Santorum suspends campaign

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Probably a good idea to bow out before losing PA. He may very well have a future in Republican politics–he certainly made a name for himself beyond all expectations. People will remember him, particularly if Romney loses.

Also good to hear his daughter is doing better.
 
Sad to hear, but it is time to start unifying behind a candidate. Thank you for “fighting the good fight”, Sen. Santorum.
For I am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure
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I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.
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Fantastic. I hope he will now enthusiastically support Romney, as he did in 2008. It is time to work on unity and educate the public about the choice between individual freedom and dignity versus the utopianism advanced by the Left.
 
AlwaysCurious said:
Probably a good idea to bow out before losing PA. He may very well have a future in Republican politics–he certainly made a name for himself beyond all expectations. People will remember him, particularly if Romney loses.

Also good to hear his daughter is doing better.
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WHEN Romney loses, Not IF.
 
This was inevitable and expected. Frankly, I’m surprised that someone who had lost his last election by 17% actually thought he had a legitimate chance.

Also, while in the Senate, Santorum supported an expansion of the bloated military-industrial complex, opposed NAFTA and free trade, continually voted to raise the debt ceiling, and was a strong supporter of earmarks – including the infamous Bridge to Nowhere. In 2006, he received more contributions from lobbyists than any other member of Congress. In fact, the non-partisan Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington listed Santorum as one of the “most corrupt members of Congress” for both 2005 and 2006 – one of only three senators to make the list.

Furthermore, Santorum fails to understand the role of religion in a pluralistic society. And he has an almost prurient interest in the private lives of others. In his own words, “This whole idea of personal autonomy, well I don’t think most conservatives hold that point of view.”

Santorum is emblematic of why voters are leaving the GOP in droves in favor of Independents and Libertarians. Despite their tired rhetoric to the contrary, Republicans are as wildly in favor of big government as their Democratic colleagues – they only differ by the programs and bureaucracies they wish to grow the fastest.
 
Christopher68 said:
Santorum is emblematic of why voters are leaving the GOP in droves in favor of Independents and Libertarians. Despite their tired rhetoric to the contrary, Republicans are as wildly in favor of big government as their Democratic colleagues – they only differ by the programs and bureaucracies they wish to grow the fastest.
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In droves? Really? Care to guess what percentage the Libertarian and Independent candidates will get this election? 😛
 
Probably a good decision on Santorum’s part. Romney was really the only viable candidate. Maybe next time.
 
Santorum must of realized that it is time to unify around Romney, and Romney is statistically so far in the lead it is nearly mathematically impossible for another candidate to beat him
 
Christopher68 said:
This was inevitable and expected. Frankly, I’m surprised that someone who had lost his last election by 17% actually thought he had a legitimate chance.

Also, while in the Senate, Santorum supported an expansion of the bloated military-industrial complex, opposed NAFTA and free trade, continually voted to raise the debt ceiling, and was a strong supporter of earmarks – including the infamous Bridge to Nowhere. In 2006, he received more contributions from lobbyists than any other member of Congress. In fact, the non-partisan Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington listed Santorum as one of the “most corrupt members of Congress” for both 2005 and 2006 – one of only three senators to make the list.

Furthermore, Santorum fails to understand the role of religion in a pluralistic society. And he has an almost prurient interest in the private lives of others. In his own words, “This whole idea of personal autonomy, well I don’t think most conservatives hold that point of view.”

Santorum is emblematic of why voters are leaving the GOP in droves in favor of Independents and Libertarians. Despite their tired rhetoric to the contrary, Republicans are as wildly in favor of big government as their Democratic colleagues – they only differ by the programs and bureaucracies they wish to grow the fastest.
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I do not know what you are talking about - there are more registered Republicans than there are Democrats. In December 2011 it was reported that Democrats declined in 25 of the 28 states that register voters by party. Republicans dipped in 21 states, while independents increased in 18 states.
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In the eight swing states that register voters by party, Democrats’ registration is down by 800,000 and Republicans’ by 350,000. Independents have gained 325,000.

usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2011-12-22/voters-political-parties/52171688/1
 
Marie5890 said:
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/10/santorum-to-suspend-campaign/?hpt=hp_c1
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Too bad, but it was not his “time.” I think he would have been good for this country, but it was just “too soon.” Of course, not too soon for me, but too soon for too many in this country. He just did not have enough clout. Maybe next time.

By suspending his campaign before losing Pennsylvania, his home state, he can avoid the “mark” of one who lost his own home state in a primary and perserves his viablilty as a candidate in the future.
 
‘Senator Santorum is an able and worthy competitor, and I congratulate him on the campaign he ran.’ - Mitt Romney
 
I’m glad Santorum is out of the race. He was the worst candidate of the four imo. Way too much religion in his politics. Ron Paul seems to be the only one who truly understands freedom and what the United States was built on.

Obama and Romney are two sides of the same coin - we can see this in those who financially back them (Goldman Sachs). Gingrich is clever but doesn’t have a real shot at the nomination. It’s unfortunate that it seems, again, we will have a choice between two losers instead of seeing real change in the white house, like Ron Paul would bring.
 
Ron Paul…he has some issues, in my opinion.

Santorum…glad he is out! 🙂

He has no clue how to help this economy.

Romney will help create more jobs.
Hopefully, he will get Marco R. to be his VP candidate. That should seal the deal!👍
 
Santorum advanced his profile, even in losing
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Though Santorum came up short in his quest for the GOP nomination, his run shouldn’t be seen as a failure. Going into the race, Santorum was largely seen as a has-been, remembered most for being a controversial figure from an earlier era who got blown out in his Senatorial reelection bid.
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Nobody gave him a chance to do much of anything, given that rival candidates had more money and more sophisticated organizations. But he ran a tough, grassroots campaign, building off of a surprise victory surge in Iowa to drag out the race a lot longer than anybody thought he could, eventually winning in 11 states. Now he’ll come out of the race with a much higher profile when he started and with an image as a tenacious campaigner.
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campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/santorum-advanced-his-profile-even-losing/472736
 
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