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Rick Santorum: I may 'sneak' Wisconsin win
Politico ^ | 4/2/12 10:02 AM EDT | MJ LEE

Posted on 04/02/2012 8:54:38 AM PDT by PSYCHO-FREEP

Rick Santorum predicted Monday on the eve of the Wisconsin primary that he may “sneak in and have an upset.”

“We feel good that we’re going to have a good result here in Wisconsin — we’re going to have a strong showing, maybe even sneak in and have an upset,” Santorum said from Green Bay, Wis., in an interview with Fox News. “But either way, we’ll have a strong showing in the face of obviously overwhelming money and overwhelming establishment support [for Romney].”

The former Pennsylvania senator, who is trailing Romney in the delegate race, was dismissive of the increasing GOP establishment support for his rival.

“I think he’s been saying that for a long, long time,” Santorum said of Romney’s most recent predictions that he will be the eventual Republican nominee. “And we’re still here. We just won the last state by 23 points. For someone who’s the eventual nominee – that’s — and by the way, being outspent, and being outspent pretty everywhere we go and yet we’re still hanging in there.”

He added, “The establishment is trying to shove Mitt Romney down the throats of conservatives and tea party folks and hopefully they’ll stand up and say, ‘Nope, the message of 2010 is just as viable now and we need a strong conviction principled conservative.’”

The most recent poll shows Romney leading Santorum in Wisconsin by 7 percentage points, while another survey last week showed the same gap between the two. (Snip)

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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: romneyphile; santorum; santorum4romney; wi2012primary
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To: Unshackled

So what? noob.

You just signed in today to tell us that?


41 posted on 04/02/2012 11:25:01 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Yaelle

This psyop will only work if we let it.

BTW, if Romney is so conservative, then how do the liberal states know to vote for him? lol


42 posted on 04/02/2012 11:27:07 AM PDT by Lauren BaRecall (I declare for Santorum.)
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP

It does us absolutely not good to replace Obama with ORomnaba. We get nowhere on saving the country. We do not even get better judges out of it. That is, if Romney could even win. The Dim with the D beats the Dim with the R every time.


43 posted on 04/02/2012 11:42:02 AM PDT by Ingtar
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To: Lazlo in PA

Can you please send this message on, Laz?

Senator Ron Johnson’s decision to endorse Mitt Romney may be backfiring. The comments on his Facebook page are 95% negative. Please call his local WI. campaign office to add your voice;
(920) 230-7070. Thanks, MM


44 posted on 04/02/2012 11:55:13 AM PDT by Mountain Mary ("This is OUR country and WE will decide"... Mark Levin)
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To: Yaelle

Agreed. Romney has three positions on every issue; just ask him which one you'd like to hear.


45 posted on 04/02/2012 12:59:05 PM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: Lauren BaRecall; PSYCHO-FREEP
FWIW, I like Rick Santorum as well and declared my support for him early. His turning point from also-ran to contender, in my opinion, was his solid reply to the gay soldier in Iraq, an issue which everyone else was willing to ignore to tip-toe around.

That being said, I don't think PSYCHO-FREEP has been particularly unfair and nowhere near as hyper-partisan as the Newtbots who still think their guy can win.

If Rick doesn't pull off an upset or at least come close in Wisconsin tomorrow, then I'm afraid the negative momentum could carry into Pennsylvania. If Rick loses here in PA, I think his political career is over and that would be a tragedy. If he suspends his campaign gracefully should the expected happen tomorrow night in Wisconsin, I think he starts 2016 as the front runner. And there's not a whole lot the GOP-e can do about it.

46 posted on 04/02/2012 1:46:46 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Lauren BaRecall
Actually, it's the Romney supporters who are deluded and have been brain washed to think that this race is over, that Romney is inevitable to win this thing.

What they are NOT telling is ?

At this point in time, none of them will get to the 1144 mark, not even Mitt Romney, and the media, Romney, the establishment knows that now.

They are running scared that Rick Santorum could very well over take and surpass, yes, I said it , surpass Mitt Romney in the delegate count next month so long as he does not drop out.

Hmmmmm ? makes you wonder why all the calls from the media pundits, the establishment, for Rick to drop out, they want this over as soon as possible.

They are circling their wagons around Mitt Romney and are pushing Mitt Romney very hard on the people, however ? the people are saying HELL NO !

