[jwalsh07]

Look you should be concerned that Santorum lost by 18. No problem there. But you should also try to understand why. Number 1, a 106% of Philadelphia voters voted that year. Thats right, more votes than registered voters. Second, it was a piss poor year for republicans everywhere. Third, Pennsylvania had been trending left for some time. Bush lost there twice and a Republican POTUS had not won in Pa since 1988. So Santorum was running and winning in a left leaning state for years. Nobody seems to appreciate tha fact.

But most importantly Santorum was running against the son perhaps the most beloved politician in Pa history, Bob Casey a pro life, pro gun democrat. He didn’t have a prayer of coming close that year.

[dt57]

18 POINTS, Sorry not satisfied yet. Do you know how hard it is to lose by 18 points? NO sitting incumbent lost by more than 10 in a very bad year. Somehow, someone found some stuff that made it hard for him to win. I would like to know what that is. NO, I am not satisfied at this point. I think there is a possiblity that the voters soured on him. WHY? That is all, why? It would be good to know before we send him up against Obama, don’t you think. I know this is easy for you, but not for me. This election is too important.

[American Constitutionalist]

" Look you should be concerned that Santorum lost by 18. "

That was 2008 news in a moderate state of Pennsylvanian in which turned Republican in 2010.
I guess Rick's 4 previous wins in that same state does not matter ?
Rick's major lost in the election year that did not bode to well for Republican over all in mooted by Rick's 3 victories in the past few weeks.. and over all Rick has won more states then all the others.