Santorum was the unknown, the voters of Pennsylvania knew him best and dumped him in a record breaking landslide rejection of him as a sitting Senator.
Newt, as a history making, effective, conservative, has been attacked by the media (and the gop-e) from the first time he started his lifelong fight to put conservatives in charge of America.
Google search Santorum, and tell me with a straight face if you believe the liberal media keeps it’s gloves off with Santorum.
There is a huge Morman population in Washington State and Romney has been running here for 6 years. No surprise at all. Good thing is it means nothing. No delegates go to straw poll winners. Willard wins democrat states and Washington State is a safe democrat state for Obama.
this is crap.
Every major Republican was booted out in 2006. There was NO Republican voter enthusiasm, and in fact, MOST Republicans nationwide sat home to “teach” the Republicans a lesson.
Additionally, Santorum’s opponent was the son of a popular PA Gov who supposedly had the same socially conservative views as Santorum, eliminating that distinction. It was also a reelection year for Fast Eddie who was very popular (Swan got no traction). Even if Santorum had endorsed Toomey and had a spending record as clean as the white driven snow, he was still going down. And you know it.
Newt speaks conservative when it is beneficial to him:
TARP
Climate Change
Big Tent Republicanism “Scozzafava”
“Right-Wing” Social Engineering
Government’s Role in Health Care
“The Era of Reagan is over”
These don’t sound like conservative ideals which is why Newt isn’t trusted by many voters and is considered an opportunist. Newt is skilled in being able to talk two sides out of an issue so whichever side he wants to take, he can look back to the statement that supports that view and explain the other one away. With Mitt Romney, we call this “flip-flopping”, but with Newt, you call it “Churchillian”. Many conservatives aren’t buying it.
And this sir is the reason you will have Romney as you candidate, so Eat Your Peas, and shut up.