Rick Santorum scored a big win on Super Tuesday as he carried Tennessee. Its a solid win for the former Pennsylvania senator since Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney had been surging in the polls in recent days. Santorum should pick up many of the 58 delegates that were on the line in the Volunteer State.

Since backing favorite son Calvin Coolidge over John W. Davis in 1924, Massachusetts has gone Republican only four times in presidential elections -- as Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan both carried the state twice.

Mitt Romney, from neighboring Massachusetts, was declared the winner of the Vermont Republican presidential primary on Super Tuesday. There were 17 delegates on the line in the Green Mountain State.

Vermont used to be a strong Republican state. It was one of six states that Herbert Hoover carried when he was buried in a landslide by FDR back in 1932. It was one of two -- yes, two -- states that Alf Landon carried in 1936 against FDR. And it produced one of the most conservative American presidents inCalvin Coolidge.

Mitt Romney made it look easy in Virginia. Networks called the Old Dominion for Romney 20 minutes after the polls closed. But Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum were not on the ballot, leaving only Ron Paul to stand against Romney. Romney carried the state and will win most of the 49 delegates at stake in Virginia.

Republican Newt Gingrich was looking to win Georgia -- a state he represented for two decades in Congress -- on Super Tuesday and he won the primary in the Peach State. With 76 delegates on the line, Georgia was the biggest prize up for grabs on Tuesday. The networks called the race for Gingrich, who led the polls in recent weeks, right after the polls closed at 7 p.m.

Gingrich has been focusing on the Peach State, taking a bus tour there this past weekend. Mitt Romney placed second followed by Rick Santorum, while Ron Paul trailed in single digits.

Talk about last-minute support.

On Tuesday -- the day of the Alaska caucus -- Mayor Dan Sullivan of Anchorage announced he is backing Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination.

Im pleased to have Dans support, Romney said in a statement. Dan shares my values of instituting pro-growth policies like lowering taxes and scaling back the size of government. To be successful in restoring Americas promise, we need to spread this same message across Alaska. I know Dans support will go a long way in doing just that.

Its Super Tuesday and the wind is behind Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romneys back.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called out President Barack Obamas plan to boost health-care premiums for active-duty and retired military personnel. On her Facebook page, Palin approvingly cited U.S. Rep. Allen Wests opposition to Obamas plan to reform Tricare.

An American Research Group poll released on Monday finds that Newt Gingrich, who represented the Peach State for two decades in Congress, is set to win Georgia -- the biggest prize on the map on Super Tuesday. There are 76 delegates up for grabs in the Georgia primary.

Gingrich leads the poll of likely voters with 44 percent followed by Mitt Romney in distant second with 24 percent. Rick Santorum takes third with 19 percent followed by Ron Paul with 9 percent, while 1 percent back other candidates and 3 percent remain undecided.

A poll from Fox News Latino found that President Barack Obama is doing very well with Hispanic voters but that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., would help Republicans cut into the Democrat incumbents lead with those voters.

Obama gets the approval of 73 percent of Hispanic voters and none of the leading Republican candidates get more than 14 percent against him in a head to head matchup.