Santorum or Bachmann, (or Gingrich, for that matter) would be 20 points behind Obama right now.
The idea that they wouldn't be is a delusional fantasy, but no doubt an attactive one.
All three would be savaged/mocked by the media far worse than Romney has, and would have much more severe "likeability' problems than Romney. Can't conceive of any of the three being remotely attractive to moderates or swing voters.
Only thing more ludicrous is if we were to babble about how Sarah Palin would be destroying Obama. She knew this. I think most divorced wives use this logic.."Oh if I would only married Tad my HS sweetheart my life would have been nirvana."
Than both of you were against FREEPERS saying that anybody could beat Obama.