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His mathematical chances of winning the GOP nomination are slim. He came up short in the crucial races of Michigan and Ohio. And he just lost the GOP primary contests in DC, Maryland, and Wisconsin.
But Rick Santorum -- despite starting out this presidential season as an afterthought -- has already accomplished a few important feats that shouldn't be overlooked as attention begins turning to the general election. First, with limited campaign funds and almost no real infrastructure, he ultimately emerged as Mitt Romney's chief rival.
Jae C. Hong / AP
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum sits in a booth at Bob's Diner in Carnegie, Pa.
In fact, Santorum's actually won more states so far than Mike Huckabee did in 2008, 11-8. And he's won as many contests as Romney did four years ago.
Second, even if he doesn't win another primary race, Santorum could be a significant player in the 2016 or 2020 presidential contests, although he would face plenty of serious competition (from the likes of Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, Bob McDonnell, etc.).
And third, and perhaps most importantly, Santorum has repaired some of the political damage he sustained in 2006, when he lost his Senate re-election bid in Pennsylvania by a whopping 18 percentage points, 59%-41%.
"It's hard to argue Sen. Santorum hasn't significantly raised his profile nationally among Republican voters, donors and members of the media due to his primary campaign performance," GOP strategist Danny Diaz tells First Read.
Of course, it's exactly that repaired political image, Republican political observers say, that could be at stake in the April 24 primary in his home state of Pennsylvania. A win there could justify him staying in the presidential contest -- and could serve as a springboard to the May primary races.
But a loss in his home state could be embarrassing. A recent Quinnipiac University poll, conducted before Tuesday's primaries, showed Santorum leading Romney by only six points in the state, 41%-35%.
As GOP political consultant Mike Murphy, who once worked for Romney, tweeted, "Will [Santorum] figure out this week that his potential '16 hand is now stronger than his '12 hand and fold? Or stay in and ruin his long game?"
And if he decides to stay in the race, how he campaigns could be just as important to his reputation, Republicans argue.
"The story until now is a pretty compelling one about a leader who rose from also-ran status to one-time front-runner. If he gets out now, or stays in but runs a positive-only campaign, that narrative will remain largely intact," says GOP political adviser Todd Harris.
"But if he continues with a quixotic slash-and-burn campaign against the man everyone knows is going to be our nominee, he risks being remembered not as a come-from-behind leader, but as a petulant politician who put selfish self-interest ahead of defeating President Obama."
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More like Mr. Toad's Wild Ride if you ask me... lol
*sub-sandwich*?
I love Ricky for all of the damage he did to his party and its apparent nominee, the Etch A Sketch. I despise him for his "holier than thou" religiosity. He brought absolutely nothing to the table worth remembering.
FR, you can argue all you want. Icky Ricky's ride has been on the hatred of a Black President. I will give him credit for his persistence.
Given his crack pot ideology and advocacy for the suppression of women's rights, gays and minorities, I doubt very seriously if there is a road to the White House for Santorum.
Beverly, it is unfortunate that Ricky is still a young man, because we haven't heard the last of him in 2012. He will continue on his long road to the White House, but unfortunately for him it goes in a circle around his church.
Looks like KSM is going on trial at GITMO. No New York trial?
One more broken promise to the long list for Obama.
Wayne-1656909
Beverly, it is unfortunate that Ricky is still a young man, because we haven't heard the last of him in 2012. He will continue on his long road to the White House, but unfortunately for him it goes in a circle around his church.
Wayne
Ricky would do better running for a position in the Vatican.
Nice article. Santorum really made quite a go of it without the infrastracture Romney has that comes with being a corporate manipulator.
If Santorum had kept the religious tone down early on and kept it that way, he would have won the nomination. Easily.
Very very impressive nonetheless how he was able to keep these primaries going. It just highlighted how unpopular Romney really was.
More like the last gasp of the extremists!!!
I hope we never see Santorum or V.aginal P.robe McDonald on the National stage again!!
Separation of church and state.
That is Santorum's problem, he doesn't know how to separate the two. He does deserve props for challenging the others, and making them work for that nomination.
Let him have his fun ....
Nobody asked you!
