Rick Santorum wins in a sweep in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado? What does this mean?

The Architect does not want Rick Santorum

Karl Rove dismisses a Santorum surge.  "In an open race for the GOP nomination, no Republican has won both Iowa and New Hampshire, as Mitt Romney has."  Let's change the subject and talk about a Super Bowl commercial.  Opps.  Turned out Rick Santorum won Iowa too.  


Mitt Romney is the only GOP choice? 

h/t to Pete Ciancia

Running like Obama is not a good strategy.  Yet, Mitt has been picked by the GOP nobles.  But if Mitt Romney is so popular and inevitable, why is Rick Santorum still winning in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado?   These are three very different states.  


Does this sweep by Rick Santorum change the GOP race?  
This reminds me of that moment of recognition by Michael Corleone in Godfather II  that the rebels in Cuba could actually win...  Not that Rick Santorum is Fidel Castro (he will never win Marco Rubio's endorsement if he was!) but you get the point. 
Update:  Only inevitable wins matter, Rick Santorum...who is he?  

"Santorum is clearly a better natural politician than Romney. If you gave Romney a car and an adviser or two and asked him to go at it on his own for a year on the campaign trail–based entirely on his instincts and convictions–it probably wouldn’t turn out very well." 

Rich Lowry

Karl Rove:  Newt's Southern Strategy Won't Work... 
Some Prior Rick Santorum Posts:  
Malkin make the case for Santorum
Separated at Birth:  Rick Santorum and...?
What is the matter with Rick Santorum?
Late Breaking News--Who benefits from it?
The Character of the GOP Candidates (hint:  Rick Santorum showed good character)
A Sign From...?
Meghan McCain on what would happen if Santorum won... (A reason to vote for Rick Santorum alone!  Meghan does not like him!)
Karl Rove:  Mitt Romney Won!  Mitt Romney Won!  (turns out Rick won Iowa, but Karl could not have that)
My advice to Rick Santorum (after the Iowa primaries)