[Paige]

Santorum was crushed because the president did not come to his aid as he did Specter. That is one thing I'll never understand.

Most of all, DO NOT compare PA to the RED STATES. In fact, PA was a BLUE STATE and went for KERRY.

[MittFan08]

"In fact, PA was a BLUE STATE and went for KERRY."

PA is just the kind of state that Rudy will put into play for us.

[Ciexyz]

Santorum got crushed because the President did not come to his aid like he did Spector. That is one thing that I'll never understand.

True! The contrast between Bush's support for Specter two years ago in the Senatorial election, and how Santorum was left hanging dry, was striking. However, Santorum was so far behind in the polls, and the MSM campaign against him so hammering for the past several years, that there was no chance of him bouncing back, and the state GOP made the decision to cut off funds to a losing campaign.

[Tennessean4Bush]

Santorum was crushed because the president did not come to his aid as he did Specter.

Baloney. The President was a tad more popular when Specter was running. Even then, in PA, Bush was about 50% in popularity, if I am remembering correctly. Further, Bush was helping Specter with the Republican primary. I don't think Specter needed help in the general election from Bush.

Santorum needed no help from Bush for the primaries, and Bush would have been of zero help for him in the general election.