Romney: Newt Gingrich

Mitt Romney Dept: While Kansas will put its 40 delegates up for grabs on Saturday, most observers are keeping a closer watch on next week's primaries in Alabama and Mississippi. That's where many believe Newt Gingrich's campaign will reach a make-or-break point, the former House speaker's statements to the contrary notwithstanding, according to CBC. Looking to shore up support in this Midwestern state that seemed ready to give the former Pennsylvania senator yet another win and further challenge Romney's front-runner status, Santorum likened Romney to Obama and cast both as unacceptable for conservatives and the top two Republican candidates resumed their hard-edged attacks on each other on Friday as the race for the party's presidential nomination headed into the Deep South. Hoping to tap into deep distrust of Washington, Rick Santorum, who along with rival Texas Rep. Ron Paul spent the day in Kansas, suggested Friday that President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the Republican frontrunner, share a top priority: Take money and freedom, away from Americans so they can tell them how to live. 'Washington insider Rick Santorum is lashing out at Mitt Romney because he can't accept the fact that it's nearly impossible for him to win the number of delegates needed to secure the Republican nomination.' Andrea Saul, Romney spokeswoman (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.