Yes. It’s an important battle ground state, and Santorum is expected to do well there.
Um…how is that relevant to the discussion?
Naughty naughty. . . .He did…and not through a Super PAC. He said Romney’s robocalls were a “dirty trick” too, but all Romney did was replay Santorum saying that Romney was the “conservative choice” in 2008. Santorum spoke glowingly of Romney back then…considered him the conservative choice, even as Huckabee was running.
It’s not. I just jump around sometimes. Kind of attention defficit thing.
It’s not.
I don’t know what that is. I do know that politics is dirty and it aint’ any more clean on one side than on the other.
Operation Hilarity was something Democrats decided to do on their own… basically it’s about Democrats giving Santorum a leg up and attacking Romney only so that the primaries would draw out longer and hurt the Republicans in the long run. Santorum’s robocalls to Democrats in Michigan are a separate thing, there’s no official cooperation going on.
I didn’t mean to claim that Ringil was part of Operation Hilarity…only that he was pulling for Santorum as an Obama supporter. That is the only similarity I know of. My boss has been cheering Santorum (and Gingrich) in a similar manner.
I must admit that being part of a conspiracy does sound more exciting than my day job.
Ah, I see.
You get to wear a nifty black hat. It’s much more stylish than the tin foil hats your conspiracy theorists wear.I must admit that being part of a conspiracy does sound more exciting than my day job.
Maybe out of the running but don’t you think they’ll hang around for the Convention? I am sure Ron Paul will keep going to have a platform there as well.
I’m pretty sure the tweeter had that line ready and was just waiting to insert the number, regardless of Romney’s margin of victory. The tweet isn’t even that clever. I remember spotting another opinion piece last week that said Michigan would hurt Romney regardless of whether he wins or loses the state.
Almost everything in Arizona broke Mr Romney’s way. Jan Brewer, the governor, endorsed him after last week’s debate in (very Mormon) Mesa, Arizona, where the audience gave Mr Romney something resembling a hometown advantage, and where Mr Santorum had a bad night indeed. In Barry Goldwater’s state, Mr Santorum’s blue-collar and rust-belt Catholicism just does not resonate very well. By contrast, Mr Romney’s perceived economic savvy does resonate in a state that is, with Nevada, the centre of the foreclosure crisis." - [Economist](http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2012/02/arizona%E2%80%99s-primary) His twin wins prove a simple political fact: Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing - [Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/mitt-romney-in-michigan-arizona-just-win-baby/2012/02/28/gIQA5vYFhR_blog.html)
"Even though this most wobbly of frontrunners will face a new set of challenges next week, Romney eased GOP fears Tuesday. He leaves his childhood home having averted disaster and with the second example in a month of bouncing back from adversity" - [Politico](http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73425.html#ixzz1nlYbRQb9)
Romney will have to fight all the way to the Convention - [Daily Caller](http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/28/romney-wins-michigan/)
"Romney continues to face a class problem. Once again, his strongest group in the electorate consisted of those who make over $200,000 a year. In Michigan, they backed Romney over Santorum by 55 percent to 28 percent. But he ran behind Santorum among voters earning less than $100,000 a year." - E J Dionne in the [Washington PostlolI’m pretty sure the tweeter had that line ready and was just waiting to insert the number, regardless of Romney’s margin of victory. The tweet isn’t even that clever. I remember spotting another opinion piece last week that said Michigan would hurt Romney regardless of whether he wins or loses the state.
"Mr. Santorum must hope that keeping it close in Michigan still will provide a jolt of momentum—not to mention an infusion of cash and volunteers —as he turns his attention to Saturday's caucuses in Washington state and the 10 Super Tuesday contests that loom less than a week away" - [WSJ](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203833004577252191077505950.html?mod=WSJ_Election_LEFTTopStories)
“We came,” Santorum continued, “into the backyard of one of my opponents in a race that everyone said well, just ignore, you have really no chance here, and the people of Michigan looked into the hearts of the candidates, and all I have to say is, I love you back.” - [NRO](http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/292223/santorum-looks-forward-katrina-trinko)
Santorum attempts to broaden appeal by talking taxes, manufacturing, energy - [New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/us/politics/santorum-tries-to-widen-message-but-keep-base-excited.html?_r=1&ref=politics)Gas price hikes could derail Obama's economic and political recovery - Dick Morris for [The Hill](http://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/dick-morris/213159-gas-prices-to-cost-obama)