People going to Santorum seem to be doing so because they are comparing an unvetted Santorum to a fully vetted Gingrich, which is unfair. Let’s see how they like Santorum after they hear about all his betrayals of conservatism as well as his corruption (like his “leadership PAC” which only spent 18% of its money on candidates, with the money mostly going to everyday expenses like Starbucks and Wal Mart).
Just remember, the most popular player on a losing football team is the backup quarterback.
“People going to Santorum seem to be doing so because they are comparing an unvetted Santorum to a fully vetted Gingrich, which is unfair. “
Newt’s biggest problem isn’t his past but what he is currently doing and saying. Everyone left Newt for dead after he attacked Paul Ryan’s plan.
The only reason why he’s still here is because everyone else dropped out and Newt does have interesting things to say but that doesn’t mean people want him to be the next commander in chief.
Wow, how human of him to act in the interests of his and his supporters’ politics... wow, just wow, I’m floored, can’t get up, I’ve fallen and can’t get up, HELP! and to think, I’ve already voted for Santorum here in MO... maybe I can go back and cancel out my vote and re-vote for Gary Johnson, or somebody, can’t vote for Newt though, he was too lame to get his name on the ballot... Oh, looky, I could have voted for Mitt, dang, somehow I passed right over his name... oh-well, all is lost, oh-worrah, worrah, worrah!!
Use me as an example. I know Gingrich and haven’t liked him for a few years. I liked some of what he had to say before a few years ago. I respected him during the contract with America but after his affair came forth and I paid closer attention I saw him for a needy, selfish character but glad he was saying what he was saying. Since the Pelosi couch and all, though, I disliked him, until I started enjoying his debates and his attacks on the media.
I have only unfollowed One person on twitter. I’m just not motivated to unfollow people. But that one person was Newt and it was a couple years ago, not long after twitter began. He just goes Wayyy off the reservation. And his slipping wayyyy out of matrimonial promises is a symptom too.
Santorum might have voted in ways that don’t please me, but it’s like Mayor Koch used to say. If you agree with someone more than 80% of the time, what is wrong with you? I pay close attention to all the negative criticism about Santorum and I would be willing to change my support but nothing I have learned has made me waver. He’s a conservative if I am, and I consider myself a strong one. But I have my issues that might seem less than conservative to you. We all do. He is the type of personality to grow and thrive within responsibility. I like the way he has stewarded his family through more heartaches than they deserve. He’s the kind of man I’d want in the white house, the kind of man I’d want to shake the hand of.
Bears repeating. Say what you want about Newt, he's been hated by Democrats for so long that everything that they have ever been able to dig up about him is there for us to see. It's far less likely that there will be big surprises about Newt between now and November.