[neverhillorat]

If a Great Senator can lose his so called base because he supported a sitting Senator of the same party in the state primary, it doesn`t make that base look to bright

[Arizona Carolyn]

I agree with you, you need to go back to the beginning of the particular thread to read why I replied as I did. For a year prior to the election there was quite a few Freepers here saying they wouldn't vote for Santorium because of that support. I took the side of Santorium, trying to explain why it was important to support him, but also if they felt so passionate they needed to address it in the primaries....

I feel strongly that is what primaries are for and too many people ignore.... once the primary is passed it's time to support the party candidate -- in the case of PA, Santorium. However, a lot of people threatened to stay home or jump ship and it appears exactly that happened. IMO it's a very sad state of affairs we lost two excellent Senators last month, one in a race that was so close, a few more people showing up would have made a difference and a difference in the makeup of the senate.

I think we, all, are going to pay dearly for the fair weather voters.

[gruffwolf]

Santorum didn't lose his base (though some of us weren't happy with him), he lost the large group of voters who don't vote along party lines.

And here in PA, those votes are hugely important.