We’re in the dirty street fighting phase of the election.
“Love Santorum as much as you want to . . . but please be aware that he really is unelectable in the general. Then act according to your conscience”
I’ve seen polls putting Santorum at 45-48 within the MOE vs Obama nationally.
He CAN win against Obama. Here’s the thing, anytime an incumbant polls under 50 percent against a challenger, he’s vulnerable because the challenger is less known and the undecideds usually break towards the challenger.
“In his personal presentation (i.e., how he speaks, walks, holds himself, blinks at the camera) Santorum comes off as weak.”
“Seriously, look back at the presidential elctions within our lifetimes, and you’ll see that it was always the “weak” appearing, “beta” male that lost”
Carter won, Obama won, GHW Bush won. I could go back further.
Coolidge one of the best presidents ever - look at the guy. Wilson, again, Truman, etc. Even FDR.
I see what you are saying, but here’s the problem. Newt is radioactive with independents. People are going to crawl over broken glass to vote against him. Some of these folks are the folks whom we need to win.
This is true for Santorum too, but for him, it’s the hardcore gay folks, the atheists, etc, folks who are very unlikely to vote for us. The difference is that folks are going to crawl over broken glass to vote for him. Santorum is the kind of candidate that a lot of folks have been waiting for a long time.
Newt, a lot of people are going to be less motivated to vote for him. Everyone who comes out says, we gotta get behind him because ‘he has the best chance to win’, etc.
this is exciting ... listenin’ to people nowhere near SC fighting over who them SCers should vote fer. Turnout about 500,000, ya think? Anybody putting a team together to do 50,000 calls between now and SAT?
A phone bank with 30 phones ... 10 hours per day ... 30 dials per phone per hour = 30 x 10 x 30 = 9000 calls per day. Phone banks are a powerful thing.
the 3rd place finisher won’t be able to compete in FLA and should move onto one of the caucus states. Santorum to CO or MN?