 17 delegates; with 40%, he’d get nine.

OHIO: In maybe the surprise of the night, GOP incumbent Rep. Jean Schmidt lost in her primary race last night in OH-2, 49%-43%. Say hello most likely to Rep. Brad Wenstrup, an Iraq vet.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich lost handily to Rep. Marcy Kaptur, 56%-40%. The two Democrats were thrown into a primary because of redistricting. That makes Kucinich and Schmidt the first incumbents to lose of the 2012 cycle.

Kaptur, by the way, will face off this fall in OH-9 with none other than Samuel Wurzelbacher. That’s right, Joe the Plumber is an official party nominee for a seat to the U.S. Congress.

Speaking of incumbents, former Rep. Charlie Wilson’s back. After being ousted from Congress, he’s vying again. He won his Democratic primary in OH-6 handily, 82%-13%. He’ll face Republican Bill Johnson. But another former Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy wasn’t as lucky. The Democrat who more underperformed President Obama in winning reelection in 2008 than any other member of Congress in the country was edged in her quest to get back to Congress, 38%-35% by Joyce Beatty.

Newt Gingrich has won Georgia, NBC News projects. Gingrich, the former speaker of the House who represented Georgia in Congress, said Georgia was a must win for him to remain credible as a candidate.

Vermont and Virginia are "too early to call" at this point, but Mitt Romney leads in both.

To play along at home and when to expect calls and characterizations from the NBC News Elections desk, here are the final poll closing times in each state:

7:00 pm ET: Georgia, Virginia, Vermont
7:30 pm ET: North Dakota, Ohio
8:00 pm ET: Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Tennessee
9:00 pm ET: Wyoming
10:00 pm ET: Idaho
Midnight ET: Alaska

Maybe more than at any other time in this presidential contest, the politics of Iran came into sharp focus today, as President Obama engaged with his GOP rivals -- though not by name -- over that thorny subject.

And it highlighted the starkly different world views between the incumbent president up for re-election in November and the Republican candidates who are vying to replace him.

“What's said on the campaign trail -- you know, those folks don't have a lot of responsibilities,” Obama said this afternoon in the White House Briefing Room during a news conference, his first in three months and just so happens to fall on Super Tuesday. “They're not commander in chief.”

He criticized them for talking about war with a certain “casualness.” “This is not a game,” Obama said. “And there's nothing casual about it.”

He derided the field for “bluster” and “big talk” that’s “more about politics than actually trying to solve a difficult problem.”

Romney today, showing just how starkly different his worldview is from Obama.

“Israel does not need public lectures about how to weigh decisions of war and peace,” Romney said during a speech before AIPAC, the pro-Israel in Washington. “It needs our support.”

He called the president’s policy, one of “procrastination” and said that he, instead, would make this specific promise: “I will station multiple aircraft carriers and warships at Iran's door.”

Rick Santorum today during his speech before AIPAC echoed the hard-line hawkish views toward Iran that he has espoused throughout the campaign.

“If they do not tear down those facilities, we will tear them down ourselves,” Santorum said, referring to Iran’s nuclear facilities.

He added, in almost direct response to the president’s criticism, “This is not bellicosity and warmongering. This is preventing the most radical regime in the world from having a weapon that could fundamentally change the security posture not just of the Middle East, but as we've seen with planned attacks here in the United States, a nuclear Iran with a nuclear shield to project terror around the world is a nightmare for all freedom-loving people in the world.”

But that’s par for the course for Santorum. Campaigning in New Hampshire back in January, Santorum said that if Iran were to acquire a nuclear weapon, he contended, events like the terrorist attacks on 9/11 would become “a routine occurrence.”

Newt Gingrich during his speech to AIPAC today – once again – invoked a potential “second Holocaust.”

“I would provide all available intelligence to the Israel government, ensure that they had the equipment necessary, and reassure them that if an Israeli prime minister decides that he has to avoid the threat of a second Holocaust through preemptive measures, that I would require no advanced notice to understand why I would support the right of Israel to survive in a dangerous world,” he said.

On Capitol Hill, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called for a “declaration of war” vote as a credible step in showing Iran that moving toward making nuclear weapons is unacceptable, NBC’s Debra Pettit reports. He called sanctions useful, but said they haven’t deterred Iran from going forward with their nuclear weapons plans.

Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said he is "against any rush" to have such a vote.

"I think we have to be very cautious," Reid said, adding, "I am not going to be going forward rushing for a declaration of war.” And, like the president, he urged Republicans to stop throwing around the word "war" so casually."

Santorum also acknowledged the politics of the day, this being Super Tuesday.

“This is a somewhat important day in my life today,” he said. “But I wanted to come off the campaign trail to come here, because one of the reasons that I decided to run for president is because of the grave concern I have about the security of our country.”

When asked about Romney's criticism of his foreign policy at today's news conference, Obama showed he's ready for the general-election fight.

"Good luck tonight," he said. "Really!"

As Republican candidates for president battle on this Super Tuesday, President Obama’s score in the msnbc.com Voter Confidence Index for March is now -15 in the latest NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll.

Excluding the death of Osama bin Laden in May 2011, that is his best VCI score in two years -- since January 2010.

It’s also 4 points short of where George W. Bush was when he was reelected in 2004.

For more on the VCI, plus historical information, click here. The chart will be updated today.

Before auto-worker union members, former President Bill Clinton today condemned Mitt Romney for opposing the auto bailout.

And he brought his father into it.

“Every time I hear Mr. Romney talk about this, I think his daddy must be turning over in his grave,” Clinton said. Romney’s father, George Romney, was governor of Michigan and a chief executive at American Motors Corp.

Clinton called the auto bailout the most important decision Barack Obama has made as president.

The former president, a close follower of politics, wasted no time before commenting on the Republican presidential race.

“Watching this Republican primary reminds me that we might as well have a movie on the Spanish inquisition of people passing complex theological exams, and if you fail Question 13, you are out of here.”

The former president said the bailout was a more important decision than the health care act, noting that it is a complicated subject and requires much work for improvement.

He also touched on bipartisanship.

“We have to be driven by a simple idea -- we are struggling to build a country of shared prosperity and shared responsibility,” Clinton said.

The date for the primary election in Texas has slipped again -- this time to May 29th.

The panel of three federal judges in charge of re-drawing boundaries for congressional and legislative districts issued an order Thursday setting the date and providing July 31 as the date for a runoff.

The primary was originally set for Super Tuesday -- March 6.  But a legal battle over the district boundaries forced a move to April 3.  Now the election has been delayed once more, and it could be shifted yet again if further court fights erupt.

Here's the background.

Because of a population boom in Texas, the 2010 census gives the state four more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Nearly all that growth was among the Latino and African-American populations -- groups that tend to vote for Democrats. But the state legislature drew up a new map of congressional districts that virtually assured three of the new seats to Republicans.

Because Texas has a history of discriminating against minority groups at election time, the state was required to seek permission to use the new map, a process known as pre-clearance under the Voting Rights Act.  A federal court in Washington will rule shortly on the pre-clearance issue. 

In the meantime, a separate legal battlefront was opened when civil rights groups sued the state in federal court in Texas. A three-judge panel deemed the state map insufficient and drew up a map on its own to be used on an interim basis, just for this year's election.

But the U.S. Supreme Court, acting on an extremely fast schedule, ruled in late January that the court-drawn map failed to fully consider the legislature's concerns in adjusting district boundaries. This week, the Texas court issued revised maps and ordered new dates for the primary election.

The courts are not finished with the Texas map issue, because the Washington, D.C., panel of judges has yet to rule on the pre-clearance issue. Democrats and minority groups in Texas, who believe the revised map gives Republicans too many of the new seats, are hoping a ruling will keep their legal fight alive.

John Harwood writes in the New York Times: “This is the presidential primary campaign that political polarization has wrought. In recent decades, the Democratic Party has purged its conservatives and the Republican Party its liberals, leaving each almost politically homogenous. As a result, the first Republican presidential primary in the Tea Party era lacks the straightforward ideological cleavages of earlier contests.”

