[Jim Noble]

I do not dispute, and I have never disputed, that statewide and national Republicans cannot win without social conservatives. That is obviously true, and it's why Romney must be stopped.

To state the negative, social conservatives are powerful enough to cause any liberal Republican to lose.

What they are not is powerful enough to ELECT one of their own to statewide or national office. The only way a socon-sympathizing Republican can win a general election is if RINOs and independents think that he doesn't really mean it.

That's why the prospect of a Santorum nomination is so bad. The socons may be powerful enough to nominate him, but they are far, far away from being able to elect him.

[DNA.2012]

Exactly which social positions are you claiming don’t sell to independents?

I’m a pro-life independent who opposes “gay marriage” and “hate speech” laws, the war on Christianity, etc.

[CainConservative]

Murdoch on Santorum: 'Win Michigan game over'

Rupert Murdoch also tweets that Rick Santorum's rise in polls shows "Values do count in America."

[BlackElk]

In the event that you are right, RINOs and independents should prepare to pay a LOT more taxes for a LOT more useless spending programs and suffer the loss of a LOT more rights because social issue conservatives should not and will not give way on the genuinely important issues like baby-killing and rump-ranging posing as tax-subsidized "marriage" and RTKBA issues.

If the remaining candidates, only Santorum and Gingrich are acceptable. First, we must destroy Romney and then Obama. If we do not accomplish both goals, it won't be for lack of determined trying now and in every future election. If Romney is nominated it will be time to stand down.