Rick Santorum is leading for two reasons:
1. The public crusifixion of Newt Gingrich by Mitt Romney, the Media and establishment republicans. Much of which is inaccurate and some plain false. His own moral failings are public knowledge. (I am glad mine aren’t). But to think the others are innocent of moral failings is to discount much of the gospel. Newt is redeemed and forgiven by God, we would do well to do the same.
2. Ron Paul is unacceptable because of a naviee view of radical Islam and their purposes. Mitt Romney is the worse kind of politician, seeking office solely for the purpose of self interest...and does anything and everything to get elected.
Rick is what most people believe they have left. So they build him up in their own minds in order to get excited about his candidacy. He is an average Jr. Senator, that needs more seasoning, and in a sense a very average communicator. He will lose to Obama.
I AM NOT TRYING TO BE NEGATIVE JUST REALISTIC. THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE RICK SANTORUM MORE THAN HE IS WILL NOT HELP HIM WIN. LOOKING AT HIM REALISTICALLY HELPS US IN MANY WAYS. VETTING IS THE NORMAL COURSE OF ALL GOOD POLITICAL ANYAYSIS.
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Rick is what most people believe they have left. So they build him up in their own minds in order to get excited about his candidacy.
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Hmmm... You seem to be describing the very phenomenon that got OBAMA elected in 2008. HE was a blank slate and tens of millions of voters got excited building up in their minds whatever image of him they wanted.
Bottom line... The election is still 8-1/2 months away and I believe I’m being very REALISTIC in predicting that Obama will be defeated.