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The Blaze’s S.E. Cupp and Charles Blow Clash on Santorum Electability

There are tense and diverse opinions among media commentators and Americans right now on whether Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is ‘electable.’  Some commentators have fumed in hysteric disbelief that Santorum may be the Republican nominee for president, others argue that polling shows his message is gaining support among the electorate.

Appearing on MSNBC’s “Jansing & Co” GBTV/The Blaze commentator S.E. Cupp debated the issue of Rick Santorum’s electability and actual message with New York Times columnist Charles Blow.

Blow argued that “Rick Santorum scares the bejesus out of people,” and compares him to former Delaware Republican candidate for Senate Christine O’Donnell, who was successful in the Republican primary but lost in the general

Cupp argued that support for Santorum has gone up as media attention shifted to social issues with the HHS ruling, and believes that Santorum can still be successful in the election moving forward if he “pivots” his campaign focus.

“He has to make the argument that the social issues, these moral issues are also economic issues,” Cupp said. “He can do that. I have seen him do it on the stump. He needs to do it on the national stage.”

Mediaite video of the exchange:

Comments (135)

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  • CommonSenseRN
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:35pm

    Charlie blows hot air. SE Cupp is right, and social issues do affect the economy. As the family goes, so does the country.

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    • techlady1944
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 8:41am

      Santorum is just spoiling GOP’s chances of taking the White House. He lost to Bob Casey in PA. Bob Casey is in Obama’s back pocket–never votes against Obama. PA is full of label voters—will vote Democrat even if the Dems are running Satan himself. I’ve never seen anything like it. Obama has all unions—Romney is our only hope—he is a good decent individual. He is not an Washington Insider. He may not be perfect but we aren’t destined to have a perfect candidate. Had Huckabee and McCain not joined forces in 2008, Romney probably would have won the White House then—instead we got Obama thanks to the likes of huckabee, mcCain and Palin.

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    • Hobbs57
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 9:01am

      Techlady1944, I ou100 with you 100%, there are a handful of us who realized this last election. However, we didn’t throw up our arms and go out and vote in protest to McCain and Huckabee, NO, instead, we accepted this was the way of politics and sadly, Romney wasn’t the kind of guy who would make these back room deals to get elected. I believe Romney recognized this as well. Actually , I am sure he did because he isn’t taking it this election cycle. HE apparently worked hard building up the large campaign he has now. He went out, supported many Republicans in their races, specifically McCain, who, by the way, clearly learned what a good man Romney really is as he saw how dedicated he was to helping him last election. Seriously, it was Sarah Palin who was the disaster, not that McCain could have won otherwise, but Palin was certainly not much help.
      I an so sick of the media , specifically Fox News, and also the conservative talk show hosts, never dealing Romney a fair hand. NO matter what he does,there is never supportive words for him. It seems as if Fox has been told to throw their optimism behind Santorum and/or Newt, knowing this will give them an inside hand in the White House. Or, Fox and folks like Limbaugh, know that if Obama loses, their ratings are going to go down. Obama has been the single greatest thing that has ever happened to these people. They don’t care if our country goes to crap, they will get rich along the way. Sickening, truley is !

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    • Kirby-man
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 11:34am

      Techlady1944 – With all due respect, you cannot see the forest through the trees. The only difference between Obama, Romney, Santorum, and McCain is the speed at which they will run us into economic ruin. They are all Progressives who believe in bigger government. Just what we need Romney and Santorum fighting about how they are going to fix the economy….WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER PRESIDENT FIXING THE ECONOMY. That was never supposed to be their job. What we need now is a President who will get the Federal Gvoernment out of the private sector. Romney seems to think his work in the private sector gives him special clairvoyance to fix our economy. Bull, Ron Paul is the only one who truly has it right economically. Shrink the government dramatically and let Congress focus on its sole purpose…..protect our liberties and rights, PERIOD!

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    • terriergal
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 1:02pm

      I agree, social issues do affect everything.

      Techlady, you are equally guilty of spoiling GOP’s chances of taking the White House by arguing against Santorum because you refuse to unify behind the same candidate as another group.

      How stupid is that argument?

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    • Poorfessor
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 1:57pm

      It is a shame that we need an Atheist to explain the importance of Christian Faith.
      The not Real News show is in no way news. Glenn need to hire some people that don’t live in the Cess Pool that is home to the MSM crowd.

      I have many times seen SE defend Christian faith while the Christians are weasly as a lawyer. Love Jedadiah, but she needs to assert herself when addressing the cocktail circuit boys on the show,

      I rarely watch the show, it isn’t news, and not very good commentary.

