Romney’s campaign put out a statement this morning, calling the results a “virtual tie,” and that did not sit well with longtime Santorum strategist and adviser John Brabender.

“Well, someone should tell that to Mitt Romney. He sounds like a kid who didn’t get what he wanted for his birthday so he smashed the cake,” Brabender told ABC News when asked for his reaction to the news that Santorum might have won the first caucus state after all…

“If eight votes was a victory, then 34 that’s a landslide,” Brabender said, “We each have one. It’s a draw.”