GINGRICH: “Traveling from hangar to gymnasium to Statehouse, and buoyed by a fresh infusion of super-PAC cash from billionaire Sheldon Adelson, Gingrich predicted a rout on March 6, when 11 states hold primaries,” Bloomberg writes. “He told the Associated Press yesterday that he will win Georgia, which has more delegates at stake than any other Super Tuesday state, ‘and win it decisively.’” But the story notes that it might not be locked up for Gingrich, who hasn’t lived in the state for years.

ROMNEY: The Boston Globe: “Amid confusion, Mitt Romney says he does support Blunt amendment.” And it makes this point: “Still, his confusion could spark controversy that the former Massachusetts governor – already distrusted by some conservatives – is not well versed enough in issues they hold dear.”

Bloomberg: “Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, shifting his attention to Ohio after twin primary wins, was distracted from his economic message by confusion he created over his stance on a contraception issue.” And: “The dust-up -- however brief -- reflected pervasive doubts many Republican rank-and-file voters have about Romney’s positions on social issues.”

The Wyoming Republican Party announced tonight that Mitt Romney has won the state’s non-binding precinct straw poll with 39 percent of the vote, a 7 point margin over runner-up Rick Santorum. Santorum came in second with 32 percent followed by Ron Paul with 21 percent and Newt Gingrich with 8 percent, NBC’s John Bailey reports. The non-binding poll was conducted at Wyoming precinct caucuses, held over a stretch of weeks between February 9 and February 29. The poll does not bind Wyoming’s delegates, but it is an indicator of how the state may vote in its upcoming County Conventions (March 6 to March 10) and State Convention (April 12 to April 14) where 26 of Wyoming’s 29 delegates will be bound. Take note that only 2,108 Wyoming Republicans participated in the poll.

Political Wire’s headline: “Romney Wins in Wyoming.”

The Washington Post: “Mitt Romney wins Wyoming caucuses.”

Money trouble? “Mitt Romney’s once bulging war chest suddenly looks a lot lighter after the costly primary battle in Michigan,” the New York Post writes. “Romney yesterday bypassed his usual deep-pocketed moneymen to hit up small-time online donors for some quick campaign cash, warning that he needs money fast to fight President Obama’s ‘kill Romney’ strategy. Coming after his narrow victory in Michigan on Tuesday, the ad signaled that Romney is bracing for an expensive state-by-state battle from Super Tuesday next week to the party convention in August. His campaign burned though $12.2 million last month while collecting just $7 million. He also has to worry about his big donors maxing out early in what has become an unexpectedly long race to the nomination.”

SANTORUM: Oops. “Rick Santorum is touting the support of Sen. James Inhofe (R) even though the Oklahoma senator has not endorsed him,” The Hill reports. A spokesman for the Oklahoma senator confirmed Inhofe hasn’t endorsed him, but the Santorum campaign is doubling down, claiming that positive things Inhofe has said about Santorum equates to “support.” "I would consider that support, however you look at it," Santorum campaign adviser John Brabender said. Oklahoma is a Super Tuesday state.

The Hill has this headline: “Santorum let his moment come, then go.” From the story: “Santorum’s loss has raised new questions about his tactics in Michigan in particular, and his vulnerabilities as a candidate more generally.”

IOWA: Crossroads is on air hitting Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA), who is in a toss-up race with Rep. Tom Latham after redistricting. “Crossroads GPS bought $77,000 worth of airtime for the new spot to run across the Des Moines and Omaha television markets through March 7, according to a spokesman for the group,” Roll Call reports. “It’s clear the Iowa race has become a top target for Crossroads GPS this cycle. The spot is part of more than $370,000 Crossroads has spent on issue advertisements on this House race since late October.”

MAINE: “Maine Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud have begun the process of building Senate campaigns, even though neither has come to a final decision on whether to run to succeed retiring Sen. Olympia Snowe (R),” Roll Call writes. “Sources in both camps maintain that the looming March 15 deadline to file forced the two Representatives to move ahead with gathering petition signatures as they still mull a Senate run. While there have been reports that national Democrats are pushing for the two Members to decide between themselves which of them will run for Senate, it is not beyond the realm of possibility that the two will square off in the Democratic primary, according to a Maine Democrat.”

