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To: Bruce Campbells Chin
I agree Santorum would be dead meat against O, so I’d love a brokered convention.

if Santorum drops out , Romney will win by a squeaker.

If Newt drops out Santorum will win by an overwaelming landslide

statements like this are just plain STUPID

Santorum would win by a landslide against Obama

256 posted on 02/08/2012 11:06:21 AM PST by KTM rider ( Santorum for president /)
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To: KTM rider
If Newt drops out Santorum will win by an overwaelming landslide statements like this are just plain STUPID. Santorum would win by a landslide against Obama.

Capitalizing all the letters in a word does not make it any more true. Particularly when you offer no analysis or facts to support your position.

I've got a couple of problems with Santorum's electability. Part of it is simply his look/demeanor. To me, he comes across as pained/grumpy/angry/whiny much of the time. I don't think that sells well. People tend to prefer some level of optimism, and Santorum is pretty poor at projecting that.

I've also met the guy personally a couple of years ago, at a lunch where there were just a few of us at the table. Decent guy, but to me, he comes across as rigid and humorless. Never been as underwhelmed by the personality of a supposedly major politician as I was by his.

I also think that his hardline stance on social issues, and his inability (at least to me) to articulate them persuasively, will really hurt him among some swing voters. Some people are good at taking moral positions and making them sound reasonable to third parties. Others just sound like they're repeating dogman. Saying "that's just what is right and that's what I believe" is fine for the head of a family, but if you want to win votes, you've got to be able to do more than that.

In case you think I'm a "Romneybot" or "Newtbot", I think they're both set to lose as well.

260 posted on 02/08/2012 12:32:32 PM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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