Santorum suspends campaign

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Rich_Olszewski said:
Yeah, but most evangelicals are conservatives so you’re talking about one group, basically. The trick is to get the mainline Republicans and Independents to vote for him.

At least, he has a fighting chance. Obama would have eaten Santorum and Gingrich alive.
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There is only going to be two debates, so not so sure Obama would have won that easily. But, it was time for Rick to close down the campaign. I hope he gets a high position in the Romney administration.
 
i would have expected gingrich to drop out before santorum. if gingrich had dropped out sooner, santorum would probably still be in the race. i like santorum and i hope he will be a presidential contender down the road when he has more experience under his belt. i congratulate him on doing as well as he did. i hope romney will start preparing for his fight against obama and i hope he won’t pick gingrich to be his VP.
 
We need to keep in mind that in 2008 Obama won by 6%, and a good portion of that was Catholics. Not exactly an enormous margin to overcome.
 
rlg94086 said:
Sorry, but I think you misunderstood my post. When I said that “most voters can do basic math,” I was saying that I don’t think third parties will garner many votes. I believe that Romney will gain support from conservatives as the general election progresses.

We are in agreement regarding the effect of third parties. As a former Perot voter, I learned my mathematical lesson. I believe most American conservatives learned the same. In my defense, I was in transition from Agnostic, Pro-Choice Democrat to Catholic, Pro-Life Republican. At the time, I considered myself a socially liberal, fiscally conservative independent. :o
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Then I stand corrected. We agree.🙂
 
rlg94086 said:
So, they’re pretty entrenched in their support of the Democratic Party, eh?
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Probably. I’m a faithful Democrat who’ll not vote for Obama this election just as I didn’t vote for him in '08. (Nor for McCain) Just because one is a Democrat doesn’t mean that one votes lock step for every Democratic candidate on the slate.
 
rlg94086 said:
Sorry, but I think you misunderstood my post. When I said that “most voters can do basic math,” I was saying that I don’t think third parties will garner many votes. I believe that Romney will gain support from conservatives as the general election progresses.

We are in agreement regarding the effect of third parties. As a former Perot voter, I learned my mathematical lesson. I believe most American conservatives learned the same. In my defense, I was in transition from Agnostic, Pro-Choice Democrat to Catholic, Pro-Life Republican. At the time, I considered myself a socially liberal, fiscally conservative independent. :o
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Unfortunately, I think you give the electorate too much credit. That don’t think that hard.
 
Rich_Olszewski said:
Probably. I’m a faithful Democrat who’ll not vote for Obama this election just as I didn’t vote for him in '08. (Nor for McCain) Just because one is a Democrat doesn’t mean that one votes lock step for every Democratic candidate on the slate.
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No…only Republicans do that, if you read the posts from your fellow Democrats on CAF. 😉
 
Rich_Olszewski said:
Probably. I’m a faithful Democrat who’ll not vote for Obama this election just as I didn’t vote for him in '08. (Nor for McCain) Just because one is a Democrat doesn’t mean that one votes lock step for every Democratic candidate on the slate.
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The thing of it is, and I write this in sweet tones of reasonableness, not voting for McCain was a vote for Obama. I wish it didn’t work that way, but in a two party system it just does. So, vote for Romney if you really want to see Obama out. If you don’t vote or vote for a 3rd party candidate you have simply thrown your vote away on Obama, whether you meant to or not.

To all concerned, I have been hoping Santorum would finally see he didn’t have a real chance and drop out so the party could be unified before the convention. If we want to defeat Obama we need everyone solidly behind Romney or we will have to endure Obama as a lame duck president who will have no checks on his mandating us right out of Democracy and into his version of a socialistic utopia. He won’t have to answer to anyone then. Just think of that consequence and then see if Romney looks so bad.
 
Jerok said:
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.
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Rick Santorum deserves public office. That’s right he deserves it. If he desires to continue his political career, I will smile when I learn that he’s running for something again.

Even if he decides to retire from politics, I think he is a solid role model for everyone in the Catholic Church. He doesn’t only speak pro-life, he lives pro life. I’m fairly certain he practices NFP, he had two children that doctors basically balked when they said they didn’t want an abortion. (one of them died, Bella is still hanging on to life).

The man is a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta (which is invite only to the most gallant laymen who courageously defend the Faith). So, I’m sure he’ll continue to be a good husband, father, but also a strong voice for Practicing Orthodox Catholics on the political scene in this country.

HUZZAH FOR RICK SANTORUM!!!

He is truly a man of principle and character. And is an excellent role model for all Americans. I can’t say the same for Obama or Romney.
 
Della said:
The thing of it is, and I write this in sweet tones of reasonableness, not voting for McCain was a vote for Obama. I wish it didn’t work that way, but in a two party system it just does. So, vote for Romney if you really want to see Obama out. If you don’t vote or vote for a 3rd party candidate you have simply thrown your vote away on Obama, whether you meant to or not.