MASSACHUSETTS: “A second poll is showing Republican US Senator Scott Brown leading Democrat Elizabeth Warren by 9 to 10 points, a sign of potential concern for Warren after months of polling showed a closer race,” the Boston Globe writes. “The poll of 456 voters, conducted by Opinion Dynamics of Cambridge, shows Brown leading Warren 52 percent to 42 percent in a theoretical match-up.” And: “The poll also showed former Governor Mitt Romney is unpopular in the state, with 45 percent saying they view him favorably and 52 percent viewing him unfavorably. In a theoretical match-up with President Obama, he would lose 53 percent to 35 percent, according to the poll.”

NEW JERSEY: “A new Quinnipiac poll in New Jersey shows support for same-sex marriage climbing to a new high, 57% to 37%,” Political Wire writes.

OHIO: The Boston Globe: “Ohio looms as most important of Super Tuesday states…” And Joe the Plumber was at a Romney event in Ohio yesterday. He was at a Santorum event earlier in the week and says he hasn’t endorsed anyone.

Similarly, the New York Daily News writes, “All eyes are now on Ohio in the Republican race for the White House.”

The Hill: “Ohio is next battlefield for the GOP.”

Reversing course, former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D) announced today that he will, in fact, run for the open Senate seat in Nebraska. 

Sen. Ben Nelson (D) announced earlier this year that he would not seek reelection.

Nati Harnik / AP

Though Kerrey mentions his 'commitment' to Nebraska, Republicans will surely note that Kerrey, for the past decade, has lived in New York City, where he was president of The New School.

Here's Kerrey's statement:

"Doing things the conventional way has never been my strong suit. This afternoon, I will file to become a candidate for the United States Senate in Nebraska. I came to realize that my previous decision was the easy one, not the right one. My commitment to serve Nebraska and America, and to be part of the debate about the challenges we face was too strong to dismiss. My family supports this decision 100%. I look forward to seeing you in the coming weeks. We have a lot of work to do."

Though Kerrey mentions his "commitment" to Nebraska, Republicans will surely note that Kerrey, for the past decade, has lived in New York City, where he was president of The New School.

It's welcome news for Democrats, a day after they got a big target in Maine because of Sen. Olympia Snowe (R) announced she was not seeking reelection.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee, at the ready with oppo research on Kerrey's record, dismissed Kerrey as a "liberal" who has lived in "Greenwich Village for so many years" and being "simply out-of-step with Nebraska."

"After making a backroom deal to get Nebraska’s senior senator to vote for ObamaCare, it appears Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid has made a deal with an even more liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey," NRSC spokesman Brian Walsh said. “As Nebraskans reacquaint themselves with Kerrey they will quickly recognize that living in Greenwich Village for so many years tends to change a person. Whether it’s his support for cap-and-trade, his advocacy for a government-run health care system or his desire to raise taxes on Nebraska small businesses, Bob Kerrey is a loyal supporter of the Obama agenda and he’s simply out-of-step with Nebraska.”

Three weeks ago, Kerrey had announced he would not run. He said then:

"I have given the decision of becoming a candidate for the U.S. Senate very serious thought and prayer," Kerrey said in an email, per AP. "For many reasons I nearly said yes. In the end I choose to remain a private citizen. To those who urged me to do so, I am sorry, very sorry to have disappointed you. I hope you understand that I have chosen what I believe is best for my family and me."

If President Obama wins reelection, Republicans need to win a net of four seats to take control of the Senate. If a Republican wins the presidency, the GOP needs to pick up three.

Republicans are favored to win in North Dakota and would have been heavily favored in Nebraska to takeover seats currently held by Democrats. But the entry of Kerrey makes the race competitive and -- at least -- will be someplace Democrats hope Republicans will now have to spend some money and reduce their firepower elsewhere.

There are several toss-up states, for example, where control will likely rest, particularly -- Montana (D-Tester), Missouri (D-McCaskill), Virginia (D-Open), Nevada (R-Open), Massachusetts (R-Brown).

The favorite to win the GOP primary in Nebraska is Attorney General Jon Bruning, but he faces a primary, notably from state Treasurer Don Stenberg.

Kerrey served in the U.S. Senate from 1989 to 2000 and ran for president in 1992. It's not the first time Kerrey's name has come up for a Nebraska Senate seat and he declined.

