And the winner is... old news.

HEADLINE: "Santorum jolts GOP presidential race with 3-state sweep"

Yawn.

Please excuse my lack of enthusiasm, but I hardly see a "jolted" GOP. After seeing this and countless other headlines Wednesday morning, I sat and thought about the primaries and just what these three in particular meant.

Continued after the jump.

First, some background information.

MINNESOTA: Santorum 45%; Paul 27%; Romney 17%; Gingrich 11%; 95% reporting.

Minnesota had record low turnout for this primary. Though Minnesota is a moderate state overall, it's Republican base is anything but. Remember, this is Bachmann's state. Of course Santorum was going to win. The actual headline should be that Paul pulled as much support as he did.

COLORADO: Santorum 40%; Romney 35%; Gingrich 13%; Paul 12%; 100% reporting.

Colorado was a surprise actually. Known for being a more moderately conservative state, Santorum's win signals Romney's failure to inspire and motivate the Republican base.

MISSOURI: Santorum 55%; Romney 25%; Paul 12%; Uncommitted 4%; 99% reporting.

Missouri is a fine state. I enjoyed visiting the St. Louis arch a few years ago on a trip, the people are stereotypically Midwestern-nice, but Missouri doesn't matter, at least not right now. No delegates were at stake for this primary, and in fact, they're having a pre-scheduled "do-over" caucus in March, at which point (I hope) we'll already know who the Republican candidate is.

The media is, as usual, hyping a headline to get you to click. Yes, Santorum won three in a row, and that's something to celebrate, but it doesn't change anything. He's winning exactly the states that one would expect a hardcore, Tea Party, family values candidate to win. Romney will still win the primary, but if that was the headline, that'd be old news, and old news doesn't produce new revenue.

Santorum can't win the general election if his name is on the top of the ticket though. The party knows it, Santorum knows it, and Romney knows it.

Do you see what I see? Romney-Santorum 2012. Write it up, CNN.