It’s very peculiar to see Santorum go from 24% to 7% in one week. Does anyone know of anything that happened during the past week to explain such a drop? Maybe Ron Paul hypnotized part of the voters of SC.
It might have something to do with the fact that the nation is on the brink of financial ruin and only Ron Paul is talking about that.
“It’s very peculiar to see Santorum go from 24% to 7% in one week. Does anyone know of anything that happened during the past week to explain such a drop?”
Yes, there was anoother debate, where he opened his mouth and spoke. People as a whole don’t like Santorum, nor his message. He also was stupid enough to say this (I don’t know exactly when, it was on a radio), and it has been spread far and wide in the last week:
“One of the criticisms I make is to what I refer to as more of a Libertarianish right.
They have this idea that people should be left alone, be able to do whatever they want to do, government should keep our taxes down, keep our regulations low, and that we shouldn’t get involved in the bedroom, we shouldn’t get involved in cultural issues. That is not how traditional conservatives view the world.”
It’s very peculiar to see Santorum go from 24% to 7% in one week.
It’s a different state. Santorum is from Pennsylvania and is probably not trusted by South Carolinians (though I can’t fathom why they’d trust Romney other than they’re listening to the whispers that only Romney can win.)
Gingrch, Paul, and Perry hail from the South and will be preferable. Santorum has demoonstrated himself with his votes that he can slide into liberalism. For all the talk about Newt’s flip flops, his actual votes speak volumes about his conservatism. Paul’s conservatism isn’t questioned at all. And Perry, other than on immigration, is solidly conservative. Given this, I think that’s why Santorum dropped.
This pollster is pretty bad, as pollsters go.
But Santorum's numbers HAVE fallen, as he's been out of the focus lately given Newt & Perry going after Romney for making money.
Economic conservatives will likely decide those two are crazy, but they are more likely to end up with Romney right now. So Santorum has two opportunities: compete with Mitt for those who believe in free markets, and compete with Perry & Newt for those who emphasize social issues.
People took a closer look and found him lacking, maybe like I did.
Yes. Santorum is slipping because he is being ignored by the media. The word is that he won the Iowa primary. they are doing a recount. All we hear is Romney won both and is now the assumed nominee. Any way Santorum did better than Newt in both contests.