Mr. Santorum's rise has indeed been fascinating. I believe his fortunes rose because of his religious tone. There is a large segment of our population that wants to hear the sermon Mr. Santorum preaches. Amongst that population segment is the distaste and suspicion for both Mr. Romney's Mormonism, and Mr. Obama's "Muslim leanings" - both viewpoints boosting the message to those voters to whom Mr. Santorum's religiosity resonates. People tend to turn to religion when times are hard. Mr. Santorum's brand of evangelical Catholicism seems to appeal to a broader swath of the general population than the religious leanings of any other candidate.
Hello to Mark, my favorite conservative! I agree with your post. I consider myself a religious person, and attend church regularly, as I am J.V. Catholic (Episcopalian). The trick with religion is to take your religion like an adult, and to improve your own standing with the almighty without looking around the room telling others how to feel about their relationship or lack thereof with God. Everyone needs to find out what that means for themselves. There is never a need for anyone to impose their religious beliefs on others.
Kelly, you are about to be banned from this website. Advertising is a no no here.
Rob in ma - you DO realize that all Presidents have made changes to their agenda's once they have reviewed all the facts (not available to them while they are running for office) and met with opposition leaders. They then decide what is best for the country which is what President Obama did. Please grow up!
Santorum is psychotic and a racist - the only reason he did so well in the primary. His success is an indication of just how many screwed-up people in this country would actually vote for a radical crazy man like Icky Ricky. Of course it's extremely unlikely he'll ever get more than the votes from those right-wing nut-jobs in any future elections as well. Good by Ricky! Now he can go back to tend his black-servant statues in his driveway...
Hi Wayne. Got a chuckle out of "J.V. Catholic."
Rob in MA: Tell that to Congress who blocked transfer of Gitmo prisoners to the continental US.
The only reason Santorum is getting votes at all is because of the Catholic church. They have been promoting him all over the country. Remember going into Iowa with 5%, then coming out the winner. The Catholic church will promote for donations. It is cheaper to buy the church than airtime.
They are also involved in other things that they shouldn't be. Last weekend, in my father-in-laws church, the priest gave a sermon pushing people to oppose the health care bill. I may also be opposed to it, but it has to do with finance, not God. They are way out of line, and if they are going to get involved, they should pay taxes.
A couple of months ago, an email was sent to workers for the Catholic church in MPLS, telling them to oppose gay marriage. It just so happens that many workers are gay and were very offended. Again they are way out of line. It is fine to have faith and living by it, but the church getting involved in politics and government is simply scary. I think we may have revolted against that once before.
Does anyone know how much higher Obama's debt and deficit went up today .... ??
Given that he apparently gets his understanding of the world around him solely from birther conspiracy websites, I'm confused as to how this man can even dress himself in the morning, much less still be running for president. I mean, I never thought I'd see the day when an openly anti-education politician would get this far.
Hey Toasty, they want us dumb.
Was he the top or bottom?
/lol
Just remember this - It took Romney millions of dollars and months of attacks to narrowly defeat a mental patient in a sweater vest. He's got a tough row to hoe in the coming months.
Hey
Santorum has my fullest support...
all the way to the convention.
Obama/Biden 2012
Todd Harris, Santorum is a petulant, selfish person who put himself above the Republican party. I'm all for it!
Obama/Biden 2012
Yeah, he's not fond of "government nigs," that's for sure. But you forgot women, LGBT, Protestants, Hispanics/Latinos, independents, Democrats, college grads, "blah" people, retirees, and poor people.
Rick Sanatorium has managed to hang around this long because of 21srt century media. He can get all kinds of free coverage from 24 hour cable stations and talk radio. He appeals to simplistic, low information voters who only want to hear what they want to believe and are not interested in facts or reality. Twenty years ago, worthless candidates such as Santorum, Palin, Trump, Pizza man and Bachmann would have never been taken seriously by anyone.
Its sad we have sick people like Santorum in this Country !
Don't count out Newt Gingrich ... Newt is like that Taco yu bought from the road side Truck vendor.
everytime you think its finally settled - it keeps coming back. Swallow as much as you want - it'll find a way to let you know... I'm still here and I ain't going out the way you think.
"You can Flush all you want .... Newt is that "floater" that just won't go down the drain".
