Rick Santorum charged to the top of the heap Tuesday night by handing Mitt Romney three losses. Does this mean that Santorum will now be able to raise money and be competitive going forward, or is this a flash in the pan?
Truly one of the most exciting GOP nominating races that I’ve seen in a long time. I thought that Romney would sweep these three easily but apparently the voters decided that this thing is not over!
Thoughts?
Wow.
Definitely exciting…but wait until “Super Tuesday” when more Southern States come into play!
It looks like “true” Conservatives are making their voice heard.
Mufasa
[quote]Mufasa wrote:
Wow.
Definitely exciting…but wait until “Super Tuesday” when more Southern States come into play!
It looks like “true” Conservatives are making their voice heard.
Mufasa[/quote]
And they will be paid back in kind in November when the majority of the voters have the opportunity to speak. The massive amount of people who do NOT vote in the republican primary that is.
Obama must have been born under a lucky star.
And by the way did anyone catch the photo that AOL used to report Santorum’s great victory? They made Rick Santorum look like a goof ball. Finger pointing upwards and jaw dropped. Now one can say that this is a mere coincidence, having worked on a newspaper before I can tell you that these things are all decided very carefully. Did you notice that they never show a picture of Saint Obama with a dumb look on his face?
It ain’t no coincidence Charlie!
As I’ve been saying if Santorum is the nominee by the time the liberal media is finished with him people will think he’s Pat Robertson’s illegitimate son.
[quote]ZEB wrote:
[quote]Mufasa wrote:
Wow.
Definitely exciting…but wait until “Super Tuesday” when more Southern States come into play!
It looks like “true” Conservatives are making their voice heard.
Mufasa[/quote]
And they will be paid back in kind in November when the majority of the voters have the opportunity to speak. The massive amount of people who do NOT vote in the republican primary that is.
Obama must have been born under a lucky star.
And by the way did anyone catch the photo that AOL used to report Santorum’s great victory? They made Rick Santorum look like a goof ball. Finger pointing upwards and jaw dropped. Now one can say that this is a mere coincidence, having worked on a newspaper before I can tell you that these things are all decided very carefully. Did you notice that they never show a picture of Saint Obama with a dumb look on his face?
It ain’t no coincidence Charlie!
As I’ve been saying if Santorum is the nominee by the time the liberal media is finished with him people will think he’s Pat Robertson’s illegitimate son.[/quote]
True dat…
If he wins the nomination, he needs to hire Gingrich to run point on the media. Like him or hate him, Gingrich has a way with the media.
I’ll say I was shocked, I figured Romney had this sowed up. A prospect I wasn’t too thrilled about. I don’t have an issue with Romney over all, I just don’t think he can beat obama. Santorum on the other hand is a bit more dynamic. But I agree with Zeb in that the media is buttering his cornhole for the butt-fucking fest they are about to deal him. You know the media hates a dry cornhole.
Obama must think Christmas has come early
Buckle up folks, the carpet-bombing is about to zero in on Santorum. Maybe it’ll work, too. However, it’ll finish off Romney in the General Election, also. Not that he would’ve beat Obama, but it will make Romney’s loss even more of a crushing defeat. He’s already turned off the Gingrich supporters. Seriously, you can go a head and write off a significant portion of that vote. They despise Romney.
With Santorum, Romney will not only turn off Santorum supporters in the general, but also the still undecided, and even some of his own support. This triple victory wasn’t due solely to Santorum’s success in drawing a contrast between himself and Romney (on the issues, the big ones), this was also about what’s been happening since Iowa, culminating with Florida. There’s an emerging consensus that Romney has failed to sell himself. Instead, has waged a campaign of destruction.
If he spends the kind of money and time attacking Santorum, as he did with Newt, this impression of his campaign will be solidly locked in. He will be the Massachusetts Moderate who savaged conservatives on the way to taking his ‘turn’ as the nominee. And that will be doom in the general. Mitt will not have a money advantage against Obama, period. And, he will have a base in which a significant portion has been turned off and disgusted by him. I’m already seeing some NRO pundits cautioning Romney about going nuclear on Santorum, like he did with Newt. What will he do? Santorum is going to be hitting Romney and Obama hard on TARP, individual mandates…the issues. If he can’t defend on these issues, point by point, convince conservatives to trust him despite these issues, and simply tries to drown Santorum in negative ads…he’ll ruin himself.
Santorum must be doing better…the MSLM has started putting out hatched jobs.
Not even trying to hide their disdain any longer.
Case in point, and I’m paraphrasing. Romney’s concession speech, without naming Santorum, Romney went on his “I’m not the Washington insider schtick. We can’t send a Washington insider to fix Washington.” Nevermind that he’s not a ‘Washington insider’ for the simple fact that he couldn’t win a senate bid. Anyways, Santorum’s response.
?Gov. Romney, ?Mr. Outsider,? was for government takeover of healthcare, was for government takeover of the private sector in the Wall Street bailout, and was for the government takeover of industry and energy with cap-and-trade,? Santorum said on CNN. ?So ?Mr. Private Sector? was ?Mr. Big Government? when he was out there running.?
