"And so you've got to go out and just figure out ways to effectively communicate that message. And I think we did a good job on a lot of fronts, but I think on a lot of fronts, we could have done a better job," Santorum added.
The point is that Fox, Drudge, the RNC chair and the GOP Establishment had "their vote" and crowned Mitt their 2012 GOP nominee before the primary started. And so it has become their job and mission to excuse Mitt, elevate Mitt and elect Mitt -- and to do that you diminish, ignore and discredit his opposition.
Point taken that the theme here is MSM including Fox having annointed Mitt from way back. And the RNC is a joke.
In reacting to Santorum’s reasons for dropping out, I give it all it’s due that the Romney inevitability thing dried up fundraising from the big money people.
I add that nobody made him call Zimmerman “evil”, and his descriptive imagery of an evil minded man going after Martin was similar to Maxine Waters bleating that the boy was “hunted down in the streets” and “his killer is still free”.
And the part about Santorum’s delegate woes is real. Even when he “won”, Romney came off as well or even better in the delegate hunt.
The experience and understanding for running a National Election, gave both Paul and Romney a distinct advantage over the other candidates, who did not start until the campaign season began.
Your comment about Romney backers “and so it becomes their job to excuse Mitt” is going on right now. I’m listening to a Milwaukee talker Charley Sykes doing that very thing defemding Romney .
What FR critics don’t understand is how hectic these campaigns really are . If ypu have a limited staff and somebody falls down on the job that can really screw things up. I don’t know what he expected in Illinois but I think that defeatist attitude carried over into Wisconsin
In Wisconsin’s case I was very frustrated. Santorum made dozens of personal appearances but nobody knew about them .The WI media very lightly covered him . He had a website Wisconsin 4/3 which was the date of the primary.His first appearance was posted and that was it. It was never updated I sent a bunch of emails to it alerting them about this and they never replied.
He had a respected state senator as his chair. Catholic churches passed out a brochure about voting on Palm Sunday the Sunday before the election. Were there any Santorum bumper stickers or signs sighted in those parking lots let alone leaflets being distributed ? With exception of myself at mine and my age has caught up with me I’m 80 I doubt it.