Santorum is getting so desperate for votes he is now begging, Ricky is so hard-up To be a big man its sickening, this guy is a total loser !
Rick "they don't teach U.S. history in California state schools" will be hard to forget. Oh, there is one state school where they do not. It is the University of California, San Francisco, which is a post graduate MEDICAL school. Somehow, I'd rather my cardiologist have an M.D. rather than a Ph.D. in U.S. history!
Arieus
Was he the top or bottom?
The funny thing is
that he would have no clue as to the requirements of either..
NOW WILLARD on the other hand...
he would have no problem playing either role with alacrity, seeing as how
ROMNEY CAN SWITCH POSITIONS IN AN INSTANT AND
OFTEN HOLDS BOTH POSITIONS AT THE SAME TIME....!
(coffee, tea or Romney ?)
Last thing you need is a 'Christian Taliban' in the white house or for that matter Mr. Etch a Sketch - nice name - will go down in history as that...Religion needs to be kept out of the White House if we are to retain any sanity in this country. Please dont give the term Conservative a bad name! Conservative does not necessarily mean a right wing religious nut.
Couldn't agree with you more SB. My father is EXTREMELY conservative and EXTREMELY unreligious (yeah grammar police, I know it's not a real word ...but you get the point) My mother is a more religious but a Democrat (They've been married happily for 50 years...imagine that ...with the possible exception of the few months around presidential elections) Their differences taught me how to have a fair and balanced argument based on FACTS while growing up...not on the popular headline of the day.
I on the other hand am a conservative democrat (Yes, there is such a thing) My husband is a liberal republican...we drive the poll takers insane. It's fun. We tend to refer to ourselves as republicrat or demican. Our daughter is also learning that "Conservative" and "Liberal" are not dirty words and can work well together to achieve great things.
Say, anybody see anything in the news about Ron Paul?
2 days ago he spoke in front of TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE at UC Chico.
Last night he spoke in front of ELEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE at UCLA. Filled up the entire Tennis center.
Tonight he will be speaking in front of TEN THOUSAND PLUS at UC Berkely.
Other republicans would be spit on in these places.
While Ron Paul spoke to 10k plus, Romney was speaking to 30 people. Santorum was speaking to 50 people. Gingrich was filing bankruptcy.
The mainstream media STILL talks about them, and ignores Ron Paul.
True liberals support Ron Paul, and end to the patriot act and the ndaa, and most importantly, an end to the wars.
Check out the footage from UCLA last night. Awesome!
Ron Paul Revolution!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qxvqZYh97g
In his speech to 8500 at UC Berkeley tonight, Ron Paul said he would save medicare by bringing the troops home. WIN - WIN!!!!
If you can't get behind that, your "liberalism" is totally FAKE.
Rick: Its time to get out of the race. The Republican Party needs to unite to save this country.
As the polls tighten in PA Rick will head for the exit. Imagine how embarassing it would be if he can't carry his home state.
Paul-1820470
The Republican Party needs to unite to save this country.
HAH! Save this country????
That is a huge "red herring" going around in right wing world. You really should not let everyone know just who gullible and delusion you are.
Try fox hunting instead.
Hmmm Beverly
From Chicago Huh. Whose Governor is in Jail? What city is known as the most corrupt in the nation. Gullible and Delusional, that would be you.
The best way to save this country is to vote out as many Republicans as possible. because that party of your Father has gone off the radical deep end.
Paul-1820470 - no group of people are as gullible as the far right who back the disturbed and disturbing GOP. YOU of all people should not throw stones.
Stay, Ricky! We need you to hammer away at Mittens all the way to Tampa!
Someone on your side exposing Romney for a charlatan is worth ten Democrats saying the same thing.
Go Ricky Go!! Onward and downward!
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
Listening to Santorum speak last night, so full of enthusiasm
One would think Jeezus promised to perform a miracle for him
To Resurrect his dead poll numbers
Sorry, Paul, but the GOP brand is tainted with all of what the Republicans have done for the past year or so. Between the unwillingness to compromise in Congress, to the ideas that women are second class non-citizens and only GOP men know what is right for them, along with the hypocrisy with complaining how the ACA intrudes on our private rights, while at the same time passing laws requiring women to undergo unnecessary and intrusive procedures, the GOP has lost a lot of good will. They are totally unbelievable when it comes to being fiscally conservative, given how they at trying to protect military contracts for things the military doesn't want or need, wasting our tax dollars just to benefit their districts.
