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Santorum Could Trample Trump: Put the Pennsylvanian on the main stage
The American Spectator ^ | December 29, 2015 | Quin Hillyer

Posted on 12/29/2015 1:57:28 PM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands

With just two major Republican debates remaining before the Iowa presidential caucuses, Donald Trump has been remarkably lucky. The only major candidate who could actually inflict lasting harm on the vulgar poster child for inherited wealth, and the only one who could readily attract and hold some of Trump's blue collar constituency, is the only one banished - by the idiotic, poll-driven debate rules to which the feckless Republican National Committee acquiesced - from sharing a single stage with The Donald.

For reasons both stylistic and substantive, Pennsylvania's former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum could eviscerate Trump in a direct encounter.

This is not necessarily to say that Santorum could vault from near-last to first the way he did for a while in 2012. It is, though, to say he could do enough damage to Trump that either he or another candidate could finally surpass Trump, lastingly, in the national polls.

Here's why.

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: donaldtrump; elections; gopdebate; notsatire; ricksantorum; santorum; santorum2016; saverick; tds; trump; trump2016; wrong
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands
Hogwash. Santorum would get run over by Trump.

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41 posted on 12/29/2015 3:00:34 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

OMG, just checked RealClear politics national average polling for Republican nomination and Santorum is tied....with Graham that is, at 0.6% each. Trump has a measly 35.6 percent average which is only 59 times Santorum’s popularity—which we have to admit is pretty close to easy striking distance....and here we are doubting Santorum is what conservatives are clamoring for. Silly us.


42 posted on 12/29/2015 3:03:05 PM PST by AndyTheBear
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

When I lived in Northeastern, PA. I helped on the Santorum campaign, and we had all but three cities sewn up for him, then Philly, Harrisburg, Pittsburg voted and wiped everyone right out...

No Santorum is not popular in PA. anymore, and when I left it was Hillary Country, so I hope Trump can turn the tide there...


43 posted on 12/29/2015 3:06:12 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (.."THE FORCE AWAKENS"!!! TRUMP; TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP 100%....)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Santorum is a decent man. The one to open that festering slow bleed wound in Mr Trump that the GOPe craves, not so much. Only another alpha male can even dream of that.


44 posted on 12/29/2015 3:09:07 PM PST by lovesdogs (Think Mr Trump can't make Mexico pay for the wall? He made the media give him a free campaign.)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

I will never forget nor forgive Santorum’s comments about George Zimmerman.
He attacked GZ with obviously little knowledge of the facts.
His ‘heinous’ knee-jerk pandering displayed a ‘very sick mind’ and a ‘malicious motive’.


45 posted on 12/29/2015 3:13:37 PM PST by kanawa
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To: Timpanagos1

Funny story ... I went to Germany in the summer of 1980, and decided to take in a movie while in Cologne. The Jerk had just come out, but the Germans had no work for “Jerk”, so they movie was called Reichtum ist kleine schnade. (Comedy is not pretty”)


46 posted on 12/29/2015 3:28:57 PM PST by RainMan (Liberals are first and foremost, jealous little losers who resent anyone who has anything they dont)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands
Unfortunately (for me) long ago, I once wrote an all too nice note to Mr. Hillyer and ever since then he has graciously sent me every column of his.

With regret, I read this one and whilst I think Rick Santorum is exceptionally knowledgeable, he's out of his realistic realm running for POTUS.

Likewise, Mr. Hillyer is out of his realistic realm wishing, dreaming and devoting his entire column to Santorum and his hollow pleas for ELEVEN (11) candidates on the main stage!

GOOD GRIEF, QUIN!


47 posted on 12/29/2015 3:30:30 PM PST by onyx
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

What is this person smoking!


48 posted on 12/29/2015 3:34:45 PM PST by Lorianne
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To: Flycatcher
I also used to subscribe to The American Spectator and National Review in the 90's and early 00's. No more. Nothing like what their founders intended.
49 posted on 12/29/2015 3:35:30 PM PST by mgstarr ("Some of us drink because we're not poets." Arthur (1981))
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands
You mean the same Santorum who backed ultra-liberal Arlen Specter over his conservative opponent some time ago?

Santorum will never win any public office again.

50 posted on 12/29/2015 3:37:31 PM PST by Heart-Rest ( "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil!" Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Quinn Hilyar on Meth is not pretty. LOL!


51 posted on 12/29/2015 3:55:11 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3377812/posts

How is it now santorum????


52 posted on 12/29/2015 3:59:57 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (.."THE FORCE AWAKENS"!!! TRUMP; TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP 100%....)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

I like Rick, he’s smart and a good debater, but he’s gonna finish in the toilet.


53 posted on 12/29/2015 4:05:05 PM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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