Monday, February 13, 2012

Santorum Rises

Posted by on Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 9:17 AM

Rick Santorum has risen to the top of the Republican polls in Michigan, according to Public Policy Polling. While PPP notes that Santorum's support isn't as strong as Romney's, it's still a very bad sign for the Romney campaign, which counted on the continued Republican popularity of Mitt's dad (and former Michigan Governor) George Romney as a solid base of support.

Meanwhile, the National Review is calling for Newt Gingrich to drop out so Santorum can make a clean run at Romney. I expect a lot of Republicans to join the National Review this week in calling for Gingrich to suspend his campaign; I don't see another sudden burst in the polls anywhere in his near future.

 

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Sachi 1
It's not possible for santorum to make a "clean run."
Posted by Sachi http://web.me.com/thorw/Claire_and_Sachi on February 13, 2012 at 9:27 AM
passionate_jus 2
FYI

The New Jersey State Senate is debating marriage equality right now. Here's a live feed:

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/media/live_…
Posted by passionate_jus on February 13, 2012 at 9:30 AM
MacCrocodile 3
By definition, Santorum can't make "a clean run" at anything.
Posted by MacCrocodile on February 13, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Reverse Polarity 4
Hahaha. I can't imagine Gingrich dropping out for the supposed good of the party. That smug narcissistic asshole won't quite until his campaign collapses in debt and he can't run any more, and not a moment sooner.
Posted by Reverse Polarity on February 13, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Max Solomon 5
why not ask Ron Paul to quit? Or is the Libertarian fringe so crazy the GOP won't bother?
Posted by Max Solomon on February 13, 2012 at 11:22 AM
treacle 6
Man, I wish I could recite you all the lyrics of the "Republican Rap" during the That's F*cked Up! 3! Show this weekend.... It basically breaks down the stances of all the candidates, with a little Palin thrown in for good measure. You would have liked it a lot Paul.

Wait! This just in: I just now learned that the rap & video is on the youtubes!

Check it.

Posted by treacle on February 13, 2012 at 12:25 PM
mike_force 7
I'm excited to learn that middle America does not have an internet.
Posted by mike_force http://www.autotone.net on February 13, 2012 at 2:02 PM

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