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Santorum blasted Romney for running as a Washington outsider, alleging that the circumstances that led Romney to leave government were different from how they have been portrayed.
?I ran for the U.S. Senate the same year Mitt Romney ran for the U.S. Senate, and I won,? Santorum said. ?It?s not that Gov. Romney didn?t want to be Sen. Romney ? he wanted to be Sen. Romney, but he ran as a very liberal Republican in Massachusetts who had just become a Republican, and he lost. He lost badly in a year when Republicans had one of the biggest Republican sweeps in history, when the Republican revolution occurred.
Newt had a problem that Santorum doesn’t. Gingrich had his own support on TARP, individual mandates, etc. So Newt was stuck not being able to pivot to these issues in order to bring down Romney. Instead, he was stuck in a purely negative war in which he was badly outspent. Santorum can keep bringing the discussion right back to the issues though, holding Romney’s feet to the fire over them. That’s the kind of stuff that sticks even on a shoe-string budget.
Love the title of this thread - hope that was done on purpose.
[quote]bacchus1979 wrote:
Love the title of this thread - hope that was done on purpose.[/quote]
I know. Everytime I see Santoum’s name, I have to laugh.
he should do well in Texas and CA, too.
[quote]Christine wrote:
[quote]bacchus1979 wrote:
Love the title of this thread - hope that was done on purpose.[/quote]
I know. Everytime I see Santoum’s name, I have to laugh.
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I’m sure he enjoyed last night coming up from behind like that.
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
[quote]Christine wrote:
[quote]bacchus1979 wrote:
Love the title of this thread - hope that was done on purpose.[/quote]
I know. Everytime I see Santoum’s name, I have to laugh.
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I’m sure he enjoyed last night coming up from behind like that.[/quote]
Santorum’s surge had everyone surprised.
Oh, come on boys. Do I have to do all the work here?
No comment on Santorum’s blow out leaving a bad taste in Romney’s mouth?
[quote]Christine wrote:
Oh, come on boys. Do I have to do all the work here?
No comment on Santorum’s blow out leaving a bad taste in Romney’s mouth?[/quote]
I’ll try to come up with some more after he wins his next big caucus.
[quote]Christine wrote:
Oh, come on boys. Do I have to do all the work here?
No comment on Santorum’s blow out leaving a bad taste in Romney’s mouth?[/quote]
Ok, now that is funny…
Of course, I have never tasted it, would it make a good garnish?
[quote]Sloth wrote:
Buckle up folks, the carpet-bombing is about to zero in on Santorum. Maybe it’ll work, too. However, it’ll finish off Romney in the General Election, also. Not that he would’ve beat Obama, but it will make Romney’s loss even more of a crushing defeat. He’s already turned off the Gingrich supporters. Seriously, you can go a head and write off a significant portion of that vote. They despise Romney.
With Santorum, Romney will not only turn off Santorum supporters in the general, but also the still undecided, and even some of his own support. This triple victory wasn’t due solely to Santorum’s success in drawing a contrast between himself and Romney (on the issues, the big ones), this was also about what’s been happening since Iowa, culminating with Florida. There’s an emerging consensus that Romney has failed to sell himself. Instead, has waged a campaign of destruction.
If he spends the kind of money and time attacking Santorum, as he did with Newt, this impression of his campaign will be solidly locked in. He will be the Massachusetts Moderate who savaged conservatives on the way to taking his ‘turn’ as the nominee. And that will be doom in the general. Mitt will not have a money advantage against Obama, period. And, he will have a base in which a significant portion has been turned off and disgusted by him. I’m already seeing some NRO pundits cautioning Romney about going nuclear on Santorum, like he did with Newt. What will he do? Santorum is going to be hitting Romney and Obama hard on TARP, individual mandates…the issues. If he can’t defend on these issues, point by point, convince conservatives to trust him despite these issues, and simply tries to drown Santorum in negative ads…he’ll ruin himself.[/quote]
Really solid analysis, Sloth. Well worth the read.
If Santorum is the nominee, there is no point in having an election in November, just text Obama that he won.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
If Santorum is the nominee, there is no point in having an election in November, just text Obama that he won. [/quote]
That’s kinda what I think about Romney… He’s just kinda there. Not really profound or intriguing, he’ll get a few votes, but obama will pretty much wipe the floor.
What I like about Santorum is that he is at least legitimately passionate about his beliefs. Romney just wants to win. But overall its a weak field and obama will sleep soundly election night. No need to stay awake…
My crazy idea that I am pretty sure would work is to get W out of his cave and stump for the Republican nominee. I think it was a huge mistake treating him like kryptonite in '08. It was tantamount to saying “Yeah we fucked up, but elect us anyway!”
Americans have a notoriously short memory and if he comes out at the right time, he can generate intrigue and he can counter obama on his level since he was there for 8 years and he knows the view. After a 4 year hiatus, I think people would be interested in what Bush has to say about shit these days…
I know it is a stupid question but is it true Santorum wants to make war on Porn ?