It's like how the Battle of the Bulge during WWII was Nazi Germany's last great major offensive, so to ? this is their last major offensive to get Romney over the top and end this thing.
Ohh yes, they are desperate and scared, scared that Mitt Romney is on the verge of losing it all to Rick Santorum.
What they are not telling you is that even Mitt Romney might not even get the 1144 delegates needed.
What they are not telling you is that Rick Santorum could very well surpass Mitt Romney in the delegate math in May and June.
47 posted on 04/02/2012 3:44:16 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (The fool has said in his heart, " there is no GOD " ..)
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To: dforest

You cornered him. He is a phony with a separate agenda....BTW, the WISCONSIN base is ON FIRE for Rick Santorum tomorrow! Hold on to your hats!


48 posted on 04/02/2012 5:45:57 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (BHO Wins, U.S.A. Goes Hardline Marxist. He Loses, Massive, Angry Domestic Rioting, Looting & Murder)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Well, he is either Ann or Sybil. He keeps bouncing around from one person to another, one idea to another, hates Santorum and now appears to be for Romney but used to be for Newt and an open convention.

Then he has the nerve to label others as delusional or not expert enough to appreciate his fine political skills.

geesh LOL


49 posted on 04/02/2012 6:32:44 PM PDT by dforest
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP
Wisconsin is not Illinois. There are no downstate fundie strongholds to give him hope.

He's just posturing now.

50 posted on 04/02/2012 6:40:09 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: treetopsandroofs
I wonder how many are in common with the “Zimmerman is GUILTY!” bots...

Hard to tell, since it was Santorum who convicted the guy of "malicious acts" without so much as a trial. Damn those inconvenient truths.

51 posted on 04/02/2012 6:48:39 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: dforest

Posting histories verify these inconsistencies when it comes to said false-flag disrupter, and closet shill for Mitt on FR all along...


52 posted on 04/02/2012 7:09:27 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (BHO Wins, U.S.A. Goes Hardline Marxist. He Loses, Massive, Angry Domestic Rioting, Looting & Murder)
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To: dforest

Santorum is down 7% or 8% depending on the WI poll. He’s blowing smoke.


53 posted on 04/02/2012 8:02:05 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Newt says, "A nominee that depresses turnout won't beat Barack Obama.")
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To: dforest

I thought it was of interest to know that apparently these idiots are convinced that voting Santorum is going to hurt the GOP, in Wisconsin, anyway.


54 posted on 04/02/2012 8:12:12 PM PDT by Unshackled
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Santorum? The same guy who already wants to put Zimmerman in the electric chair? LOL

Just what we need. Another guy in the White House who ignores our rule of law.

I’m beginning to think all politicians are self-serving idiots.


55 posted on 04/02/2012 8:13:10 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: Yaelle

Bump


56 posted on 04/03/2012 2:59:29 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Our Fearless Leader, Jim, Should "Release" Freepers to Support Santorum as Final "Anti-Romney" ASAP)
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To: Lauren BaRecall

BTW, if Romney is so conservative, then how do the liberal states know to vote for him? lol


Isn’t THAT funny? And we know the liberal states will stay red in the fall... Whoops!


57 posted on 04/03/2012 3:44:45 AM PDT by Yaelle (Donate to Rick to stop Romney in WI! Make calls, pray, donate!!)
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To: Vigilanteman

If Rick doesn’t pull off an upset or at least come close in Wisconsin tomorrow, then I’m afraid the negative momentum could carry into Pennsylvania. If Rick loses here in PA, I think his political career is over and that would be a tragedy. If he suspends his campaign gracefully should the expected happen tomorrow night in Wisconsin, I think he starts 2016 as the front runner. And there’s not a whole lot the GOP-e can do about it.


I’ve thought that too. Right now I need him to do well just in the wild hope that we might escape the Rominee Inevitabilum.


58 posted on 04/03/2012 3:52:10 AM PDT by Yaelle (Donate to Rick to stop Romney in WI! Make calls, pray, donate!!)
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP

Just between you and me - I won’t tell anybody - how much is Mitt Romney paying you?

Anyway, Romney is losing money paying you, as you are actually helping Rick with your transparency.


59 posted on 04/03/2012 8:26:46 AM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: so_real

“Santorum could actually “sneak” a victory here.”

I wouldn’t be that surprised, because Rick Santorum has “surprised” us before, and he often underpolls.


60 posted on 04/03/2012 8:31:26 AM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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