In the most extraordinary day of the Republican presidential race, a series of fast-paced and unexpected events shook the candidates and their campaigns Thursday, significantly changing the dynamic of the contest just two days before a crucial primary that many thought might settle the nomination.
It was a day of split-screen viewing and almost hourly recalibration. Iowa Republicans declared former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania the new winner of their Jan. 3 caucuses, erasing Mitt Romney's eight-vote victory.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who had one of the largest donor networks of any candidate, quit the race and endorsed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who was gaining momentum but faced new challenges as his ex-wife accused him in interviews of asking for an "open marriage."
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