LOVELAND, CO - Rick Santorum is apparently throwing in the towel on the GOP's chances to take back the White House - unless he becomes the Party's nominee.

During a rally in Loveland, CO, the former senator blasted rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich with attacks he has been making for weeks.

Then, he went a step further.

"We are not going to win this election if either of these two guys is nominated," Santorum declared. "Let me assure you. We will not win."

Santorum claims neither candidate can compete with President Obama, saying both are simply too flawed and will be "destroyed" and "picked apart" by the Democratic incumbent.

Flawed or not, Republican voters seem to be rallying behind Mitt Romney, who pulled off yet another decisive victory Saturday in the Nevada caucuses.

Santorum however insists the real test is yet to come.

"Romney, Paul, and even Gingrich spent almost a million dollars each in Nevada; we spent a few pennies," Santorum told Fox News. (read more)

As part of a broad effort to rebound after the Florida primary, Newt Gingrich's campaign has appointed a new chief of staff-- Patrick Millsaps.

Millsaps is a prominent lawyer from Newt's home state of Georgia. He joined the campaign the week before the Iowa caucuses and until this move was serving as the deputy general counsel.

Millsaps made the transition during the last day or so of the Florida campaign. He is a partner at Hall Booth Smith & Plover.

His new title isn't a shake-up. It's part of the campaign's efforts to beef back up staffing and campaign structure post-Iowa. Newt 2012 is still very much run by the candidate, but Gingrich has broadened his cadre of advisers. In addition to making sure the trains run on time, Millsaps will help with messaging as the race expands to multiple states. His promotion comes as the campaign prepares to challenge Florida's "winner-take-all" delegate allocation - so far, the state's 50 delegates were awarded to Mitt Romney. (read more)