On heels of Santorum win, Romney strikes back in Atlanta

ATLANTA, Ga. – Mitt Romney took the fight to Newt Gingrich’s home turf Wednesday afternoon.

One day after he suffered a surprising defeat in a trio of states, the former Massachusetts governor and GOP front-runner split his campaign-trail attacks evenly between Gingrich and Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator who won Tuesday’s contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri.