‘Santorum surges from behind in Iowa.’ is now officially the sentence of the year.
This, coming from one of the few states which allows complete same-sex marriages. Then again, perhaps that explains it. The few fearful ones who haven't seen the world not end are begging for someone to save them from their personal boogeyman.I don't think so, or at least not directly. He's a desperation choice for the Christian conservative faction. Perry turned out to be a moron; Michelle Bachmann is an unelectable loon; for a while they were supporting Herman Cain, who turned out to be a non-starter; they switched to Gingrich until they realized that he was, among other things, a serial adulterer. They definitely can't stomach Romney, who they don't believe is either Christian or conservative. Santorum is now the only Christian conservative about whom they don't know anything that's totally disqualifying. That's really the only appeal, I think.
it puzzles me why the Republicans are so reluctant to embrace him if the main goal is to one term the incumbent.When you say "the Republicans," who do you mean? The national party leadership would be delighted to nominate Romney. The problem is that there are plenty of people on the ground for whom the main goal is not to one-term the incumbent. It's to bring about a right-wing theocracy. They think that any Republican nominee has a good chance in this election, and they don't want to waste this golden opportunity on someone who they don't perceive to be a hard-right theocrat.
Son Im 76 I ggold standard as on the constitution"‘Santorum surges from behind in Iowa.’ is now officially the sentence of the year."Now we need Ron Paul to tell Newt Gingrich, "You just got told bitch...welcome to the real Iowa"
Tim Pawlenty does not have the gravitas (I know, I know its an over used word) to be 2nd in line to the presidency.Here is a reminder that Republicans have a different idea of "gravitas" than you do.
I actually know a number of lifelong Republicans who held their noses and voted for Obama fundamentally because of Palin being on the ticket.I actually know of a number who didn't. And that number is in the tens of millions.
I'm gonna say no on the college towns. Remember, this isn't a "show up to your polling places and vote" kinda thing. They actually caucus. It takes hours. Now my time living in Iowa City was, by definition, in the last century, but nobody ever went to the caucuses.This is so wrong it could only come from Ironmouth.
Oh, and I cannot speak for the Democrat party
Santorum Gets Fresh Look As He Rises in IowaAnd by far my favorite (use your imagination):
Santorum hits Perry over forgetting anti-sodomy case
Santorum: The GOP's past or future?
Santorum a late bloomer in Iowa
Polls confirm Santorum's rise as Bachmann loses another aide
Santorum Surge Shakes Up Race
Inside the Rick Santorum surge
The Santorum Surge In Iowa and Beyond
The Santorum Snowball Effectposted by Mister Fabulous at 11:24 AM on December 30, 2011 [8 favorites]
If Paul got the nomination and actually got the scrutiny all other serious candidates have Obama's win would be so lop sided they may as well cancel the election.Cancel the election... JUST HOW THE TRILATERAL UNITED NATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA WANTS IT!
Delmoi, that's true, but in a contest between centrist blandness and sincere lunacy, the lunatic can come off as sexy. That's extremely dangerous.Which of the republican candidates are not insane? I'd rather elect a president who wants to 'end the fed' then one who wants to go to war with Iran. After all, the president has a ton of power to declare war, and basically no ability to do anything about the fed (other then appoint fed governors for fixed terms, and appoint a fed chair from among the existing governors )
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└─────┘Too bad Roemer isn't doing well.I've been curiously following the results to see whether Roemer, who is actually running for the nomination, will beat Cain, who is not. They've been tied at points tonight, but right now (with 30% reporting), Cain is winning, 11 votes to 9.
Michele Bachmann: "I am a very real person."Dog whistle dig on Robomitt.
This works in favor of the point that empath was making, not against it.I'm trying to figure out how Romney gets the nomination with 25% of the vote.Because in many of the primaries, especially the later ones when the field will be thinner, you only need a plurality to win.
What I mean is no candidate is displaying a greater capacity for support by that metric either.And what I mean, when I said that that metric is not particularly important, is that that metric is not particularly important.
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