Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum upended Colorado’s political establishment by winning last week’s Republican caucus, beating front-runner Mitt Romney. It was a move that most never saw coming. KUNC’s state capitol reporter Bente Birkeland spoke with fellow state house reporters about the outcome and what it means for state Republicans.
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