Posted on 03/23/2012 10:21:40 AM PDT by Steelfish
Santorum: 'I Would Never Vote for Barack Obama Over Any Republican' MAR 23, 2012 • BY DANIEL HALPER
Rick Santorum is pushing back against what he's calling a misinterpreted quotation, in which he's being reported as saying he'd vote for Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential contest. "I would never vote for Barack Obama over any Republican," Santorum says in a statement, "and to suggest otherwise is preposterous."
Santorum blames Mitt Romney's camp for "distort[ing]" and "distract[ing]" voters. "This is just another attempt by the Romney Campaign to distort and distract the media and voters from the unshakeable fact that many of Romney’s policies mirror Barack Obama’s."
Santorum further clarifies the intention of his remarks. "I was simply making the point that there is a huge enthusiasm gap around Mitt Romney and it’s easy to see why - Romney has sided with Obama on healthcare mandates, cap-and-trade, and the Wall Street bailouts.
Voters have to be excited enough to actually go vote, and my campaign's movement to restore freedom is exciting this nation. If this election is about Obama versus the Obama-Lite candidate, we have a tough time rallying this nation. It's time for bold vision, bold reforms and bold contrasts. This election is about more than Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, or Rick Santorum – this campaign is about freedom and I will fight to restore your freedoms."
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Okay, but what about Romney?
If need be I would vote for a random name out of the phone book over Barack Hussein Obama.
The poor guy. We hate the prompter. He speaks off the cuff on very little sleep, all day long, and people, including freepers, jump down his throat with each utterance.
You people who hate hearing a mortal conservative run for office are begging for phony prompter candidates like Obama and Romney. These two could not speak during a power outage. Think about it.
Agreed, I’d vote for an empty can of pop or a Matchbox Car over Obama. Seriously, I know it is hard, but we must unite behind who get the nomination no matter if it is Romney, Santorum, Gingrich or Paul. I know we might not get all we want but we stand a much better chance of getting most of what we want, otherwise, four more years of Zero, we are done. We need to speak with one voice.
0bama won’t need any funds for reelection for he has had a year of republicans tearing each other apart to do all the work for him and as a cincher, he will get Romney to run against and will have him spit out by summer.
Another day, another Santorum “clarification.”
What other choice is there for a vote for 0bama is a vote for Romney and a vote for Romney is a vote for 0bama anyway.
It's a 2 party single directive election.
lol........rimshot
Grab your etch a sketch, Rick.
I’ve never seen a professional politician make so many gaffes in such a short space of time.
And that includes Biden.
It’s not a gaffe. Don’t fall for the media spin.
It’s not a gaffe. Don’t fall for the media spin.
Yeah. Because Newt and Milt never have to clarify and double clarify anything, do they?
If Obama wins, there's a good probability that people will vote republican 2 years later in congressional races, and Obama will be stopped in 2 years.
If Romney wins, nobody will stand in his way for 4 years.
I'm going to cast my vote for a real alternative, even if its just a protest vote that helps a third party become more viable 4 years from now.
I hate to see the nomination become about manipulating marketing, but you gotta be better than this. Santorum didnt say he wouldnt vote for Romney, just that there isnt much difference, os why care. But he had to know it would be interpreted that way. And now he has to publicly state that he wont vote for Obama, which is just silly. But its his own doing.
On what basis? According to USA Gallup Santorum was the guy who was beating Obama by a point with al the rest losing to Obama and Gingrich was so far behind he fell out of focus in the rear view mirror.
I’ve never seen a professional politician make so many gaffes in such a short space of time.
I don’t call them gaffs. I call them truths. I 100 percent believe that Romney and Obama are the same. No difference what so ever.
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