Posted on 03/11/2012 9:30:40 PM PDT by Mariner
HOUSTON — After a big win in Saturday’s Kansas caucuses, Rick Santorum is riding high almost everywhere but in his native Pennsylvania.
While Christian-right leaders such as James Dobson, Tony Perkins, Tom LeFever, Rebecca Hagelin and Richard Viguerie were holding a fundraiser in Texas for the former senator Friday, some in his hometown of Pittsburgh were expressing doubts about the candidate’s reliability as an advocate of small government and fiscal integrity.
“I guess you could say there’s a disconnect between Rick Santorum’s claim to be a small-government fiscal conservative and the Pittsburgh tunnel project he pushed for as a U.S. senator,” said Jack Brooks, a former top official in a powerful Pennsylvania trade union that backed Mr. Santorum’s failed Senate re-election bid in 2006.
Mr. Santorum, running a shoestring campaign to wrest the Republican nomination from front-runner Mitt Romney, has claimed to be “the true conservative” in the GOP race. Not surprisingly, his rivals on the national scene say he is anything but. A campaign ad by his rival, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, tags Mr. Santorum as a “fake fiscal conservative.”
Newt Gingrich, appearing on Fox News on Sunday, again questioned Mr. Santorum’s conservative bona fides.
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>> “I guess you could say there’s a disconnect between Rick Santorum’s claim to be a small-government fiscal conservative”
LOL, understatement of the Primaries.
I see potential, though: “Vote for Rick. He’s not connected!”
How many people voting for Rick could care less what distortion a bunch of bitter Gingrich supporters have to offer. Santorum IS a conservative and that every bit as much as Newt Gingrich.
This is offered by The Washington Times, not a “bitter Gingrich supporter”.
That would be you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH_h4hrrYjA
LOL!! We don’t WRITE the news. We READ and POST. Look for some obscure poll in PA for your Rick-is-a-fine-conservative propaganda.
PA knows this guy like the back of their hand.
That’s possibly why he is out of office there.
Better get used to Rick unless you like Romney. There is no path to defeating Romney without Rick being on the ticket. Newt cannot win the nomination without teaming up with Rick in some fashion. Bashing Rick is a complete waste of time at this point. The Washington Times appears to be yet another arm of the RNC RINO Romney media since I have seen lots of Newt and Rick hit pieces linked from there in recent weeks.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2857796/posts
Same time this comes out, the first Penn poll shows Santorum at 45%.
If Santorum us every bit of a conservative as Gingrich, then he’s not much of a conservative.
There are no real conservatives in this race.
According to the most recent polling in Pennsylvania, the Washington Times article is way off base. Santorum is doing pretty well in PA.
Key Findings
The February 2012 Franklin and Marshall College Poll finds former US Senator Rick Santorum gaining momentum in his home state as he has nationally.
Senator Santorum is currently well ahead of his Republican primary rivals in Pennsylvania, and he has trimmed President Barack Obama’s lead in the state compared to one month ago.
The Republican Presidential Primary
Rick Santorum’s victories in three primaries a few weeks ago helped propel his candidacy nationally, and this momentum has spilled over to Pennsylvania. His
favorable rating among Pennsylvania Republicans has risen from 46% in January to 63% now.
https://edisk.fandm.edu/FLI/keystone/pdf/keyfeb12_1.pdf
Santorum agrees with Obama economy getting better. Who didn’t see this coming? Rick taking one for the team on the economy.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2857625/posts
be his legacy. Ricky is a big government spender. For anyone to suggest for a conservative to give up their convictions, to support this politician, has not much merit to me. Santos does not deserve the presidency. Romney does not either. People are allowing for the best candidate to fall back by dividing the votes; who is the very person who lead reforms. That person is not the No Child Left Behind offender, Title 10/Title 20/Vote offender for Arlen/vote for Mitt, caters to pro union groups offender>> Santorum.
You guys are quoting polls from the THIRD WEEK OF FEBRUARY. In politics that’s enough time passed for the dinosaurs to have both evolved (or been created if you prefer) and gone extinct.
Check this out Catb. Santorum agrees with Obama that economy getting better.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2857625/posts
I’m confused. Two posts ahead of this one said he had a lead of 45 to 19 in Pennsylvania.
“PA knows this guy like the back of their hand.”
True. He’s leading his nearest rival by 29 points and more, according to the recent polls. And others know him too “like the back of their hand.” He’s won in MN, MO, CO, IA, AK, TN and lost in razor thin margins to Romney in WA, MI, and OH (1% loss), and according to Gallup now leads Obama, albeit by even a point, and yes, Rasmussen says he has the highest favorability ratings even in AL and MS.
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