Trying to get people from the other party to vote for you is a tactic to win elections.
Reagan appealed to Dems, who became the Reagan dems.
Believe it or not, there were Republicans that voted for Obama.
Before the election word was being passed around that Obama would govern from the center like Clinton, so it wouldn’t be so bad. After all, all we had was McCain.
Everyone on FR knew that was pure hogwash. We knew Obama would run far left, which is what he did.
I read the transcript of Santorum’s robocall. I have NO problem with him inviting Democrats to vote for him because of his pro-union votes, or his working class roots, etc. That’s what Reagan did-—tried to get Dems to vote FOR you. But the call clearly says “On Tuesday join Democrats who are going to send a loud message to Massachusetts Mitt Romney by voting for Rick Santorum for president.”
This is unbelievably boneheaded, and the story has gone viral. It reeks of manipulating the process. Now he’s handed Romney an issue all wrapped up with a great big bow. It just shows the Santorum campaign is not ready for primetime.
(Yes, I’m a Newt supporter.)