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    • RayOne
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 2:22pm

      That is a message easy to teach, it is the understanding that does not reveal itself in one generation. The Progressive Agenda sits on their false, Reset Button.

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    • riverdog1
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 3:03pm

      this of course shows what a dolt SE is. clueless, cute, but a idiot.

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  • UBETHECHANGE
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:21pm

    “A militia…are in fact the people themselves…[and] are for the most part employed at home in their private concerns.” ~Richard Henry Lee, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Framer of the Second Amendment in the First Congress

    “The militia…are…the people at large.” ~Tench Coxe, Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Under George Washington

    “The militia is composed of free citizens.” ~Samuel Adams, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, “Father of the American Revolution”

    “Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people.” ~George Mason, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, “Father of the Bill of Rights”

    When the United States Congress passed the first federal law on this subject (the Militia Act of 1792), it defined “militia of the United States” not as the Continental Army or any other organized military body but rather as including almost every adult male in the United States. Under that act, each adult was required – by law – to possess a firearm and a minimum supply of ammunition and military equipment.

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:28pm

      This is in response to LUMBARSPINELESS’ “Then, QPWILLIE, the right to bear arms only exists in the context of maintaining state militias…right? That’s what the Constituion literally says…”

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:34pm

      You are cherry picking quotes in order to argue your INTERPRETATION of the Second Amendment. Where are these militias today…in 2012?

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:40pm

      You are wasting your time with them. They are Kool-Aid dealers, nothing you say will get them to back off.

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 9:00pm

      @ACADEMICA2020 I figured their favorite color of kool-aid is commie red.

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    • Roscoe
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 7:51am

      I’m awaiting evidence from those who maintain that the 2nd Amendment applies only to organized militia. Thus far, I haven‘t heard one come up with our Founder’s comments/quotes to support their argument. We can find numerous statements from our Founders supporting the individuals’ right to bear arms.

      I may be wrong, but I haven’t found it yet.

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  • ThankBabyJesus
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:19pm

    Santorum woohoo! Even democrats have no choice. You hit a bully they whine :)

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  • MrMagoo
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:17pm

    Lest we forget..

    Romneys advisers helped shape Obama Care.

    “Obamacare’s most unpopular feature, the individual mandate that requires all citizens to purchase a healthcare plan, was lifted wholesale from Romney’s healthcare reform package, which he touted as a way of “expanding coverage to all our citizens.”

    Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/11/white-house-met-with-three-romney-advisors-to-draft-obamacare/#ixzz1njHTAval

    http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/11/white-house-met-with-three-romney-advisors-to-draft-obamacare/

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  • Vechorik
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:15pm

    Democrats Working For Santorum

    Leftist blogs are telling their flocks to vote Santorum, and now both Democratic strategists and the Santorum campaign itself are robo-calling democrats for Santorum.

    It’s working:

    CNN exit poll: 10 percent of MI Republican primary voters were Democrats — Santorum won this group by 35 points.

    http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/27/democratic-mischief-in-michigan/

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    • drago
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:21pm

      @vechorik aka encinom.
      Buahahaha you’re so funny…….douchbag…..

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  • TeaPartyForRomney
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:55pm

    MARK LEVIN GOT IT WRONG AGAIN…

    I was just listening to Mark Levin and he said that the Governor pushed for an open primary in Michigan. That it was Romney backers that pushed for an open primary (which they classify as a closed Primary, saying you have to declare yourself a Republican to vote)

    Mark missed one very big thing which Rebel Pundit wouldn’t tell you because they shill for Santorum, the vote was 92 – 17 for a closed primary (registering as a Republican) instead of a Caucus which you could do the same thing – declare yourself a Republican at the door, or a Convention and shall I remind you of NY-23′s Convention which chose Dede Scozzafava the liberal Republican.

    There were only three options allowed in the vote due to an earlier vote by everyone from activists and establishment. The 92 people that voted were everyone from government officials to activists.

    So it is not so cut and dry as Mark Levin would tell you. The vote was chosen by a substantial majority of all those in the Republican party.

    HE GOT IT WRONG AGAIN AND DIDN’T STATE ALL THE FACTS.

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  • disenlightened
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:52pm

    ******* SANTORUM ALERT *******

    More shameless propaganda by the Blaze staff in support of their candidate, Rick Santorum.

    ******* SANTORUM ALERT *******

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  • horsefeathers99
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:43pm

    I have seen this tactic already many times, using the word “scary” or “scares the **** out of me” when they refer to a republican candidate.

    But then they feel they need to do that when they realize that they have to defend the guy who has brought this nation to it’s knees, they are not able to debate logically anymore.

