Romney Scores All of Puerto Rico's Delegates

Last Sunday, Puerto Rico had its Republican primary election. Unsurprisingly, Romney won big with a majority of 83% of the vote, enabling him to take Puerto Rico's 20 delegates. This increased his lead over fellow candidate Rick Santorum, and Romney now has over twice the amount of delegates as Santorum.

As you have heard, Santorum recently said that English should be the official language of Puerto Rico if the territory wants to become a state. In a territory where Romney was already the favorable candidate, this statement did not help Santorum's chances of winning any delegates in Puerto Rico, despite the fact that he visited Puerto Rico in attempts to increase his popularity.

Romney shortly after made a public statement disagreeing with Santorum's position. Before the primary, Romney put in a last-minute radio advertisement and declared his support of Puerto Rico becoming a state.

Even though Romney made a much more delayed effort in Puerto Rico than Santorum, who made the effort to talk to a local newspaper while visiting the territory, Romney still emerged victorious. Santorum stated that what he said was misinterpreted by the newspaper, yet Romney still took advantage of his statement.

Was it fair for Romney to use Santorum's words against him? Do you think Santorum was misinterpreted, or was he just saying that to try to save face after a negative reaction? Romney has a lot more campaign funds than Santorum--do you think that that is a big factor in Romney's success as a candidate?