Romney opens lead in Santorum's backyard

Mitt Romney Leads In New Pennsylvania Poll ^ | 04/05/2012 | Doug Mataconis

[Ocarterma]

Two days after losing three more primaries, Rick Santorum appears to be in trouble in his home state:

Mitt Romney’s taken the lead in PPP’s newest poll of Rick Santorum’s home state of Pennsylvania. Romney has 42% to 37% for Santorum with Ron Paul at 9% and Newt Gingrich at 6%. The numbers represent a dramatic turnaround from when PPP polled the state a month ago. Romney’s gained 17 points, going from 25% to 42%. Meanwhile Santorum’s dropped 6 points from 43% to 37%, for an overall swing of 23 points in the last four weeks.

[Mountain Mary]

Go away, PS. You are so boring...

[blueunicorn6]

Romney....always trespassing.

[Mountain Mary]

I wasn’t referring to you, CC..in my post..I know you are not one of the haters.

[Mountain Mary]

hopefully win the Senate so even if Obama wins re-election his damage would be greatly limited.

I’ve been saying this all along, jveritas. Inform yourselves, contribute and work for Senate candidates who can win and let’s greatly diminish Bam’s power, at the very least by taking back the Senate and keeping the House.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

I would love to get rid of the GOP myself, but we are short of time to get a viable party that can win, off the ground this late. Such an effort would be the ruin of us all if we are that stupid to attempt it now.

It will take a minimum of 4 years to launch a valid replacement party for the GOP. They are too deeply entrenched to take down in just a few months.

The dangerous thing about going 3rd party this election, is obvious. Since this election is THE most critical election we will face in our lifetimes, we have no choice but to win with the party we have in place now. Even with Romney, we will get some relief and also gain seats in the House and Senate and most importantly, we will at least stop the bleeding from 4 years of Obama.

But first, we have to regain control before we can make a major overhaul within this party. We have no other option.

[Mountain Mary]

I’ve stopped telling people that I do not intend to vote for Mittens.

Some Rinos that I know foam and the mouth and look like they are going to kill me.

“IF ROMNEY DOESN”T WIN, IT”LL BE YOUR FAULT”.

No, it’ll be Romney’s fault for sucking so badly as a candidate.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

I will stay anywhere I chose, loser........

[ScottfromNJ]

“When it comes time to pull the lever, who do you want nominating the next supreme court judge (or two), Romney or Obama?”

We hear the same thing every election cycle, like a giant parrot from the GOP RINO establishment.

If Obama wins, Scalia and Kennedy aren’t going anywhere.

[throwback]

Obama is not a socialist. The new head of the party says so:

Mitt Romney: Obama Is Not A Socialist

[John D]

The pro-union candidate did lose in Penn. the last time he ran. The unions are willing to cross over in the primary, so he still has a chance, but they will not in the general.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

I can’t WAIT for the Myth WASTE of campaign funds to start here in PA. If Rick loses at least he takes a couple million of Mittens warchest down with him. And each commercial in the Bishops’s deluge of dirt is less he has for future endeavors.

Just like Obamney 1.0, 2.0 cannot run on his record so the smears must fly!

[staytrue]

“To save America, .... Romney should pull out.”

Yeah and Harry Reid and the other 53 democrat senators should resign and Obama should resign too. And Sotomayer and Kagan should resign too.

Yeah, you tell them.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

I think we got a pretty good window into Santorum’s thinking a few weeks ago with his supposed “gaffe” about keeping Obama over Romney. It wasn’t a gaffe. He’s a Bitterman who would prefer Obama over Romney, just to show everyone he was right about Romney not being able to beat Obama.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

MM, may I add it will also be the GOPe’s fault also for “giving” Myth his “turn.”

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

If Rick loses... we all lose... and that is a fact. Sad days for America and Conservatives. romney may be better than obama but he is worse than mccain and ford put together...

When given the choice between McCain and Romney, Santorum backed Romney as the clearly more conservative candidate. That's not the same as saying Santorum was a fan of Romney's, but it does suggest that claims he's more liberal than McCain aren't valid. At least, not in Santorum's eyes.

[cripplecreek]

Romney is a despicable man and the worst candidate the RNC would have ever picked to defeat Hussein. You cannot!counter radical socialism with moderation. It’s never worked before and it won’t work now. And moderation is a kind word for Mittens. He’s a liberal wolf in sheep’s clothing.

I don't think we've seen a nastier candidate. Even John McCain had the sense to at least try to appease us a little. Romney has gone out of his way to insult conservatives and then the arrogance to say that we'll like him when he's all that's left.

The GOP is like an abusive husband. Telling us that things will be different next time and they keep doing it because of the idiots who buy the lie.

[Georgia Girl 2]

“Is the fat lady clearing her throat?”

Yep. Rick is taking a four day break from the campaign trail. Likely to think things over and then announce he’s out.

[WOSG]

The fat lady sang in Wisconsin. Anyone analyzing the delegate counts can figure out it’s impossible for Santorum to catch up.

It’s time to focus on getting conservatives nominated for Congressional races. Pay attention to these:
Ted Cruz in TX, US Senate,
he’s running against a moderate, Dewhurst.

Richard Murdock in IN, US Senate, taking on RINO Lugar
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/15/indiana-board-rules-lugar-ineligible-to-vote-in-home-district/
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2857658/posts

There are many other races where conservatives can win and make a big difference.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Some Rinos that I know foam and the mouth and look like they are going to kill me.

Let 'em. It's their fault for supporting a liberal like Romney instead of any other candidate in the race who by default would be more conservative.

Despite what they would have you believe, you still get to vote for whomever you want in November. I cannot in good conscience, and will not as a matter of principle, support a known liberal like Romney. I need a difference between the two major candidates or I will go third or write in a conservative. Thanks to the elites, Romney would have no chance to win my state anyway, so my much more important down-ticket vote will still go to elect conservatives.

[cripplecreek]

I would have happily voted for Santorum when I was a union member, just like I would have voted for Reagan.

from wiki

The work of Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg is a classic study of Reagan Democrats. Greenberg analyzed white ethnic voters (largely unionized auto workers) in Macomb County, Michigan, just north of Detroit. The county voted 63 percent for John F. Kennedy in 1960, but 66 percent for Reagan in 1980. He concluded that "Reagan Democrats" no longer saw Democrats as champions of their working class aspirations, but instead saw them as working primarily for the benefit of others: the very poor, feminists, the unemployed, African Americans, Latinos, and other groups. In addition, Reagan Democrats enjoyed gains during the period of economic prosperity that coincided with the Reagan administration following the "malaise" of the Carter administration. They also supported Reagan's strong stance on national security and opposed the 1980s Democratic Party on such issues as pornography, crime, and high taxes.