Posted on 01/01/2012 7:17:43 PM PST by Steelfish
Confident Romney Draws Contrast With Surging Santorum Garrett Haake
- With only days to go until the GOP primary contest finally begins in earnest, a new set of polling has brought forth a new anti-Romney candidate in the race, and today for the first time, Mitt Romney was asked by reporters to draw contrast between himself, and the surging former Sen. Rick Santorum.
Keeping with his tradition of rarely attacking his Republican rivals directly, Romney reminded the press that Santorum endorsed him in 2008, and that the former Pennsylvania congressman and senator spent the majority of his career in Washington.
"I don't think I’ve spent a lot of time trying to describe differences on policy. But instead I focused on the things I believe and the choices that Americans have to make. Senator Santorum was kind enough to endorse me last time around. I appreciate that.
And we’ve been friends," Romney said. "I can tell you that our backgrounds are quite different. Like Speaker Gingrich, Senator Santorum has spent his career in government, in Washington, nothing wrong with that, but it is a very different background than I have and I think the people of this country recognize that with our economy as the major issue we face right now that it would be helpful to have someone who understands the economy firsthand."
Asked later whether he or Santorum, who has ridden a wave of evangelical and social conservative support to third place in the latest Des Moines Register polling, was the more conservative, Romney again chose not to attack Santorum directly, but to speak about his own record, concluding:
"I'll let people make their own assessment of our respective records, but I'm a conservative. I'm proud to be a conservative businessman, and I think what distinguishes me from others
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Hoping the Texan will round up some delegates in Iowa. GO PERRY 2012
I predict Perry will come in 2nd.
“Like Speaker Gingrich, Senator Santorum has spent his career in government,”
Huh? I thought Newt has been running a private company with payroll and expenses to meet.
Ugh. So sick of this batch of jack wagons.
“Romney again chose not to attack Santorum directly”
If there is a real threat from Santorum the proxies will do it for him.
One of Milt's bigger whoppers.
Funny PPP Tweets:
ppppolls PublicPolicyPolling
We’re going to have some poll numbers in a couple hours but I have no freaking clue who’s going to win Iowa
2 minutes ago
ppppolls PublicPolicyPolling
Still very close between Romney and Paul, Santorum not too far behind but probably still 3rd
3 hours ago
The nutters at MSDNC are getting nervous that the useful idiot Mittens
May not win .
I can only imagine the warehouse full of Mitten’s dirt and spin and astroturf that Axelrod -Soros has sent out to all these Obama propaganda outlets that will be null and void if Mittens lose.
The nutters at MSDNC are getting nervous that the useful idiot Mittens
May not win .
I can only imagine the warehouse full of Mitten’s dirt and spin and astroturf that Axelrod -Soros has sent out to all these Obama propaganda outlets that will be null and void if Mittens lose.
The nutters at MSDNC are getting nervous that the useful idiot Mittens
May not win .
I can only imagine the warehouse full of Mitten’s dirt and spin and astroturf that Axelrod -Soros has sent out to all these Obama propaganda outlets that will be null and void if Mittens lose.
The nutters at MSDNC are getting nervous that the useful idiot Mittens
May not win .
I can only imagine the warehouse full of Mitten’s dirt and spin and astroturf that Axelrod -Soros has sent out to all these Obama propaganda outlets that will be null and void if Mittens lose.
He ALWAYS says he’s a “conservative businessman.” He never says “I’m a political conservative.” Those words would choke him.
Me and you both ;-)
Willard’s confident??? Confident THIS, Slimy Willard!
Santorum is going to demolish Willard......in Iowa:
ppppolls PublicPolicyPolling
Tea Party voters: Santorum 23, Gingrich 18, Paul 16, Bachmann 15, Romney 12. If Mitt doesn’t win that’s why
27 seconds ago »
ppppolls PublicPolicyPolling
With voters who decided in the last week: Santorum 29, Romney 17, Paul 13
5 minutes ago »
ppppolls PublicPolicyPolling
Only 3 candidates moved more than a point in the last week- Santorum up, Paul and Bachmann down
7 minutes ago »
ppppolls PublicPolicyPolling
Paul, Romney, Santorum all within 2 points of each other
15 minutes ago
They already are...
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