Rick Santorum in Louisiana: Looking to Expand Support Beyond Evangelicals and Tea Partiers

Rick Santorum is heading to victory in Louisiana, but the going will get tough after this last primary in the South.

See the Los Angeles Times, "Santorum, at home in Louisiana, tries to broaden his reach."

And the fallout continues over Santorum's comments on the choice for November:

“Republicans and conservatives who are so worried about, you know, getting control back — ‘We have to win and so we have to nominate someone who can appeal to more’ — no, you win by giving people a choice. You win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who’s just going to be a little different than the person in there. If you’re going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk with what may be the Etch A Sketch candidate of the future.”

At the New York Times, "Santorum on Defensive Over Remark on Romney."

It's not that big of a deal, although some folks are having second thoughts about Santorum. See Yid With Lid, "Withdrawing My Endorsement of Rick Santorum." And the folks at Hot Air are all over this, Ed Morrissey, for example, "No, Senator Santorum, Obama and Romney aren’t the same," and "Santorum spokewoman says he’ll support Romney if nominee … Update: Santorum statement added."

I'll have more on Louisiana later today.

Meanwhile, at Los Angeles Times, "Louisiana primary: Conservatives remain skeptical of Mitt Romney."

And Robert Stacy McCain is on the ground for today's primary, "Neutral Objective Journalism."