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Here's why: Obama campaign shifts to also targeting Santorum - Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/news/article/Obama-campaign-shifts-to-also-targeting-Santorum-3341312.php - broken link)
I'm still having a hard time understanding the rise of someone whose appeal shouldn't really go any further than people who are exactly like Kenneth the page on 30 Rock.
What is so hard for you to understand about Santorum's rise?
Quite a few Republicans want the US to become a theocracy.
Quite a few Republicans are also religious bigots who dislike Romney because he is Mormon.
I don't think Santorum is "finished" - at least not in the GOP primaries/caucuses - just because the Obama campaign has started targeting him. Much of what the Obama campaign will be using against him would actually be considered positive by a large segment of GOP primary/caucus voters.
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I don't think Santorum is "finished" - at least not in the GOP primaries/caucuses - just because the Obama campaign has started targeting him. Much of what the Obama campaign will be using against him would actually be considered positive by a large segment of GOP primary/caucus voters.
Very true...a lot of positions that can kill you in the general election can make you a hero in the primaries.The best thing that could happen to Santorum right now would be for Obama to pay attention to him.
Very true...a lot of positions that can kill you in the general election can make you a hero in the primaries.The best thing that could happen to Santorum right now would be for Obama to pay attention to him.
Agreed.........also , the left and the Paulinistas ought to be careful about labeling Santorum as somekind of fringe religous zealot.......It actually has the reverse effect of that intended.
Very true...a lot of positions that can kill you in the general election can make you a hero in the primaries.The best thing that could happen to Santorum right now would be for Obama to pay attention to him.
Here's why: Obama campaign shifts to also targeting Santorum - Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/news/article/Obama-campaign-shifts-to-also-targeting-Santorum-3341312.php - broken link)
I'm still having a hard time understanding the rise of someone whose appeal shouldn't really go any further than people who are exactly like Kenneth the page on 30 Rock.
If true ;then it only shows that Obama sees him as a threat. You don't waste time campaigning aginst a non-threat.That is why you sldom saw anyone campaign aginst Paul in either party much less debate him. In debate you let him have his say then ignore him to deabte the real competition.
Here's why: Obama campaign shifts to also targeting Santorum - Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/news/article/Obama-campaign-shifts-to-also-targeting-Santorum-3341312.php - broken link)
I'm still having a hard time understanding the rise of someone whose appeal shouldn't really go any further than people who are exactly like Kenneth the page on 30 Rock.
Maybe because there are more Kenneth the Page like people than you thought there were...
Santorum doesn't have a chance. Romney has made some mistakes, but Santorum will never get enough delegates for the nomination, especially if Ron Paul & Newt Gingrich stay in the race. However, it does frighten me a little that so many people want to turn back the clock 50 years.
The social agenda conservatives like Santorum and Gingrich better than Paul or Romney.
Newt is still in the game, even though he's lagging badly right now.
It's all about the delegates. If Santorum and Gingrich keep pulling delegates away from Romney, especially if they deny him a big win in a couple of swing states, Santorum could win out if Gingrich released his delegates to vote for Santorum.
While it is unlikely, the same scenario could play in reverse, with Gingrich getting Santorum's delegates. Either way, the guy with the lesser amount still ends up ahead, as there are plenty of future and present perks to being a close #3.
Romney must win big in at least 3 critical states, two of which are winner-take-all to lock up the nomination before the convention.
Even if Santorum loses the nomination, it would put him next in line as the nominee in 2016, and Republicans have always nominated the runner-up the next time around. This is Romney's last shot, as he is the current runner-up.
We still have a long way to go, folks. This one is likely to drag out to late May at the earliest, and may go all the way to the convention. Obama's people all know what the scenarios are, and are taking no chances.
All I can say is the man said Social Security is in trouble because of abortion. Yes, those were his words. He said contraception harms women. In the Caffeinated interview he talked about the cross and preaching from the Bible and said that a President needs to use prayer to govern. It's about 45 minutes long, but just watch it and tell me this man wouldn't be standing in Salem ready to drown the first woman who questions the Holy Bible! "Is that a condom I see? He's a Devil. Cast out his demons!" So I need to edit my last comment where I wrote that we're turning the clock back 50 years. I should have written 300 years.
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