Agreed, if Santorum is the top of the ticket, its done.. he cannot win a general election.
I think Santorum is a reasonable VP pick, though what he brings to the VP spot for a top ticket is questionable.
However, Santorum as the candidate, = Obama 2nd term.. this guy doesn’t have the chops to handle a national campaign, let alone one that will be as well funded and nasty as this one is going to be. He couldn’t get re-elected in a statewide race as a 2 term senator against the most boring and invisible oponent on the planet, I truly don’t see him staning a prayer against the Obama machine.
Its Newt or Romney.. any other person as the Candidate equals 2nd term for Obama IMHO.
Romney is boring, and safe and should win easily with 55-45 or better. Newt will be able to make and keep a true idealolgical debate to the public, and that will easily gain another 5-10 points his way, 60/65-40/35 win.
Santorum? He’ll be painted as a radical, attacked on all sides, and easily painted as an extremist, and won’t be able to handle it. And this will allow Obama to pull out a squeaker.
I am okay with any of these guys over Obama, but I honestly watched Santorum for 12 years, he didn’t just lose an election last time, he was summarily trounced by a candidate who literally no showed the campaign as is about as exciting as watching paint dry. I don’t see how Santorum will win the general, I can list you pleanty of reasons why, but the biggest is, that I can’t see him carrying PA or OH.. and that’s his back yard. if he cant win those states, no way he can get the White House.
I see this as if we wish to actually beat Obama, we have 2 choices, Newt or Romney. Of those two I’ll take Romney anyday. I like Santorum over Romney, but not as much as I like Newt, but I just see no way Santorum will win the general if he is the nominee.
“Agreed, if Santorum is the top of the ticket, its done.. he cannot win a general election.”
YOU ARE WRONG!. SERIOUSLY WRONG.
I am listening to a livestream of Newt at a Townhall in SC. It doesn’t sound like he is dropping out at all.