You guys are reaching. Santorum was a Senator in a state that is pro-union. They wanted unions and you wanted Santorum to go against the people of Pennsylvania who wanted this? You guys don’t know a thing about Pennsylvania. Anyway unions are just now becoming a negative. When he voted for unions they were not the hated group of people they are now. Back then they were at least reasonable. Now they changed and became nonsensable and causes problems. Santorum was RIGHT TO VOTE FOR UNIONS at that time. Of course you haters will never recognize that. So carry on and bash away. Your candidate sucks so much racking up so many fourth place finishes that you must bash the main competition. We understand.
Sorry to contradict you. I grew up in Pittsburgh and watched as the unions destroyed the steel industry back in the 60’s. Santorum should have been man enough to speak against what has become a destructive force just as he seems man enough to speak up for the values he says he holds today.
UNLIKE Rick and Mitt, Newt Gingrich didn't sit on his laurels complaining about the liberal political landscape of his state. Newt CHANGED the political landscape in GA (as he did in Washington), brought Democrats into the party, rallied people to get involved in politics -- all by pushing conservatism.
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"ATLANTA — It wasn't so long ago that the Republican Party in Georgia was just an afterthought, and Democrats were in firm control of all the levers of state government. Back then, Newt Gingrich and other die-hard GOP stalwarts ventured across the state with the far-fetched message that Republicans could reverse the tide.
Now with commanding majorities in the Statehouse and control of all statewide offices, Gingrich is hoping his vision for how the GOP could overcome decades of Democratic dominance in Georgia will pay dividends. He sorely needs a victory when his home state votes Tuesday, along with a big chunk of its 76 delegates, to prove his stumbling presidential bid has staying power.
Many Republican figures in Georgia still credit him with championing conservative policies, outlining a framework for what a GOP majority in the state could accomplish and broadcasting talking points to a generation of up-and-coming conservative leaders. He's also applauded for lobbying conservative Democrats, like then-Rep. Nathan Deal, to switch parties.
"Everyone else was trying to lose as slowly as possible, and to die with dignity at the Alamo. He was talking confidently that the Republican majority in Georgia, in the South and nationally was right around the corner," said Ralph Reed, a veteran Georgia GOP operative who founded the national Faith and Freedom Coalition. "On the one hand it was crazy, but on the other it was just the most exciting thing you've ever heard.".....................In Ga., Gingrich helped build conservative base