Santorum dropped out of the race, because of (a) not enough money, or (b) a sick child at home, or (c) the real possibility of getting his ass kicked in home state Pennsylvania, or (d) all of the above. At any rate, he's done. Maybe he gets points for outlasting Bachmann, Sugar Cain, and the other Rick, but that's it.
There are suggestions now that Willard needs to embrace Santorum in order to win the support of evangelical voters. Bullshit. As soon as his nomination is on the record, Willard needs to start putting some distance between himself and the religious lunatic fringe. He has the advantage of running against Obama, believed to be a Muslim terrorist by most evangelunicals. Willard doesn't need to suck up to them... they'll be out there in force, voting against the N.
Other conservatives are comparing Santorum to George Bush I, who ran a tough campaign against Reagan but went on to spend the next dozen years as VP and POTUS. Some say that he's earned the right to be next in line in the GOP hierarcy of prospective candidates. Anyone who thinks Santorum will be anything other than a minor footnote in political history in 2016 must also believe that Romney will lose in November 2012. My bet is that Santorum is like another favorite of the evangelicals, Sarah Palin, who found her niche as a TV talking head and is done in politics.
There are suggestions now that Willard needs to embrace Santorum in order to win the support of evangelical voters. Bullshit. As soon as his nomination is on the record, Willard needs to start putting some distance between himself and the religious lunatic fringe. He has the advantage of running against Obama, believed to be a Muslim terrorist by most evangelunicals. Willard doesn't need to suck up to them... they'll be out there in force, voting against the N.
Other conservatives are comparing Santorum to George Bush I, who ran a tough campaign against Reagan but went on to spend the next dozen years as VP and POTUS. Some say that he's earned the right to be next in line in the GOP hierarcy of prospective candidates. Anyone who thinks Santorum will be anything other than a minor footnote in political history in 2016 must also believe that Romney will lose in November 2012. My bet is that Santorum is like another favorite of the evangelicals, Sarah Palin, who found her niche as a TV talking head and is done in politics.
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