On Sunday Sarah Palin, who already basically endorsed Newt Gingrich a few weeks ago, made an explicit plea for conservatives to stick it to the establishment (“Rage against the machine,” as she put it) by casting a ballot for the Georgian.

Then came this bit from Mitt Romney Monday morning, where he (candidly) bragged about how a change of tactics was helping him in the polls:

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The Republican primary circus continues.