It’s not about finding an ‘American Idol’ candidate. It’s that Santorum comes off as a weak person—he’s nervous, whiny, insecure, self-congratulating, etc. He may be an upstanding person on moral issues, I don’t know. But he’s not a leader to me, and that’s what actually matters.
The purity caucus thinks all it will take is a nice smile and some fairy magic to beat Romney/Obama.
Santorium has no organization past Iowa, no money, and no chance.
But these guys don’t care. They rather toss the thing to Romney and feel “principled”.
It’s not about finding an ‘American Idol’ candidate. It’s that Santorum comes off as a weak person—he’s nervous, whiny, insecure, self-congratulating, etc. He may be an upstanding person on moral issues, I don’t know. But he’s not a leader to me, and that’s what actually matters.
As a longtime student of psychology, I see newt, believe it or not, as more insecure than Santorum. Newt’s Cheshire cat smile and bravado is a deeper insecurity, a neediness that he doesn’t understand but tries desperately to hide. Santorum seems much more comfortable in his own skin, real. He isn’t faking. Maybe he does need to stop some of the I, me, mine in debates, trying to explain who he even is, but do not think that newt’s ridiculous bravado is far off from obama’s.