If he doesn’t drop out now, Santorum will be staying in simply to try enhance his name recognition for a 2016 run. Which sucks because for that plan to work he must root for Obama to win in November.
Newt is looking for a way out. He may require assistance in retiring his $2M campaign debt to help him make up his mind.
If you don't have the party base behind you it's simply not possible to win.
The National Review crowd seems to have forgotten how it's done.
Get romney to write Newt a fat check... he has written everyone but Santorum and Gingrich checks to date.
LLS
If Romney is the nominee, an Obama victory is a foregone conclusion. The focus now should be what systemic change conservatives can make to the Republican Party to make it a real opposition party, or whether leaving a party that already left us is a better option.
I am sure YOU republicans will be just fine without my conservative vote. Have fun.
Santorum could improve his chances by campaigning with the following idea:
Due to the FHA, Fannie and Freddie Bankruptcies of September, 2008, American home owners lost 30 % of the value of their homes. That is a 30 % cut in just one month. Home values are still down 30 %.
Thus, let us cut the total compensation to all elected Federal politicians, and their staffs by 30 %, and an additional 10 % cut to elected Federal politicians each year until Federal Spending is LESS THAN the average of the previous 2 years of Federal income.
BTW, since slightly less than half of the US House, and 2/3 of the US Senate are Millionaires, it will be a great opportunity for Congress to lead by example that EVERYONE should give up their “fair” share of the American Dream.
What better way can there be to demonstrate that America is truly a SUB-PRIME NATION?