But he has lived in New York City for the past decade, serving as president of The New School, far from his Nebraska roots. (He's currently President Emeritus at The New School.)

The Arizona results (with 82% in): Romney 47%, Santorum 27%, Gingrich 16%, Paul 8%.

The Michigan results (with 95% in): Romney 41%, Santorum 38%, Paul 12%, Gingrich 7%.

The Detroit Free Press’ six-column, front-page headline: “Tough win for Romney.”
The Detroit News’ front page: “Romney brings home win.”
The Grand Rapids Press: “Romney’s double win no knockout.”
The Arizona Republic’s front page: “After Romney’s wins, tests await.”

The New York Times: “Mitt Romney fought back a vigorous challenge from Rick Santorum in Michigan on Tuesday, narrowly carrying his native state, and won the Arizona primary in a pair of contests that reasserted his control over the Republican presidential race as it advances to critical Super Tuesday contests next week. His victory over Mr. Santorum here in Michigan was far from commanding, but it was most likely sufficient to dampen the rising clamor from across the Republican Party about his ability to win over conservatives and connect with voters.”

“Mitt Romney may have won ugly in Michigan, but his narrow victory will temper the mounting criticism of his candidacy, even though his resilience is about to be tested again in some of the biggest prizes of Super Tuesday,” Politico’s Martin writes. “But even though this most wobbly of front-runners will face a new set of challenges next week, Romney eased GOP fears Tuesday. He leaves his childhood home having averted disaster and with the second example in a month of bouncing back from adversity.”

GINGRICH: And so it begins… “Newt Gingrich defended his moon colony idea Tuesday against Mitt Romney's heavy criticism, telling a crowd of Georgia supporters that Romney ‘is the kind of guy who would have fired Christopher Columbus,’” The Hill writes.

PAUL: On FOX, Ron Paul said there’s no deal between him and Romney and certainly no deal or promises for his son Rand. “[T]he last thing I've done is talked to Mitt Romney. Besides, he wouldn't talk to me about that. That's just fiction, and it's mostly been promoted by somebody, I guess, who's super involved in conspiracy theories. That's Santorum doing that,” GOP 12 writes. “But it doesn't make any sense at all.... my son can take care of himself. He doesn't need me to make deals for himself. That's the last thing in the world that I would think about doing.”

ROMNEY: Per the Detroit News, "Romney crushed Santorum in Metro Detroit, picking up nearly 50,000 more votes in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. But Santorum beat Romney by 18,000 in the other 80 counties, scoring double-digit wins in more than 20 counties, revealing the division within the party between its moderates in southeast Michigan and the more conservative Republicans in west and north Michigan."

The importance of Oakland County: Not only did more people vote in Oakland County, the more affluent Detroit suburb, than any other county in Michigan’s GOP primary race last night (about one-in-seven votes came from there), but it also provided Mitt Romney with his margin of victory. With 95% in, Romney won Michigan by 32,393 votes. He won Oakland County by 31,565 votes.

The Boston Globe: “Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won the Michigan and Arizona GOP primaries, staving off a strong challenge from Rick Santorum in Michigan and gaining crucial momentum in his drive to win his party’s presidential nomination.”

SANTORUM: The Boston Globe looks at how Santorum’s Kennedy remarks have upset religious leaders.

Bloomberg takes issue with Santorum’s higher-education remarks: “Republican candidate Rick Santorum’s attack on President Barack Obama’s promotion of a college education conflicts with the broad appeal and economic value that higher education holds for young Americans.” It makes this point: “The median annual pay of those 25 or older with a bachelor’s degree was $56,472 in 2009, 70 percent more than those with a high school diploma, Census Bureau figures for 2009 show.”

A quick look at religion in the exit polls:

- Mormons made up 14% of Arizona GOP primary voters; Mitt Romney, who is Mormon, won them with 91%. Those numbers are up slightly from 2008, when Mormons were 11% of total, and Romney got 88% of them).

- In Michigan, GOP primary voters who identified as Catholics (30% of the total) voted for Romney (43%-37%) over the staunch conservative Catholic, Rick Santorum.

- But Santorum won evangelicals/born-again Christians (42% of total) by a wide margin -- 50%-32% over Romney.