The states that Santorum won coincidentally tend to have Baptist churches on every street corner. I've been around these people most of my life, this is a HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE issue for Romney. Most of the times, you'll see the actual Pastors saying "I was told in prayer to support [INSERT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE] in the election because that is God's Will," which is not going to happen when they technically believe Romney isn't going to heaven.
I'm going to enjoy the show in watching Santorum's crowd try and "unite" around Romney, because I'm pretty sure "ultra-conservative" Republicans is another way of saying "exxxxxxtremely Christian" Republicans are going to have to try and swallow getting behind a Mormon candidate. Good luck with that.
Mitt hasn't won yet, to date he maxes out at 944 by my count and 814 by Dave Leip.
Right now Romney outrightly wins Connecticut, Delaware (no polls, just history) , Rhode Island, and Utah. That is 76 - 100 Delegates
Santorum is up in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Nebraska, and Texas, That is 116 - 244 Delegates.
Santorum by popular vote can expect about 30 - 40 delegates from Missouri - more if he wins, less if he loses.
There are no polls for Arkansas, but that is in Santorum territory, so expect Santorum
Gingrich is expected to win in Montana, West Virginia, and New Mexico for 66 - 80 Delegates
Everything else is in dispute.
The Key is what Gingrich does. If Gingrich stays in, Romney will get larger parts of people who would vote for either Santorum or Gingrich - this has started as of Wisconsin. Romney COULD get enough to win.
IF Gingrich Drops, history shows that Santorum benefits by far.
The Gingrich support increases Santorums leads to solid.
Santorum picks up Montana, West Virgina, and New Mexico.
New York and New Jersey become too close to call.
North Carolina, Oregon, and California switch from a Romney lead to a Santorum lead.
You could see Romney 944 - Santorum 900 - Gingrich 132 - Paul 51 with 159 to be awarded at the convention. Ron Paul has to throw in with Romney and Romney get the uncommitted to win. On the otherside, with Gingrich in with Santorum 1032 + the Uncommitted wins.
I think that if Gingrich doesn't drop, that Romney will get about 1000 - 1050 and the uncommitted will king him.
Paul...the Republican party is not going to unite at this point, and they most certainly aren't going to save the country! LOL
From Chicago Huh. Whose Governor is in Jail?
Oh -- so since a former Illinois governor is in jail that means everyone elected official from that state is corrupt. Well -- Reagan was born in Illinois so that means he was corrupt.
Charlie, even people in Illinois think Chicago is a corrupt shi-thole.
First thing the GOP needs to try and do is to kiss and make up with women, minorities and independents. That is a pretty big hill to climb.
I know ....
There are allot of big women around ....
Ben,
The GOP isn't exactly on most women's top 10 hit parade now days. Their stance on the social issues is really, really hurting them with women.
Ewwwwwwww! We don't WANT to be kissed by them!!!! (I'm speaking for millions of women!)
NEVER Forget Mitt Romneys words
"We are going to get rid of that" .... Planned Parenthood
@Phine you might be surprised. Here in the Midwest I have met a lot of conservative women who don't believe the GOP is the boogey man the liberals make them out to be. I tend to be socially liberal and fiscally conservative and I have to say I was taken aback by the number of young Catholic women who are supporting the conservatives.
I'd rather swallow razor blades then have Ricky near me. Time to go home and kiss your wife and work on more babies!!!!!!! You betcha! And repent for saying the "S"word to the press.
phinephancy, the GOP will never kiss and make up with women. It's not their MO.
Here in the Midwest I have met a lot of conservative women who don't believe the GOP is the boogey man the liberals make them out to be.
I live in the Midwest too. I know Republican women who have never voted for a Democrat in their entire lives but plan on doing so this time around. Every poll in the nation shows President Obama leading Romney by a minimum of 11 points.
Oh, God forbid we get rid of the baby-killers!! I hope Romney succeeds!
1100 laws have been CREATED restricting women equality.
