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To: Lazlo in PA
Santorum, wonderful human being that he is, will not be painted as an economic conservative or a judicial conservative---not only because he truly is neither---but as a right-wing, pro-life, anti-society nut job.

Period. This is the attack that Zero will use.

Here are the headings for the question Santorum will face until his defeat should he get the nomination: - Abortion; - Contraception; - Religion; - Evolution; - Gay rights; and now: - Women in combat.

Santorum has made these issues his essence--and like it or not, agree with it or not, we don't win general elections on social issues.

84 posted on 02/10/2012 11:16:31 AM PST by Right_in_Virginia
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To: Right_in_Virginia
You are absolutely right! This election has to be about jobs, reducing the size of government, reducing the intrusion of government in the lives of citizens, and regaining a fiscal conservative position in Washington. If Rick is Nominated it will be about gays, abortion and religion...NOT a platform that can win in our current culture. That's NOT to say they are unimportant, but those will not be the winning formula.
91 posted on 02/10/2012 11:23:04 AM PST by AlwaysFrosty
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To: Right_in_Virginia
we don't win general elections on social issues.

We don't need to. If you listen to Ricks speeches, they focus on the overbearing role of this Govt' and the loss of freedom. He has been on message all through this cycle on that and it is resonating. It is also key to focus here because the MSM is going to make the economy look rosy by the time the election comes around. Mitts argument as an economic savior will not hold water in those conditions. Newts problem so far is he keeps drifting off message. Loss of personal freedoms in an ever expanding Govt' is something tangible everyone can see. This line of attack is something the Regime cannot defend. Just look at how they are handling this mandate on birth control. Rick is best equipped to handle this argument.

95 posted on 02/10/2012 11:28:01 AM PST by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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