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Rick Santorum Plans Another Failed Presidential Campaign
By Joel Mathis 6/18/2013
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National Review reports that Rick Santorum, former Pennsylvania senator—who takes the "social" out of "social conservative," is planning another run for president—this after his failed run for the GOP nomination in 2012, and the loss of his senate seat to Bob Casey a few back. Nobody actually remembers the last time Sanorum won an election! (Actually, it was 2000, which was technically the 20th century.) NR reports:
Behind the scenes, the former Pennsylvania senator is quietly preparing for another presidential run. Trips to Iowa are in the works, he’s meeting daily with his advisers, and he’s already fine-tuning his message
Kid Tweets Bomb Threat at Santorum During Michigan Speech
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 4/25/2013
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Ah, the perils of the paid-gig speaking tour. Talking to a high school in Grosse Point, Michigan--Romney territory--Santorum received an apparently empty bomb threat via social media, when a student Tweeted, "Hey Mr. Santorum, can you sign this bomb for me?" The child was removed. Undeterred, and pocketing $18,000 for the trip, Santorum speechified away, reprising an old story about dog pee. [CBS]
Gingrich and Santorum Nearly Formed “Unity Ticket” to Beat Romney
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 3/22/2013
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If not for a couple of massive egos, Mitt Romney may never have been the GOP nominee. Josh Green reports that last February, during the Republican primaries, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum nearly joined forces to consolidate their support against Romney. First, after Gingrich lost Florida, Santorum's people called him and asked him to drop out. Gingrich had a better plan.
He proposed that both men join forces but remain in the race, each concentrating on the states where he matched up best against Romney. Gingrich thought he could carry Georgia, Delaware, Washington, and Wisconsin (from which his wife, Callista, hails).
Is Tom Corbett Less Popular Than Rick Santorum?
By Joel Mathis 1/10/2013
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In Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum reigns supreme as the top once-successful-politician-who-made-the-electorate-hate-him-passionately. It's a rare and exclusive category, but another big name may be joining him on it: Gov. Tom Corbett. Following the latest round of polling on the coming gubernatorial race, GOP strategist Ryan Shafik said Corbett is in a bad spot. "Currently, Gov. Tom Corbett is one of the most unpopular Republican Governors in America," Shafik wrote in a memo released to the public. "Today, Gov. Corbett has much worse numbers than former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum did at this point in 2005." One grain of salt: Shafik is part of the "brain trust
Rick Santorum Gets a Head Start on 2016 Immigration Hypocrisy
By Timothy Haas 12/05/2012
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Just in case he decides to run for president again, Rick "Son of an Immigrant Meself" Santorum yesterday joined an ever-growing Republican chorus in assuring the former job-stealing, benefit-swindling Hispanic voting bloc that, in fact, they are towers of economic strength and moral goodness. [Politico]
Rick Santorum Gives Up Entirely on the Mainstream, Writes for WND
By Joel Mathis 12/03/2012
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Rick Santorum is running out of respectable gigs. When he lost his Senate seat to Bob Casey a few years back, he started writing columns for the Philadelphia Inquirer—back when that publication was under the control of Brian Tierney and intent on acting as a semi-retirement home for disgraced Republicans. Now that the 2012 election is over, and Santorum's presidential dreams dead for four more years, he's going to work for World Net Daily, which the Washington Post calls a "conspiracy-minded" conservative website. "Known for propagating ”birtherism,” WND has also questioned Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s eligibility to run for president," the Post observes
Arlen Specter and the Death of Pragmatic Politics
By Joel Mathis 10/15/2012
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Arlen Specter was a pragmatist. That’s the kind of thing we say we want in a politician—somebody who will ignore ideology and just get stuff done—but the truth is we mostly reward ideologues. Which is why when he died Sunday at age 82, Pennsylvania's former longtime U.S. senator was out of power and all-too-unloved in a state and city he served for a very long time.
Rick Santorum Endorses Rep. Todd Akin
By Mike Bertha 9/26/2012
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Remember Todd Akin? The GOP Rep. from Missouri whose comments on "legitimate rape" made him a national goat back in August? Well, Former Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has backed Akin's Senate bid. Less than 24 hours after the deadline to withdraw from the Senate race passed, Santorum and tea party Sen. Jim DeMint issued a statement in support of Akin. Mitt Romney thought Akin should have dropped out of the race back in August. [Politico]
Rick Santorum Named to List of Biggest Homophobes of Last 45 Years
By Mike Bertha 8/21/2012
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The Advocate has released its list of "The 45 Biggest Homophobes of Our 45 Years." Among the collection of the most anti-gay people is former Senator from Pennsylvania and unsuccessful Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum.
The "man on dog" senator from Pennsylvania got an astonishing number of votes in the Republican presidential primaries this year with his unabashedly antigay agenda. Can that many people really agree with his plan to annul all same-sex marriages and reinstate the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy? His homophobic ideas are too many to list here. Just Google “Santorum” and you’ll
Rick Santorum Will Be a Headliner at the Republican National Convention
By Mike Bertha 8/07/2012
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Rick Santorum will be featured as a speaker at the Republican National Convention in Tampa this month. The keynote speaker has yet to be officially announced (Chris Christie?), but Santorum will join a dais that includes Senator John McCain, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. We're pretty sure that Santorum is going to be stumping for Republican candidate Mitt Romney at this thing, but a site set up for Bob Casey's campaign in 2005 has continued to pay attention to the goings on and points out that you never can be too sure. [Daily News]
