EVERY candidate has their baggage. Newt has his global warming and heathcare problem and women issues. Romney is completely out of the question though. I would feel like I would be helping an abortionist if I vote for Romney. I will NEVER vote for him.
Santorum became increasingly more conservative as the years went by, and was far more conservative as a Senator representing the entire state than he had been as a Republican Congressman representing the heavily Democratic 18th District. His Lifetime Senate ACU average is 92.1%.
His 12 Senate ACU ratings year-by-year:
95-83%
96-95%
97-84%
98-84%
99-88%
00-100%
01-100%
02-95%
03-90%
04-96%
05-92%
06-96%
Isn’t this stuff just getting kind of silly now? The race is - for all intents and purposes - over so who is the most conservative person among the people that can no longer win is ultimately pointless.