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Is Rick Santorum losing his core audience?
Hot Air ^ | April 26, 2015 | Jazz Shaw

Posted on 04/26/2015 9:01:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: Menthops
He would be highly motivating to disaffected evangelical voters and he could help deliver Pennsylvania which is a very important electoral state.

I would just like to point out that Pennsylvania voters rejected him 59-41 in 2006, which is a pretty lopsided loss for an incumbent, and the 3rd ranking Republican in the Senate at the time.

21 posted on 04/26/2015 10:30:27 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Back when he was running in 2012, Santorum's campaign bought a NASCAR sponsorship in a race. In an interview before the race, he said he hoped the other drivers would "crash and burn."

I'm not much of a NASCAR fan, but what a disgusting thing to say. Certainly not presidential.

At this juncture, if Rick wants to stay in politics, he should go back to PA and win a House seat.

22 posted on 04/26/2015 11:19:42 PM PDT by stillonaroll
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Remember this?

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Santorum: Zimmerman ‘has a very sick mind,’ motive ‘a malicious one’

March 25, 2012

“Well, you know, obviously, I’m not privy to what’s going on in someone’s mind,” Santorum said. “Obviously, in my opinion, someone … has a very sick mind who would pursue someone like this. This is clearly a heinous act. You know, there are a lot of people who have a lot of distorted views of reality. It’s a tragic, tragic case.

And my heart goes out to the parents, too. I can’t imagine what they’re suffering, losing their son in such a horrific way. All I would say is that, whatever the motive is, it was a malicious one, and a very, very tragic one.”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2863627/posts

23 posted on 04/26/2015 11:39:53 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Good grief, I hope so for both of them.

Go home, you both just raise money and run for president on the backs of people you take advantage of for their kindness.

Go home, and stay home.

24 posted on 04/26/2015 11:47:09 PM PDT by Lakeshark
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To: nickcarraway

lol


25 posted on 04/27/2015 12:01:06 AM PDT by entropy12 (Prediction: Walker will win Iowa primary, NH is wide open, SC looking good for Cruz)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation; DemforBush

Huckabee is more likely to run again. There is a good reason why he quit big bucks job at Fox. His poll numbers are still decent. These guys have big ego’s and a need to feel important. They love the attention received when running for president. He will take more votes from Ted Cruz than Scott Walker or Rand Paul.

Santorum however has no poll numbers and no money. He is more likely to abandon a run in 2016.


26 posted on 04/27/2015 12:06:55 AM PDT by entropy12 (Prediction: Walker will win Iowa primary, NH is wide open, SC looking good for Cruz)
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27 posted on 04/27/2015 12:16:33 AM PDT by bd476
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rick who?


28 posted on 04/27/2015 12:22:10 AM PDT by Usagi_yo (Enormous wealth without God, something's bound to go wrong here.)
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To: Usagi_yo

this guy is bad news.


29 posted on 04/27/2015 1:29:41 AM PDT by nikos1121 ("The enemy of your enemy is your enemy!" B. Netanyahu)
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To: TBP

Mabye voters remember him throwing Toomey to the wolves. I sure ad hell ci!


30 posted on 04/27/2015 3:41:31 AM PDT by Cheapskate
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rick should stick to making movies that all of about dozens of people watch.


31 posted on 04/27/2015 3:51:06 AM PDT by MD Expat in PA
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

San tour’s a culture warrior, but big - guv economic New Dealer type. An extreme version of Huck, if you will. But how many culturally conservative voters do we have who lean to the left economically?

Given the choice, those voters will go with a Cruz type who supports all three legs of the Reagan stool.


32 posted on 04/27/2015 4:37:21 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Who?


33 posted on 04/27/2015 5:51:20 AM PDT by CPT Clay
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To: ansel12

Santorum turned his back on Pennsylvanian Republicans, and they returned the favor. Toomey has his problems, but when Santorum favored Spectre, (sic), over Toomey his fate was sealed.


34 posted on 04/27/2015 6:46:55 AM PDT by North Coast Conservative (God created man, Sam Colt made them equal)
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To: ansel12
Santorum is a nobody.

You beat me to it. About the only thing he's good for is splintering the conservative primary vote, allowing a RINO to take the nomination. That is probably not Santorum's goal, but that's his effect.

35 posted on 04/27/2015 6:54:42 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: DemforBush
Guys like Huck and Santorum need to understand it’s not 2008 or 2012 anymore.

But there are books to sell, and TV offers to line up.

36 posted on 04/27/2015 6:56:45 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: North Coast Conservative

Some don’t know that he supported Specter for 2010, as well.


37 posted on 04/27/2015 7:42:59 AM PDT by ansel12 (LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nation's electorate for democrats)
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To: ansel12; North Coast Conservative; Leaning Right; GeronL; Menthops; samtheman; JohnBrowdie; ...

38 posted on 04/27/2015 8:17:09 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He endorsed liberal Arlen Specter over conservative Pat Toomey.

Obamacare wouldn’t have had the 60 votes to pass in the senate if not for Specter.

Santorum is a career politician. Running for office is all he knows. He’s the kind we don’t need in DC.


39 posted on 04/27/2015 8:47:42 AM PDT by boycott
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; North Coast Conservative; Leaning Right; GeronL; Menthops; samtheman; ...

Romney and conservative principals do not mix well.
Similar to oil & water.

However in comparison to the community organizer income re-distributor, gay marriage promoter, proponent of Dreamers, and executive orders granting amnesty, socialist Obama, Romney might have been better overall.


40 posted on 04/27/2015 1:10:08 PM PDT by entropy12 (Prediction: Walker will win Iowa primary, NH is wide open, SC looking good for Cruz)
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