I don’t care what anyone said in the 90’s. Santorum has a better record than Romney on ObamaCare. Rick and Newt are roughly equal on policy positions. Newt is a better debater. Rick is a better man.
I don’t buy that Santorum is a big government guy. He’s never had that reputation before this campaign.
I don’t mind his appeals to blue collar workers. Where do you think the “Reagan Democrats” came from in the 80s? Might be good to nominate a conservative that can appeal to a demographic we don’t normally win. Especially since they can be appealed to in a conservative way — highlighting Obama environmental policies that kill blue collar jobs, and Obama regulations that send them overseas. Its a win-win.
SnakeDoc
So now Santorum supporters are identifying Michael Moore as a Reagan democrat. Santorum has an excuse for everything.
Look at the transcript and video in post 11.
“Governor Whitman and I agree on 90 to 95 percent of the issues,” Santorum said at a Republican rally in Hopewell. “And when I find someone I agree with on 90 to 95 percent of the issues, I enthusiastically campaign for them because they’re heading this country in the right direction.” Whitman, who was appointed director of the Environmental Protection agency by President George W. Bush, has lately been leading an effort to create a new party and began urging former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman to run as a third-party candidate even before Huntsman dropped out of the hunt for the Republican nomination. “