Santorum won state-wide twice running on a conservative platform in a deep blue state. A lot of Republicans got run out of office in 2006. Santorum had a thin margin of error in Pennsylvania, and he stood on principle, not like Newt, who firmly stakes out both sides of major issues.
You say Santorum sucks with women and catholics for actually adhearing to the teachings of the Church, but offer no proof, and then you trun around and say that Newt, a serial adulterer will appeal to catholic women. You must not think to highly of Catholic Women.
It doesn’t matter anyway, Newt could drain enough votes to force Santorum into a tie in Michigan, but Newt may not win another state other than Georgia. All Newt is doing is ensuring a Romney win and an Obama second term.
Newt should stick to what he does best, influence peddeling.
AND all the Catholic women I personally know are liberal and unless directed otherwise from on high will vote again for Obama. Liberals know this about many Catholic women, which is why they decided to make the funding of ‘birth control’ a political issue. Rick took their bait. Socialized medicine was old saint in waiting Teddy Kennedy's life work.... and Nancy the ‘red’ Pewlouise and Bart Stupak made socialized medicine a reality.
Santorum was dumped from his Senate seat by 18 points, that was a freakish loss, other Republicans lost by 1 or 2 points in close races.
Santorum only won 39% of women and 42% of white Catholics in that race evicting him from the Senate.
What I said about Newt Gingrich is that he has had a coming to Christ moment, and converted to Catholicism, that is something that as the Republican nominee he can use to convert Catholic voters and Catholic Hispanics to vote Republican.
Santorum has never accomplished anything, or led anything, Gingrich took the Congress from the Democrats permanent clutches, and made history as a conservative leader and of the Reagan Revolution. Gingrich can destroy Obama in a head to head race, Santorum does not have what it takes to do any such thing.
“Santorum won state-wide twice running on a conservative platform in a deep blue state. A lot of Republicans got run out of office in 2006. Santorum had a thin margin of error in Pennsylvania, and he stood on principle, not like Newt, who firmly stakes out both sides of major issues.”
Here is an example of Rick Santorum pitching his ability to be moderate and work with democrats in his 2006 race.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCk3DMNpJIY