Posted on 08/02/2015 12:20:26 PM PDT by Red Steel
...former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, one of those likely to be relegated to an afternoon consolation face-off, attacked the criteria for making the choice.
"National polls mean nothing," Santorum said Sunday during an appearance on ABC's "This Week." The Pennsylvanian directed his fire at both Fox News, the TV network co-hosting the debate with Facebook, and the Republican National Committee, which sanctioned the debate. "It's just an arbitrary figure, and unfortunately, the national networks and the RNC have gone along with this irrelevant measure of legitimacy of candidacy."
ox has said it will assign the 17 major candidates their places on Tuesday, based on an average of five national polls. Santorum, who won the Iowa caucuses four years ago, now lurks in the back of the Republican pack, with just 1 percent of voters supporting him, according to a new Wall Street Journal /NBC News poll.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, one of the candidates whose participation still hangs in the balance, said he's not worried.
"You know, I'll be very happy on Tuesday when the standings come out and I'm in there,"...
Billionaire Donald Trump, who has been leading virtually every poll...
"I'm not a debater," Trump said over the phone on CBS's Face the Nation. "I don't stand up and debate like these politicians. They're all talk, no action. All they do is their whole life they debate and then they don't get things done. I get things done."
Ohio Governor John Kasich, who may make the cut, ...
"This debate comes six months before the selection of a single delegate," he said. "What I've been focusing on is out there in the grass roots."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
I have to say, pro-life and immigration/illegal immigration, Rick’s views are at the top, it was that pesky election he lost.
Rankings organizations of course, put him high up per his stances on illegal immigration per numbers USA, high pro-life wise too: http://prolifeprofiles.com/rick-santorum-pro-life
I’m in favor of anything that keeps Rick Santorum off the debate stage.
Just go away Ricky...we’ve grown bored with you!
Meanwhile, at the back of the line with Rick, Lindsey no doubt had a similar statement.
Yeah Rick for you they do. Go away.
He has the best policy positions on immigration/illegal aliens. I would like to see him in the debates for this reason alone....but 16 candidates is pushing it.
Rick Santorum sincerely believes he would be a good President. I think he probably would. I just don’t think he can get elected.
Santorum, Trump and Cruz seem to be the only ones running that side with the citizens and the rule of law. The rest side with the illegal aliens and their employers.
Rick, you are a nice guy. But being a nice guy that cannot beat the man that got waxed by a communist muslim does not put you on the top of the list for a second chance at the presidency.
If Cruz, Trump or Walker where to be relegated to the consolation face off they would have a legitimate gripe, but Santorum is just whining, that is not what anyone wants in a leader, that is what obama does.
the entire electoral process in the USA has become a vast corrupted game , it is leading to our national downfall . America needs to be led by warriors , not politicians and lawyers
If he can shine in the secondary forum his numbers will rise. That’s all he can do. He needs to relax and focus the little attention he gets on the issues that matter most to him. Let what happens, happen. Speak directly to the people.
17 MAJOR candidates? That statement has a problem on its face
I forgot he was running.
Let the whining begin.
I wish Trump and Cruz and Walker would pass on the “Debates.” They do none of them any good when there are more than two contestants.
>> Rick, you are a nice guy <<
Sorry, but in my book, a “nice guy” would not want to raise the minimum wage.
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