State of the 2012 GOP race

Republican presidential hopefuls Rick Sa
Republican presidential hopefuls Rick Santorum (L), Mitt Romney (C), and Newt Gingrich (R) participate in the CNN Southern Republican Leadership Conference Town Hall Debate in Charleston, South Carolina, January 19, 2012.
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Arizona and Michigan's Republican primaries take place today and Super Tuesday is March 6. With so many important elections still to come, we take a look at the state of the GOP race and what Super PAC money really means for the fate of each candidate.

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