Posted on 12/04/2011 6:00:55 PM PST by presidio9
Former Pennsylvania senator and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum told ABC News' “This Week” that he expects to soon supplant surging rival Newt Gingrich and become the Republican favorite.
“So if you look at all of these little boomlets, they last about four to six weeks. Newt is in about week three,” Santorum said.
“So we feel pretty good that, you know, come the middle of December and toward the end of December, as candidates are looking for a candidate they can trust, someone that is authentic, someone who knows what they believe in and why they believe it, and has a record to back up the rhetoric as to what they want to do to change this country, because we do need big changes, well, who has been doing that?”
As “This Week” host Christine Amanpour noted, Santorum tied with Jon Huntsman for last in the most recently conducted Des Moines Register Iowa poll (Iowa's primary, the nation's first, is scheduled to take place Jan. 3). Santorum, however, was non-plussed.
"We're within the margin of error of both Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann, both of whom have had enormous attention by the national media, and have had money and resources," Santorum argued. "Rick Perry is running literally millions of dollars of ads in Iowa, and he is right next to me in the polls."
Although the logical connection between Perry's failures and Santorum's future success was never made explicit, Santorum emphasized the strategic importance of “character.”
“"I think character is definitely an issue," the former Pa. senator said. "I think they have to make a decision based upon the person's entire record. And certainly character counts."
Consequently, “I think we have a very good chance of winning Iowa," Santorum said. "We've spent the time in the state, we've talked to the activists… And we'll have people at those caucuses advocating for us because I've been in their county. They know my message. They know what I want to accomplish."
I think I’m going back to Perry.
lol
yeah ... next to drop out!
hopefully closely follow by that annoying Bachmann
Go Gingrich!
“...as candidates are looking for a candidate they can trust...”
Hope it’s a misquote.
how is he still out there ?
Gingrich is unlikely to agree to such a debate. Santorum can only cut into his base. Huntsman, on the other hand, can only cut into Romney’s base.
It’s probably not going to happen. These debates are a lot like professional boxing. A professional boxer is not going to box a small fry and risk losing his career over it, just for ego. The comparative payoff has to be worth enough to risk your career.
Gingrich is not likely going to debate Santorum and risk his first place finish just so Santorum can get a bump in his rankings.
And Gingrich would be foolish to take the risk.
I hope that Santorum is next and rises to the top. I’ve been on the Santorum bus since the beginning. Although I’ve had a good choice of seats on the bus, it’s been rather lonely. (I’ve also noticed several Republican buses going in the wrong direction.)
Ya’ll come get on board. There are still plenty of good seats available. And there is no nose holding necessary. And there have been no regrets.
If I thought he had the slightest chance, any chance whatsoever, Rick Santorum would be my candidate.
That being said, the last thing that would help his campaign would be a "LINCOLN-DOUGLAS STYLE DEBATE" with Gingrich. The thing that is holding him back with more moderate Republicans is the perception that he is perpetually angry. Gingrich would play to that.
Perry is right there with Romney in my pile of socialists I wont vote for under any circumstance.
IOW, Newt’s afraid of losing.
First, Mr. No Personality will have to get a base.
Perry will be the nominee.
So Gingrich gets to challenge whoever he wants to debates, and if people back down from the challenge (like Romney) they are criticized, yet if someone challenges Newt to a debate and he backs down, he’s smart for backing down? O.K. whatever, this primary is getting completely ridiculous.
The Republican Party crack-up is in full swing. Were is a conservative to go?
Well, Rick, if I were you I really wouldn’t want to be in the media’s crosshairs.
You might be as clean and pure as the day you were born..but if there is no “there” “there”...they will make it up. And people will believe everything.
Bottom line. . .'LOOKS' mean something. Rick Santorum has both a blessing - and a curse - by his boyish good looks. No one ever said 'life is fair' or that it at least, is not by appearances.
Bottom line. . .'LOOKS' mean something. Rick Santorum has both a blessing - and a curse - by his boyish good looks. No one ever said 'life is fair' or that it at least, is not by appearances.
Bottom line. . .'LOOKS' mean something. Rick Santorum has both a blessing - and a curse - by his boyish good looks. No one ever said 'life is fair' or that it at least, is not by appearances.
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