Posted on 02/27/2012 10:44:53 AM PST by RobinMasters
There’s a chance Rick Santorum may still scrape out a win in Michigan tomorrow. This morning’s Public Policy Polling survey has Mitt Romney leading him by just a few points, 39 percent to 37 percent. But the internal numbers look worse for Santorum, and his ongoing slide in the state seems to be due to his focus on social issues:
One place Santorum may have hurt himself in the last week is an overemphasis on social issues. 69 percent of voters say they’re generally more concerned with economic issues this year to only 17 percent who pick social issues. And with the overwhelming majority of voters more concerned about the economy, Romney leads Santorum 45-30. Santorum’s winning those more concerned about social issues 79-12 but it’s just not that big a piece of the pie.
Santorum’s net favorability has also taken a hit:
The last week of the campaign in Michigan has seen significant damage to Santorum’s image with GOP voters in the state. His net favorability has declined 29 points from +44 (67/23) to now only +15 (54/39). Negative attacks on Romney meanwhile have had no negative effect with his favorability steady at +20 (57/37). Two weeks ago Santorum’s net favorability in Michigan was 34 points better than Romney’s. Now Romney’s is 5 points better than Santorum’s. Those kinds of wild swings are the story of the GOP race.
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Indeed. Santo is clueless on the economy. I am floored that two worthless people are the frontrunners with Conservatives. I will most probably be sitting this election out or voting Green. Never in my wildest dreams...
Your guy is polling at the bottom now so you propagandize these threads thinking you will feel better?
I have suggested before that se lighten up on the insults until we see a clear winner. Have you suggested that the man at the bottom drop out, like many called on Santorum to drop out?
Things change.
So, what’s the most effective phrase of ridicule:
“Wag the pill”
“Wag the condom”
“Wag the rubber”
etc
Principle and conscience are different things. Santorum did poorly when he explained why he voted for NCLB. The outcome of NCLB was largely an unknown, the outcome of violating religious Conscience is understood.
If freepers don't see what is happening, then we are indeed in deep do do. This is not Santorum's frontline issue it is the MSM's issue. Rush rightly called it today their, "Wag the Pill" war.
"Tend," perhaps, but there are exceptions and Santorum is one of them.
We need not look beyond his own introduction of and votes for a half-billion dollar addition to the already $900 million Amtrak budget. That's not the work of a fiscal conservative.
(Reference: Santorum amendment to Transportation funding bill; Bill S.Amdt.3015 to S.Con.Res.83 ; vote number 2006-052 on Mar 15, 2006)
Santorum even cut a TV ad in 2006 saying criticism of that action showed he was a middle-of-the-road kind of guy.
So you plan on voting for this POS maggot in the Green Party over Santorum? Are you for real?
Oh Rita, never heard of spies, or ambush? Maybe you could get a note off the Sarah, she might give you a pointer or two on how those things happen.
Never heard of the Constitution I guess, since you seem intent on proving your ignorance of it. WE know what the Tenth was about, but the Fed has stomped all over it, you offer nothing but homilies unless you are prepared to take up arms against the Fed.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Santorum spent his time talking about energy, regulations, manufacturing, and the differences between him and the Obama administration.
The ACU is also quite statist!
Then we should just go for the hedonist vote then? I really hope Newt picks up in the polls, these threads could use a little relief from your constant crabbing.
Post of the day for me.
If a candidate is not sound on social issues, his promises will mean little on economic issues.
I don’t think it is “crabbing” to recognize that the choir Rick sings to is not the majority of the population.
In fact, I think it is down right suspicious. All this smoke blowing Rick engages in keeps the useful distracted from his record, lost in their applause for his principled stand.
If you think it is brilliant, laudible and righteous to shoot yourself in the head and destroy your chance to win and be where you can advance your fine principles, then be my guest. Just observe and accept the results of such nincompoopery for yourself, but please don’t complain.
” In ten, nine, eight,......... .”
Poof. No more Rick. Check it out.
LOL! That sure was a TRUE statement If I ever saw one!
That and “Vote Santorum so that Newt has a chance to win!” I am sure that logic makes perfect sense to them also.
Me too. I will go to war for either of them, just not right now, for one of them.
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The key word you fail to understand is “TALK”. That is as far as Santorum gets with it. He has no actual plan laid out, just talk about laying them out. And most of his ideas are similar to detailed plans that Newt Gingrich has already written and listed in order. (Guess where he got those ideas)
Newt has already done the hard work and has a solid plan, all Santorum has, is TALK and knows what you want to hear.
And Santorum may have been subdued when you saw him, but he has been doing the very opposite to the Press and you are seeing the result in the recent polls.
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