Currently, the president has a 20 point lead with women voters over Romney.
But, there is no such thing as a "war on women".
Righhhht!
More like the last gasp of the extremists!!!
I hope we never see Santorum or V.aginal P.robe McDonald on the National stage again!!
One of the main reasons Rick Santorum is still in the race is the simple fact that a lot of republicans don't like the cardboard cutout, etch-a-sketch, flip-flopper that happens to be the front-running joke.
Yes, but the weak sauce is probably going to win the nomination. Excellent.
As long as we are on toy metaphors, he reminds me of a weeble---remember the slogan--weebles wobble but they don't fall down. I'm no fan of Santorum but he has stood up to the relentless barrage of negativity from the Romney campaign and its Super PAC. It amazes me that he has been so vastly outspent and still gets a lot of votes.
Two things to remember about his loss in 2006----some of it was general anti-Bush backlash as he was tied to the administration and some of it was absenteeism like we see Sen. Lugar having issues with now. Santorum had initially been elected by painting his opponent as someone who lived in DC but said they were from Pa. and then he did the same thing. This didn't sit well with the electorate.
And you know this because.........................you have spoken to them?????
Or....it is because he waves his religion in everyone's face, and his supporters tend to be very Christian....whereas Romney is not.
DB Akron
When did you do your math? After Gingrich won S.C.? Ginrich will not win any more states. All of those states you mentioned that Gingrich would win will be won by Romney. There is a good possibility that Santorum will lose PA. Romney is close enough in the polls and has enough time to put him away.
This race is over for Santorum. Like the article says, he has to decide what kind of future and reputation he wants to carry forward. This will be a true show of his character. My guess is that he will not gracefully bow out with maturity and professionalism.
I was leaning toward Rick until his antics with the Michigan primary where he actively tried to sabotage the Republican Primary with democrat saboteurs. He earned the name Tricky Ricky after that. Then later whining and pouting about being out matched showed his lack of political professionalism and personal maturity. He then earned the name Rick Tantorum.
The only way to win back his reputation would be to actively throw his support behind Mitt Romney and help defeat Barack Obama.
Proving the limited mentality of those who look towards the TEA-GOP-Republican's for leadership!
They have no "mentality"...it is 100% KNEE-JERK-EXTREMISM
in an attempt to be any part of a larger, than them, entity .
Why do all the headlines about Santorum sound vaguely obscene?
because, obviously, you have a dirty mind.....
Why have the media not reported that Rick Santorum was considered on of the most corrupt Congressional representatives in 2006, by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington?
Stan - the media hasn't because it isn't worth the effort for someone who is not about to be nominated.
I have figured out this election. It all comes down to knees. Rom (knee) they sway all the time from flip flopping. That's why he's building a car elevator, to cut down on walking. Santorum spends more time on his knees, being more Catholic than the pope. He is also on his knees from wretching over the toilet, when he hears about the seperation of church and state. Gingrich makes other people go to their knees. Usually future wives. Paul is waiting for knee replacement. plus cornea, hips, and who knows what else. Obama is on his knees with the economy. Republicans think he is facing East, praying towards Mecca.
Jim./ That was truly funny!
I see all these liberals calling conservative names but they have offered nothing of substance. Come one someone, convince me to vote for Obama. Give me some good reasons like he:
Lowered the National Debt
Got us out of more wars than he got us into.
Transparency of Goverment
Got us another goverment agency that is destined to fail, Obamacare
last I saw, we were out of iraq and getting out of afghanistan...and if you consider libya a "war" (I don't) that's over too.
Obama has proved to be the worst President with respect to job creation since George W Bush.
Now that's funny right there.
Which wars did he get us into again? None, so i guess this is a positive.
I thought the Affordable Care Act was a law, not an agency. Guess i need to read up.
Hey Brian!
Long time no see - hope the twins are doing well along with the rest of your family! ☺
Don't they have a Birthday coming up soon?
Well, I gave you 16 hours to give me reasons to vote for Obama, I don't see any. I will check back. Come on convince me.
Are you better off today than you were 3.5 years ago, why or why not.
Seriously, I see very passionate posts expressing their confidence in President Obama and the Democratic party. I don't see it and no one is telling me why.
