Posted on 04/02/2012 8:54:38 AM PDT by PSYCHO-FREEP
Rick Santorum predicted Monday on the eve of the Wisconsin primary that he may “sneak in and have an upset.”
“We feel good that we’re going to have a good result here in Wisconsin — we’re going to have a strong showing, maybe even sneak in and have an upset,” Santorum said from Green Bay, Wis., in an interview with Fox News. “But either way, we’ll have a strong showing in the face of obviously overwhelming money and overwhelming establishment support [for Romney].”
The former Pennsylvania senator, who is trailing Romney in the delegate race, was dismissive of the increasing GOP establishment support for his rival.
“I think he’s been saying that for a long, long time,” Santorum said of Romney’s most recent predictions that he will be the eventual Republican nominee. “And we’re still here. We just won the last state by 23 points. For someone who’s the eventual nominee – that’s — and by the way, being outspent, and being outspent pretty everywhere we go and yet we’re still hanging in there.”
He added, “The establishment is trying to shove Mitt Romney down the throats of conservatives and tea party folks and hopefully they’ll stand up and say, ‘Nope, the message of 2010 is just as viable now and we need a strong conviction principled conservative.’”
The most recent poll shows Romney leading Santorum in Wisconsin by 7 percentage points, while another survey last week showed the same gap between the two. (Snip)
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People of Wisconsin and Maryland, an Media wants you to believed Mitt will win for America and for Obama!
Then vote Romney. He seem like he is your type of guy.
They accounted for nearly 10% of the vote in Michigan, which of course were radical Obama voters trying to upset our primary.
But since Santorum has put his foot in his mouth countless times since, Santorum is much better known now than he was over a month ago.
There is always a remote possibility of anything happening, but Romney has a very comfortable lead, and has kept if for several weeks now, unlike previous states. I think we will see a result similar to what the polls predict.
Rush Limbaugh said today that if it’s all over, why is Santorum still getting attacked?
Why are you still pounding on Santorum, and calling his supporters deluded, if it’s all over?
You’re looking very much like a Romneybot, and it isn’t pretty. lol
I don’t think a brokered convention is such a bad thing. Highly preferable to Romney. I seriously don’t think Romney can win. All the media who loves him today will turn as soon as he’s nominated. His wealth will be a huge issue and they’ll make sure his usual negative attacks aren’t allowed.
Not only that, I believe that even if SCOTUS rules against Obamacare, Romney would find another way to do it if elected. He believes in it, he’s said so.
Okay, let's say you're right. Maybe Santorum really **IS** on third base because of things that weren't mostly his doing. I can accept that; I've been unhappy with the campaign disorganization of many of the major candidates so far except Romney, and I can't accept Romney's flip-flopping on key issues.
Third base is one stop from home plate. Do you have another candidate who is on third base? Or even second?
My understanding is that Republican National Committee rules require candidates to have a plurality in at least five states to have their names placed into nomination. Right now that means only Romney and Santorum qualify. Unless you have a plan for Gingrich to win three more states to add to his wins in Georgia and South Carolina, Gingrich's name can't even be in nomination.
You tell me how to get a candidate other than Romney and Santorum to the five-state threshold and I'll consider someone else as an alternative to Santorum to be a viable alternative to Mitt Romney.
Over on another thread, here...
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/2866882/posts?page=61#61
... I said that after Tuesday it may be time for a united anti-Romney ticket. Based on the RNC rules I think there's no alternative but to have Santorum at the head of the ticket, but I'm very, very, open to your ideas on how to get not only Gingrich but also Perry and Cain (who previously endorsed Gingrich), and possibly Bachmann to have a united anti-Romney front.
I think that's the only way left for conservatives to win this race this year. Otherwise we're going to have a bitter split inside the Republican Party with a good chance of re-electing Obama.
That does not need to happen. We're rapidly throwing away the hard work of 2010, and only Obama can be happy with what is going on now in the Republican race.
And I am blinded by Romney’s motivation, namely, his altruism and deeply abiding love of country. What’s the sign for “sarc”?
This has got to be the most hysterically funny thing I've ever read on FR. Thanks for the laugh! :-)
You are always ripping Rick. He’s the only one with potential to stop Romney. I’m donating to Rick again today. Rush also complimented santorum today. Let’s try and fight the rom-machine.
