Glenn Beck has always been a closeted Romney supporter. He chose to support Santorum publically only to hide his real support for Romney. He knew Santorum would not win the nomination just like several FAKE Santorum supporters here in FreeRepublic. Only difference is... Glenn Beck went underground for Romney out of fears that his Christian listeners would think he was in the tank over Romney because they share the same religion. The FAKE Santorum supporters in FreeRepublic went underground for Romney out of fears of getting zotted.
You see, the Romneybots were driven underground here in FR so they had to choose an alternative candidate to pretend to support until their real favorite won. By that time they felt that FreeRepublic would end up supporting that candidate over Obama.
Because these posters are establishment republican supporters they decided to choose Santorum as their “fake” favorite candidate. And because they are who they are they felt that Santorum is just another right-wing, religious nut-job who would never win the nomination (their thinking not mine) and that’s why they chose Santorum as their guy to hide behind during the primaries.
Now that he’s gone they continue to post as Santorum supporters because they have nowhere else to go. They certainly would not become a fake supporter of Newt because Romney’s conservative opposition is no longer split.
What do they do now?
Continue to be fake Santorum supporters who are saddened but claim they will not vote for Romney (they have to claim that so they do not get banned). So, they continue to bash Newt hoping their guy Romney will hurry up and get this thing won so that FreeRepublic (as they think) will circle the wagons around their guy. Until then they will bash Newt (as if there still remains a conservative alternative against Romney). Deep down inside they want Romney to win. They just cannot say it because they are afraid they will get zotted.
Having said that, of course there were many real Santorum supporters and there still are. Most of them (FR posters) have moved to Newt’s side with some exceptions.
Santorum supporters were and are legit. But not all who claim to be anti-Newt Santorum supporters are really for Santorum.
Especially now, the Romneybots are easy to sniff out. I’ve got several of them pegged already. I’m not the zotting type. They’ll get caught sooner or later because now it’s so obvious. I prefer to let the moderators decide who is and who is not. Me, I think it’s funny because they are as fake as the guy they are in the closet supporting :)
Its mildly entertaining when some share their assumptions as fact. If you have a source for your contention I'd like to see it. If merely speculation just say so. Honesty is always a good thing.
I could have sworn he was a Bachmann supporter before she dropped out.
I for one, have always supported Santorum and am disappointed he dropped out, even though it was a long shot for him to win. And I have NEVER faked support for someone. That’s just stupid....and hypocritical. Why even open your mouth...why lie? That just doesn’t make any sense to me.
Like I said, I’m on the fence about who to support now. Personally, considering who is left, I’d rather see Newt win than Romney OR Obama...but I’m not sure that’s even possible. It saddens me that Romney has been pushed as the front runner and the GOP establishment is getting their way.
But I know voting for the lesser of 2 evils, is still voting for evil. And I also know, voting for 3rd party or write in, would more than likely, give the election to Obama.
Santorum supporters were and are legit. But not all who claim to be anti-Newt Santorum supporters are really for Santorum.
Especially now, the Romneybots are easy to sniff out. I’ve got several of them pegged already. I’m not the zotting type. They’ll get caught sooner or later because now it’s so obvious.
I agree 100%. There are a bunch of the fakers being flushed out as we speak.
Notice: Free Republic has been in full rebellion mode since 2008 and will remain so for the duration
I heard Beck make fun of Romney frequently. If he was a closet supporter he did a good job hiding it over the last year.