Just don't vote, Paul. If you can't figure it out on your own, you're not qualified, anyway.
Brian
Who is going to run the Affordable Health Care Act?
Wars:
Afghanistan
Somalia
Iraq, We still have people there.
Pakistan
Sudan
Syria
I will give you that they are not declared wars but when shots are fired, bombs are exploded and military people die, that sounds like a war.
There are other smaller wars where we have a presence.
Our president ran on a platform to reduce the national debt and budget and get us out of wars. If he had done that he would deserve another term.
I see all these liberals calling conservative names but they have offered nothing of substance.
So Paul -- you mane names like "socialistic" or 'Marxist" or "communist" or "he's not one of us" or something like that? You conservatives do have a real knack -- whenever you attempt to describe liberals, yuo end up describing yourselves.
Paul 1820/There is no point in trying to explain anything to you. The date on your pseudonym is where your mind resides.
Rick Santorum (in patented virtuous anger sneering voice):
So now the liberal media elites and the party establishment are saying 'the writing's on the wall'. You know what I call that? Graffiti! Graffiti's illegal, and I am the only candidate, the only candidate, who has the courage to stand up for the law and for my convictions. I won't ever write anything on any wall, and I won't let them do it either. The only writing I care about is what's written in the bible, what's written on my heart.
Walls don't matter (especially the wall of separation between church and state). Delegates don't matter. Votes don't matter. The marketplace of ideas doesn't matter. Jesus appointed me to be the next president, and that's all that matters. You know Etchasketch is going to lose to Obama, so just remember this: Rick Santorum 2016. Just like Jesus said to his apostles while he was hanging on the cross: I'll be back. Come with me if you want to live. It's not a tumor!
Thank you, Nathan, for a spot of humor. Now that the danger of his candidacy has passed, we can all relax and laugh heartily at Icky Ricky.
Don't relax too much. Governor Etchasketch may be wearing the party's crown, but Ricks Tantrum is now the heir apparent. Unless he gets his own show on Fox Propaganda Channel first.
The thought of "santorum" in the White House is really frightening.Will it come out of the carpet?
Rick's having a good time ....
Leave him alone ....
Campaigning for the office of president isn't about having a "good time" Ben. But i will leave him alone.
Rick is starting to sound like John Belushi in the movie "Animal House"
Over?..........did you say Over?????
Nothing is over until I decide it's over .....
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Bluto for president! He has more morals, personality and only plays hide and seek while peeking in the women's dorm window. And he dresses better then Mutt. And guess what rthe GOP is? A ZIT!!!!
If Rick Santorum can't defeat Mitt Romney in a Primary how will he compete with real politicians.Like Jeb Bush,Haley Barber or Mitch Daniels.Come on man.
Yea, if corporate SUPERPAC had put him up for election instead of ETCH-A-SKETCH, they may have had a chance, but we, the 99% American People doubt that too!!
It's interesting that there is no mention of Gingrich.
Because the thing left of gingrich is his arrogance and anger. He has no chance and is pretty much being ignored by the media.
Yup, he is being terribly quiet. Maybe his fake Barbie doll wife had another plastic surgery emergency. He's nasty nasty. Euw.
Any body but Romney, did not know there were uninformed voters in all these states. I think I earlier called them stupid. But anyone tht could follow this idiot is beyond me. I would loved to see a fractured convention simply to show up romney. the man is nuts, but so far the entire repub field is nuts one can only hope someone else will get to the plate.
I hope Saintorum stays in the race at least through PA. I would really enjoy seeing Romney defeat Saintorum in his home state. I dont think he has the political presence to do as the article suggests and bail now before the PA primary. So it would make me sooo happy to see him crumble like a house of cards. Kings only in Saintorums deck, no Queens allowed.
God's candidate is taking it in the shorts..kind of like god's quarterback Tim Trouble...
This discussion is pathetic. The guy is an egotistical jerk posing as an evangelical savior of the ignorant people of America. He is qualified to be a dog catcher, and if he comes back later on I will remember him for his stance on women's rights, gays, etc., and the fact that he never said anything of substance to the press and others. He should go to work in the religious sector. He isn't material for congress or anything other office. He is lying about what he is (a big spender with a big lying mouth to people who are too stupid to figure it out).
