Potential Gingrich-Santorum Voltron Candidacy Spoiled by Pride

The Secret Gingrich-Santorum 'Unity Ticket' That Nearly Toppled Romney - Businessweek"

"Gingrich thought that he belonged on top of the ticket. “Our reasoning,” says Walker, “is that we had won a major primary at that point [South Carolina] and people like Rick Perry were coming on board. Perry had just endorsed Newt.”

To Santorum’s team, however, the Gingrich campaign was a sinking ship, and their own man was the obvious choice to lead the ticket. “At the end of the day,” says Brabender, “we won 11 states and tied two others. He won two states, which makes it only logical that Rick was the one who had earned the right to go one-on-one with Romney.”"

Who could imagine that the vanity of two men running for president would spoil such a special thing.