Santorum Could Win Arizona GOP Primary on a Shoestring Budget [Blue-Collar Revenge?]

FoxNews ^ | February 17, 2012

[Steelfish]

Santorum Could Win Arizona GOP Primary on a Shoestring Budget

February 17, 2012

Phoenix, Arizona – The Arizona primary is now less than two weeks away. Is anybody in Arizona campaigning for Rick Santorum? In fact, does anyone even know who he is? Santorum has a shoestring operation in Arizona, but he could win the primary. Santorum represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate, he's the son of a coal miner and a social and fiscal conservative.

As other challengers to Mitt Romney have faded, Santorum has surged. He doesn't have much money and he's being greately outspent by Mitt Romney, yet a recent poll in Arizona shows he has erased a huge gap and is now trailing the former Massachusetts Governor by just 38 percent to 31 percent -- and the gap may be narrowing.

Could Rick Santorum actually win the Arizona primary?

"Oh absolutely, absolutely," said Michael O'Neil of O'Neil Associates. "I think that what he needs to do is dominate the political narrative going into Super Tuesday and the way to do that is to win in both Michigan and Arizona."

If you are out looking for signs of the Santorum campaign in Arizona, they are not easy to find. No bumper stickers, no television commercials, no campaign office. But one thing he does have is supporters. "We do see people moving towards Mr. Santorum because he is a conservative that sticks to his values and doesn't waver," said Kelly Townsend of the Greater Phoenix Tea Party.

Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2012/02/17/on-shoestring-budget-santorum-could-win-arizona-primary/#ixzz1mf3A9tNq

[American Constitutionalist]

Looking at some of the polls in Georgia on Real Clear Politics site taken only a few days after his 3 state victory Rick Santorum is moving up in the polls even in Georgia.

[American Constitutionalist]

In one of the polls in Ga, Newt and Rick are only 9 points apart, the poll was taken 2/9/12

[Strategerist]

Romney’s up on Santorum by 8 in Arizona as of a Rassmussen poll yesterday, and I have a feeling Santorum has peaked.

[American Constitutionalist]

Time to send Rick Santorum’s campaign some more money to help him.

[American Constitutionalist]

" Romney’s up on Santorum by 8 in Arizona as of a Rassmussen poll yesterday, and I have a feeling Santorum has peaked. "

No, on the contrary, it looks like Romney is the one who peaked in Arizona.
Rick's numbers are going up in Arizona and Georgia.

[throwback]

I’m amazed he’s that close. It’s supposed to be Mormon country, and they reelected McCain after all.

[CedarDave]

Arizona has a lot of Mormons and they have a big temple in Mesa, one of the biggest in the US. And though they may now be outnumbered by retirees, many of those will split the vote with Ron Paul doing well - when I was over there earlier this week I saw Ron Paul signs, some homemade, out and about. So if Santorum or Gingrich out poll Romney, it will be monumental.

[American Constitutionalist]

Rasmussen Reports

As of 2/1/12 Romney was 48 and Santorum was 13.

As of 2/16/12 Romney is now 38 and Santorum is 31.

So yeah, Romney is in trouble in Arizona, and Michigan, and Newt has Rick Santorum on his heals on Georgia.

[Steelfish]

The world’s most successful cult may have a shot at occupying the White House. Sign of the times?

[American Constitutionalist]

BTTT

[American Constitutionalist]

It’s more like Blue-collar and anti-snob revenge.

[throwback]

Is he really broke? I sent him some money in January when everyone was writing him off because I thought he was really broke. I really couldn’t afford it then since we’re 50% unemployed in my house, but the big money guys usually will only support someone after they have momentum.

[CedarDave]

The map at the link shows that Arizona has three existing temples and two more under construction in the Phoenix area. There must be a vibrant population there to support such expansive buildings.

http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/mesa/region/

(clicking on the location shows the buildings)

[CedarDave]

Is Arizona a winner-take-all state?

[Sybeck1]

Identity politics at its worse.

[2001convSVT]

"Santorum Could Win Arizona GOP Primary on a Shoestring Budget"

I hope so, I am tired of having the Republican candidate chosen for me, first Dole, than McCain now Romney.

[Mariner]

Santorum will not win Goldwater's little (l)ibertarian Arizona.

Won't happen.

[JSDude1]

No, he has not. Every Sunday that goes by during the run-up the elections: He will gain more supporters on Mon and beyond.

[Finny]

It’s more like Blue-collar and anti-snob revenge.

Santorum's dad was Blue-collar; about the only way I see Santorum being able to claim "blue collar" status is that he's been so sympathic to labor unions, voting AGAINST right to work laws. Santorum was a lawyer, has (I believe) an MBA and a law degree, and has spent most of his life as a Senator, and I think also as a lobbyist. He is certainly a "snob" in some ways -- he lectures the rest of us about morality and one gets the sense that he looks down on repentent sinners such as Newt because he believe himself morally superior. He is arrogant, and arrogance is a form of snobbery.

I'd rather have Newt, who has demonstrated true humility, doesn't presume to lecture ME and MINE about "values" and morality, and doesn't pretend to be something he's not.

Godspeed Newt Gingrich.