To all concerned, I have been hoping Santorum would finally see he didn’t have a real chance and drop out so the party could be unified before the convention. If we want to defeat Obama we need everyone solidly behind Romney or we will have to endure Obama as a lame duck president who will have no checks on his mandating us right out of Democracy and into his version of a socialistic utopia. He won’t have to answer to anyone then. Just think of that consequence and then see if Romney looks so bad.
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Right. That works both ways as well. Someone who would prefer Obama over Romney between the two but who isn’t enthusiastic about either, who then sits out or votes a 3rd candidate, is helping Romney. Just ask Al Gore who won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College with enough votes being cast in 2000 for Ralph Nader in FL. Which could have otherwise given Gore FL and the EC as well.
 
I am sure this is because his youngest child is in the hospital not because he wants people to get behind Romney.

I hope Bella gets well soon. Praying for the Santorum Family!
 
Della said:
The thing of it is, and I write this in sweet tones of reasonableness, not voting for McCain was a vote for Obama. I wish it didn’t work that way, but in a two party system it just does. So, vote for Romney if you really want to see Obama out. If you don’t vote or vote for a 3rd party candidate you have simply thrown your vote away on Obama, whether you meant to or not.

To all concerned, I have been hoping Santorum would finally see he didn’t have a real chance and drop out so the party could be unified before the convention. If we want to defeat Obama we need everyone solidly behind Romney or we will have to endure Obama as a lame duck president who will have no checks on his mandating us right out of Democracy and into his version of a socialistic utopia. He won’t have to answer to anyone then. Just think of that consequence and then see if Romney looks so bad.
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I’m okay with liberals/leftists who choose not to vote for Obama but won’t vote Republican. It makes sense, and their non-vote is not a vote for Obama. As a liberal/leftist, their non-vote hurts the Obama campaign, thereby helping the Republican candidate.

The vote that doesn’t make mathematical sense to me personally, is the non-vote or third party vote of a rightist/conservative who wants Obama removed from office. Those votes hurt the chances of the most viable option and therefore help Obama get re-elected.

Now, before my Ron Paul or no one friends get irate, I am not claiming that you don’t have the right to vote that way, that your vote is immoral, etc, etc. I just think it doesn’t make logical sense from a results standpoint. Now, if your desired result is four more years of Obama, that’s a different story… 😉
 
Semper_Zelare said:
Rick Santorum deserves public office. That’s right he deserves it. If he desires to continue his political career, I will smile when I learn that he’s running for something again.

Even if he decides to retire from politics, I think he is a solid role model for everyone in the Catholic Church. He doesn’t only speak pro-life, he lives pro life. I’m fairly certain he practices NFP, he had two children that doctors basically balked when they said they didn’t want an abortion. (one of them died, Bella is still hanging on to life).

The man is a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta (which is invite only to the most gallant laymen who courageously defend the Faith). So, I’m sure he’ll continue to be a good husband, father, but also a strong voice for Practicing Orthodox Catholics on the political scene in this country.

HUZZAH FOR RICK SANTORUM!!!

He is truly a man of principle and character. And is an excellent role model for all Americans. I can’t say the same for Obama or Romney.
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It is really remarkable how far Santorum came in this campaign. Now I am going to send
in a check for him to cover some of his debt. I wish I could have sent him some sooner,
but this past year has been brutal financially so it is only very recently that I have some
to send him.
 
Semper_Zelare said:
Rick Santorum deserves public office. That’s right he deserves it. If he desires to continue his political career, I will smile when I learn that he’s running for something again.

Even if he decides to retire from politics, I think he is a solid role model for everyone in the Catholic Church. He doesn’t only speak pro-life, he lives pro life. I’m fairly certain he practices NFP, he had two children that doctors basically balked when they said they didn’t want an abortion. (one of them died, Bella is still hanging on to life).

The man is a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta (which is invite only to the most gallant laymen who courageously defend the Faith). So, I’m sure he’ll continue to be a good husband, father, but also a strong voice for Practicing Orthodox Catholics on the political scene in this country.

HUZZAH FOR RICK SANTORUM!!!

He is truly a man of principle and character. And is an excellent role model for all Americans. I can’t say the same for Obama or Romney.
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Huzzah!
 
jediliz said:
I am sure this is because his youngest child is in the hospital not because he wants people to get behind Romney.

I hope Bella gets well soon. Praying for the Santorum Family!
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That’s the reason the Evening News on CBS is reporting why he dropped out of the race. They had a family meeting last night and with the current health crisis of his daughter, they decided it was best at this time to suspend any political campaign.

I personally was on the fence still about whom is getting my vote in PA’s primary later this month. If his daughter’s health is the real reason behind his decision, I feel for him. What a tough situation to be in as a father. He and his family have all my prayers, regardless of what I think of him as a politician.
 
Glad to hear he is dropping out (not glad about his daughter’s poor health)

But I beleive Romney has a better chance of beating BO in november.

I could be wrong though…
 
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