Because the narratives unleashed about Newt via Romney have undermined opinion of Newt in the eyes of the public. Likewise, these tactics backfired on Romney and he’s considered mean/nasty now. So, regressive dorks like Santorum are basically the leftovers.
...regressive dorks like Santorum...
Frankly, all the MSM soundbite regurgating group-think types parroted Ronald Reagan was "senile;" so I prefer MSM defined "dorks" over MSM defined "mavericks."
But what I find most interesting: how does "regressive" get worked into a description of Rick Santorum?
Cheers,
OLA