I live in PA and have Voted for Santorum on several occassions, however I always did so with an honest view of the man, not this painted nonsense he’s selling and some folks are buying.
Is he liberal? No, but he is not and never was a limited government guy... NEVER. He spent like water to buy votes when in office, said one thing and did another, etc etc etc.
Obviously he’s more conservative than Obama, or Mitt, but he’s not a huge ideological conservative. He’s also not a very astute or articulate politician. His social conservative views, combined with his abject inability to master the english language in defending them create gaffe after gaffe that frankly make it very easy to paint him as a hateful monster. Something the Left did very successfully in 2006, and the guy hasn’t changed since then. He’d go down just as badly in a national election as he did in 06, yes, even against a disaster like Obama.
I hate Mitt, the very idea that this guy is going to be the nominee makes me want to vomit. However, Mitt Vs O, I will vote Mitt. Lesser of 2 evils,and frankly that’s what the swing voters are going to do as well. This election is the republicans to lose. If the base abandons Mitt, you get Obama. And while I do not look forward to a Mitt administration, just like I didn’t look forward to Bush’s 2nd term, or Bush Srs 1st term, I know it beats the alternative.
If the Base abandons Mitt, O gets 4 more years, if they hold their noses and vote, O gets booted... its going to be a very very weird election cycle IMHO. Mitt will likely be fighting all out base rebellion all the way to election day which may well cost him the election.
What a gigantic fustercluck the GOP has made for themselves.
The Roves, Bushes, Gillespies and Rollins certainly have made a hash of things. The party needs to be pried from their sweaty fingers before its too late, if it isn't already.