Because he’s not Mitt Romney.
ABO and ABR
and... they aren’t considering Newt.
Believe me, not all of us were
Because he is about 3 times more conservative than Mitt Romney.
I never understood the appeal of Santorum. He is a big-government social conservative and he’s never managed or governed.
Because anyone who has well defined beliefs and views will attract the attention of others who have well defined beliefs and views over someone who doesn’t hold any convictions. Even if you don’t agree with them on everything.
In brief, he spoke our language.
Perry was my number one, after that I switched to Newt. But many in my circle of friends loved Santorum, and it’s because what he says resonates with them. He resonated with me, too, but I preferred Newt, just barely.
I wasn’t “so enamored of him”— ever. Given my ABO stance, however, I’d have voted for him.
Santorum wasn’t even close to ready for prime time.
After what he said about Zimmerman he has no business at any level of government.
Santorum was, is, and always will be a joke.
It was all about stopping Romney.
>>the simple truth is that to the extent that manufacturing jobs were ever glorious (a big reach on its own
I’m sure the folks at Forbes cannot understand this, but factory jobs are not glorious and no ever said they were. However, they were a way for a high school graduate with a work ethic to make a good living for his family, possibly sending the children to college so they could migrate to the big city and look down their noses at factory workers.
I am so sick of elitist snobbery on both sides of the RepubliCrat parties who worked so hard this election destroying every conservative candidate (and some almost-rans and shoulda-rans) reducing us to the Newt-Santorum-Romney choice.
ABR.
My guess is because he was the most religious candidate. Not the best candidate. That would be Newt.
because he was a lot better than Mitt Romney
“seemingly so opposite of conservative”
His ACU rating was higher than most other Republicans in the House while he was there. Let me guess the person who wrote this will back liberal Romney to the hilt.
Santorum will make a comeback when 90% of children are born out of wedlock, gay weddings are in 50 states, crime is considered equal opportunity, and no middle class jobs are available.
Santorum relates to us on an emotional level. He shares our frustrations about cultural rot. He laments the loss of good paying jobs that undergirded American families in decades past. Some of this was unavoidable, but many companies left our shores b/c of high taxes and austere regulations. He is the antithesis of an internationalist, and people such as the Forbes folks can’t relate to the anger of people toward companies and government who used their sacrifices in wars to survive and thrive. These same entities now explain from their ivory towers that manufacturing job losses are fine, b/c WE would be the people who would manage the FINANCING of products made elsewhere. What we see today is the difference between a living, vibrant human, and one gutted and stuffed by a taxidermist. THAT is why Santorum is so loved by the people who *get* what he is saying. Bob
Because if a candidate says “GOD” or “JESUS” at anytime during their campaign, the truly gullible will only hear those two words, not look at what they did while in office nor listen to what they are saying. Just those two words uttered from a slick politican put about 30% of those that call themselves conservatives into a deep sleep... kinda like hypnosis...
No, it doesn't. A government war on manufacturing explains it. You may not like Santorum trying to pick winners and losers, but someone needs to take a hard look at the government imposed policies that drive manufacturing out and start clearing out the regultory weeds that has made this a hostile place to try and do anything.
Given the choice to build your factory in California, say, a place where they don't want you, and country "x" where they do want you, you can't be blamed for considering the move. Santorum wanted to solve that problem.
And whoever is the next president, we'd better solve it. When you ship your manufacturing abroad, jobs and technological competence goes with it.