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Iowa GOP caucus: Michele Bachman withdraws after Iowa vote; but pro-ID Santorum does surprisingly well.

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Here for Bachmann, who was vocally supportive of ID.

Meanwhile, Rick Santorum, author of the 2001 ID-friendly Santorum Amendment, got 25% of the vote, virtually tied with Mitt Romney. Be interesting to see where that goes:

Rick Santorum (30,007): Regardless of the specific final tally, Santorum is tonight’s winner. Just days ago, he was polling in the single digits, and was written off by almost everyone. Undeterred, his skeleton campaign steadily pushed ahead, visiting all 99 Iowa counties and conducting over 300 townhall meetings. This relentless retail campaigning set the table for a last-minute surge as other candidates slipped in the polls. The former Pennsylvania Senator rode a blue collar economic message and staunch social conservatism to an improbable victory. Santorum gave a personal, moving, off-the-cuff victory speech to elated supporters, and will spend six of the next seven days in New Hampshire. “Game on,” he said when he took the stage earlier. Indeed. Will Rick Santorum be the last not-Romney standing after all? Will his emphasis on social issues resonate with voters in an economy-centric cycle? Can he replicate his Iowa finish in states where he hasn’t essentially lived for months?

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