Thank you. Best answer yet!
No, he's not.
Alicia Kremer I am a religious man and I believe in helping the poor, working in the community, educating the ignorant, women's rights etc. Please don't send him here!
when is santorum going to repay the penn hills, pennsylvania school district for the thousands upon thousands of dollars they paid out for his kids to go to charter school, when he did not even live in penn hills? he was in DC
yeah...in DC lobbying and living in Fairfax Co. VA (2nd richest county in U.S.) right across the river....
(hey he;s gotta spend those millions from all that lobbyin....)
Just by staying in long enough for the Pennsylvania primary Mr. Santorum is forcing Mr. Romney to pay attention (and serious cash) to the primaries for at least another month, when he would much rather move on to his presumed election battle against President Obama. Well played, Mr. Santorum! The Republik Party masters are in a snit.
Don be fooled - Santurom is only helping Mitt Romney out. If Santurom leaves the race then all of the focus will be on Mitt's history at Bain capital and we will see all of his victims doing the cable news circuit. Also questions will be asked of his Mormon faith and its history towards people of color. Remember they only accepted blacks in 1974 - when Mitt was 31. What was his belief in 1974 and what is his belief now - since he is a devote Mormon. Santurom is in because Mitt want him to be in and kill sometime - so his background will not be focus of the media and take a hold. The media knows this and they are playing the game.
I wan to see Santorum lose in his own state. I think Romeny will beat him. He should get a a regular full-time job, but I do not know any employer that could use him. Come on GOP you made this Presidential race to easy. I hope Santorum gets humiliated by a lose of at least 10 points. maybe then the American public will not hear from him again. It was fun to laugh at the clown, but I do prefer better candidates.
I live in Pennsylvania, and I hope Santorum lose by 18 points, Amen.
Well, Ben...you know what the women in Alaska say about the men there:
The odds are good, but the 'goods' are odd. :)
Good luck with those big women. I think you're going to need it.
Santorum's being in the primaries has done one thing; it has shown how unpopular Mitt Romney is with the republicans who are voting in these primaries. When the leading candidate can't garner 50% of the votes in the vast majority of the primaries he has been in, then I would say that Mr. Romney leaves something to be desired. Like maybe another candidate who can truely unite the base. As for me I'm voting for Obama/Biden in 2012.
Sorry to burst your analysis. The opposite is true. It has not been a failure of Romney to garner 50%. It is that Newt, Rick and Mitt each have strong positives along with a negative or two. Take Mississippi and Alabama. Rick won those, but the argument could be well made that 2/3 of the voters preferred somebody else than Rick, or Mitt or Newt. I refer to the earliest debates where Newt and Mitt both stated that any of the 7 on that stage would be better than Obama and they were right. I would vote for a dead fish over Obama and feel good doing it. I will not only vote for, I will work door to door, contribute to and make phone calls for the candidate in opposition to Obama.
Missouri, you do truly sound like a Missourian. And that ain't good.
Like your party did such a grand job in the prior 8 years. Wow.
"...Newt and Mitt both stated that any of the 7 on that stage would be better than Obama and they were right." CUE THE LAUGH TRACK!!! Says a lot about you that you place any credence at all on any statement by Newt or Roms. They're cynical, foolish, nonsensical, and they envision a grim world that exists only in their heads. The real America is NOTHING like what they present. Conservatives, to use a favorite phrase from one of your heroes, are "bound for the ash heap of history". The deception, the morally and ethically bankrupt positions and policies, the determination to protect only the rich and corporations, at the expense of rank-and-file citizens.... the world isn't stupid anymore, guys. Everyone's on to you, hello! You're breathing your last breaths. Good riddance. America will be FAR, FAR better off without your corruption.
Hey Verno? We're not all ignorant 'Missourians'... But, we do have our share of hillbillies that do as they're told in church and at the shooting range.
This is the weakest bunch of candidates I've ever seen... None of the stronger candidates wanted to run and loose, and are waiting for 2016...
Obama/Biden 2012
Missouri
Dead fish? Looks like you are going to get your wish.
Loyaltexan stole my thunder--It looks like Mitt-A souless dead fish with no core convictions is going to be the one.