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Rick Santorum drops out of the presidential race (April 2012 Flashback)
The Washington Post ^ | April 10, 2012 | Aaron Blake and Nia-Malika Henderson

Posted on 04/02/2016 9:15:40 PM PDT by monkapotamus

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Look familiar?

Santorum needed 3/4 of the remaining delegates in 2012. As of right now, Cruz needs 81%, Trump needs 52%, according to Forbes.

1 posted on 04/02/2016 9:15:40 PM PDT by monkapotamus
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To: monkapotamus

Yes, but Rick Santorum was clearing the way for the establishment (Mitt Romney), while Ted Cruz is busy being their useful idiot.


2 posted on 04/02/2016 9:19:34 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: monkapotamus

At least Santorum had the sense/decency to do the right thing.

cRuz has proven what he is....a tool, er, fool...both!!


3 posted on 04/02/2016 9:20:49 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Jane Long

Santorum was an honest realist.

Cruz is a dishonest dreamer.


4 posted on 04/02/2016 9:27:32 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: Trump20162020

Yes, but Rick Santorum was clearing the way for the establishment (Mitt Romney), while Ted Cruz is busy being their useful idiot.


cRuz is definitely a tool (and a fool). He’s likely been promised the VP slot....or, so he thinks.


5 posted on 04/02/2016 9:29:50 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: monkapotamus
It looks like Romney, Paul, and Gingrich were still in when he withdrew. It's not equivalent to today's race.

Results of the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012

6 posted on 04/02/2016 9:30:13 PM PDT by DrewsDad (Choose Cruz - The Consistent Constitutional Conservative)
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To: monkapotamus

Yes, but Ted Cruz is doing this for the nation!

/s

Bleh!

Ted is giving the GOPe a big warm wet one, with all this skullduggery.


7 posted on 04/02/2016 9:34:05 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: DrewsDad

They dropped out, shortly after.

The point is....the other candidates knew they had no chance of getting the required amount of delegates. Santorum was the closest, needing 75%.

untrusTED needs even more than that.

busTED needs to bow out....for the sake of the party and We the People.


8 posted on 04/02/2016 9:37:10 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Duchess47

cRuz is a dreamer, alright.

And a liar, cheater, etc.

He’s obviously not doing the right thing for Republican voters.


9 posted on 04/02/2016 9:39:14 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: monkapotamus

Ted Cruz has MOMENTUM on his side.

MOMENTUM is HUGE in politics!


10 posted on 04/02/2016 9:39:33 PM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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Ted Cruz, at the end of the month (April), is going to be even further behind Donald Trump in delegates than he is right now.

Yep, that's some "momentum"!

11 posted on 04/02/2016 9:46:07 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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No, he is screwing the Republican voters big time, just sure that since his father anointed him, he is due the presidency, it doesn’t matter how he achieves it.

I don’t recall in my life time seeing a politician so very blindly ambitious, willing to do anything for power.


12 posted on 04/02/2016 9:46:10 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: Trump20162020
That's true; KaSICKP and Teddy are the supposed "doorstops", to keep trump from making the 1237 delegates, which is NOT going to work.

I wonder what the RNC has promised Teddy and and KaSICKO to carry on with this evil game.

13 posted on 04/02/2016 9:48:27 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Sun

Oh come on, you can’t possibly believe that crap that you just posted, can you ?


14 posted on 04/02/2016 9:50:07 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Duchess47

Funny (not really...it’s sad and sick) how Mr CONservative Hero has thrown honor and character to the wind to achieve his ambitions and goals.

His whole Tea Party candidacy was an act.....a means to justify what he thinks is his deserved ‘end’. I hope he gets what he truly ‘deserves’ at the end of all of this.


15 posted on 04/02/2016 9:52:51 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Sun

LOL...April FOOL’s Day was yesterday.


16 posted on 04/02/2016 9:53:54 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Jane Long

Oh so do I.


17 posted on 04/02/2016 9:56:29 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: Duchess47
Santorum was an honest realist. Cruz is a dishonest dreamer.

IF Cruz has zero chance of winning the nomination, what are you worried about?

18 posted on 04/02/2016 9:59:39 PM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

untrusTED’s only purpose is to play the fool splitter.

Santorum didn’t play keep away. He played honest and above board, for the sake and will of the voters.


19 posted on 04/02/2016 10:03:32 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Jane Long

Lyin Cruz is loaded with other people money. Santorum was short of cash. Santorum’s wife was not begging for money everyday. Plus, Santorum was more worried about his daughter’s health.
Lying Cruz is dragging his girls as props. Cruz is low life. His family value stinks.


20 posted on 04/02/2016 10:19:32 PM PDT by jennychase ( Vote Trump Or get Ready for President Hillary)
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