That is encouraging thanks. Go santorum! Romney is to me as phony as NBC with their fraud on Zimmerman.
“If this struggle continues much longer, Obama will walk away with it again, because our side of incurably weak and chaotic.”
The reason Obama will walk away with it is because the GOP is on its way to nominating a candidate who believes in socialized medicine, restrictive gun control, forcing Catholic hospitals to provide contraception, global warming, cap & trade, etc. He also is proving to be a candidate that will say anything and spend any amount of money to get elected.
The reason Obama will walk away with it is because based records (not rhetoric), there is no difference between Romney and Obama...other than the fact that Obama’s tax plan defines the rich at $250k, whereas Romney defines it as $200k.
This loser couldn’t even beat McCain...now you think he will win against the $1Billion dollar Obama political machine? Because Romney won’t be able to contrast with Obama on any issue, he will lose in a manner that will make Carter look Reaganesque. Romney’s only claim is the economy...if the news spins the economy as improving, its over.
Scoff all you want, but unless an absolute miracle happens, we will be forced to do exactly that.
“....so we can build a strong offense around a solid candidate to go against Obama.”
Is it possible to build a “strong offense” when your candidate is about as “solid” as a wet dog turd?
| Poll | Date | Sample | Romney | Santorum | Paul | Gingrich | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 3/22 - 4/1 | -- | 40.3 | 32.8 | 10.7 | 7.8 | Romney +7.5 |
| WeAskAmerica | 4/1 - 4/1 | 1173 LV | 39 | 31 | 16 | 15 | Romney +8 |
| PPP (D) | 3/31 - 4/1 | 609 LV | 43 | 36 | 11 | 8 | Romney +7 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 3/29 - 3/29 | 717 LV | 44 | 34 | 7 | 7 | Romney +10 |
| NBC News/Marist | 3/26 - 3/27 | 740 LV | 40 | 33 | 11 | 8 | Romney +7 |
| WPR/St. Norbert | 3/24 - 3/28 | 403 LV | 37 | 32 | 8 | 4 | Romney +5 |
| Marquette University | 3/22 - 3/25 | 349 LV | 39 | 31 | 11 | 5 | Romney +8 |
| Poll | Date | Sample | Santorum | Romney | Gingrich | Paul | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 2/2 - 3/25 | -- | 34.8 | 26.0 | 10.0 | 9.8 | Santorum +8.8 |
| Franklin & Marshall | 3/20 - 3/25 | 505 RV | 30 | 28 | 6 | 9 | Santorum +2 |
| Quinnipiac | 3/7 - 3/12 | 508 RV | 36 | 22 | 8 | 12 | Santorum +14 |
| PPP (D) | 3/8 - 3/11 | 564 RV | 43 | 25 | 13 | 9 | Santorum +18 |
| Susquehanna | 2/2 - 2/6 | 500 RV | 30 | 29 | 13 | 9 | Santorum +1 |
Exactly. Rush is onto the msm and psychofreep argument. Why bother to trash santorum if Romney has already won it?
Who could really want Romney, besides moderate dems? Every moderate dem I know wants him over Obama. Why? Because he is a dem to them. And he hasnt proven to be an f-up like Obama has, to them.
After that result is digested, all the polls will change, perhaps even dramatically. We will soon see where they lead.
“Why bother to trash Santorum if Romney has already won it.” That’s simple, because Rick hasn’t quit yet. Why drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? The outcome was certain but the Japanese were still fighting, which means more bloodshed and casualties. The outcome of the GOP primary is Romney wins, but every additional week of primaries that Rick and Newt (who I voted for so don’t call me a Romneybot) stay in is just more GOP bloodshed, bad feelings, wasted money, and rest and safety for Obama. The sooner this race becomes Romney vs Obama the better off we all are.
I live here in WI, and there is a HUGE e-mail/FB campaign to get libs to vote Santorum in the primary -— open primary means major false-flag opportunities.
I’ve seen your Rick hate from one thread to the next. I’ve seen you ridicule AND BULLY Santorum supporters from one end of FR to the other. A miracle just may happen, but in the meantime, I’ve seen you do all you can to make sure that miracle never happens.
Why, if a Romney nomination is so inevitable, WHY do you persist in assisting the GOP-e’s efforts in shoving a liberal candidate down our throats? I’m a Constitutional right-to-life loving CONSERVATIVE, and I REFUSE TO BE MARGINALIZED.
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