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:50pm

      Ummmm, no…any Presidential contender who sounds comfortable with establishing a theocracy in the USA is indeed scary.

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    • Santorum_is_a_douchebag
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:51pm

      Rick seems to forget he lost in PA by a landslide.

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:05pm

      Mid-Term Election, Republicans lost the House and Senate.
      Want to list all of the other Republicans who lost and talk about what losers they are?

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:08pm

      @LUMBAR:
      I have yet to hear him say he would establish a “theocracy.”
      Maybe we should also be scared of Romney because he’s from a sham religion? Which is BS as well…

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:26pm

      @LUMBARSPINELESS (CONT) The rabid opposition to public religious expressions is often irrational, In fact, a New Jersey bill proposing that students begin each day by reciting the first 56 words from the Declaration of Independence was loudly denounced as “a thinly-veiled attempt to put prayer in schools” – the first step on the road to a – you guessed it – “theocracy!” Reading the actual wording of the Declaration of Independence leads to a theocracy??? It is time for that term to become anathema in public discourse.

      During the Civil Rights Era, we gradually learned that if certain pejoratives were invoked, the individual doing so was a racist. Similarly, today we need to learn that when the emotive and pejorative term “theocracy!” is invoked, it is usually by an intolerant secularist who wants all public religious expressions expunged from society.

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:41pm

      Oh, please…you are so full of it. Why does the religious right wing blindly support everything Israel does? It’s because of the Old Testament…and folks like you are okay with foreign policy being dictated by ancient religious texts.

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:56pm

      @LUMBAR:
      Stay on topic pal.
      You made a quantum leap to Israel.
      Are you going to start on an anti-Semitic rant now?

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 9:09pm

      That is not a quantum leap…in fact, it is a perfect example of what might happen with a hyper-religious government. International boundaries should not be decided by ancient religious texts. Israel is a poltical state…God didn’t give them the West Bank.

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 10:49pm

      Yup, I thought so…
      I’m done with you. Whatever education you claim you have just went out the window.

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 10:54pm

      It doesn’t take folks like you to shed your veil and show who and what you are.
      Not only are you arrogant, you are anti-Semitic.
      The Palestinians are looking for help, you may want to join them. Until you do,
      OWS is gearing up for spring. Maybe it will be the American Spring and you can join the effort to take down our government?
      I’m sure that you can flash your education credentials and they will have a nice leadership spot for you.

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  • JJohnGalt2
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:35pm

    Any Religous Zealot is equivalent to Taliban. Evangelicals are Religous Zealots, therefore they are equivalent to Taliban

    Wrong-Wing Santorum is wrong for the GOP, wrong for America.

    Again, the Evangelicals haved handed the Gov’t to the Democrats, except this time is at the absolute worse possibly time in our country’s history. Obama wins re-election in a landslide and our country is destroyed by the Socialists.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:40pm

      DEMOSPEAK,, the hallmark of a small mind.

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:44pm

      Wow!
      It’s all their fault!
      Thank God we have a scapegoat…

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:16pm

      @JJohnGalt2
      Any Religous Zealot is equivalent to Taliban. Evangelicals are Religous Zealots, therefore they are equivalent to Taliban
      ——–
      Any liberal is equivalent to the Taliban. You are a liberal. Therefore, you are equivalent to the Taliban.

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    • AxelPhantom
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:28pm

      First, Santorum is not an Evangelical he is a Catholic. Second, if he was an Evangelical so what? I seem to remember the same BS being floated about Bush turning the country into a Theocracy back in 1999. Are we a theocracy? Nope.

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    • Marine25
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:43pm

      What aspect of the Taliban is liberal? The fact that you hate both? The Taliban holds perhaps the most ultra-conservative philosophy in the world and are completely theocratic. Santorum may or may not be a zealot, but the Taliban are extremely, historically reactionary, which is simply conservatism stretched to it’s breaking point, like radicalism is to liberalism. To show such ignorance about the Taliban suggests you have no respect for the Americans who have made the ultimate sacrifice confronting them.

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 11:03pm

      @LUMBAR:
      I teach
      What are your credentials?
      You failed the Kreskin test, can’t figure out how old people are or what they do by what they write.
      Keep trying though.
      I‘m sure you don’t have the guts to justify what makes you an expert or right about any of this and you played your hand with the Israel comment.
      Angry that you have to pay off your student loan and have nothing to show for it?

      academica2020  
  • MrMagoo
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:35pm

    This country was founded on morals and the basic foundations of life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all.You just can’t have the last three without the first.No way.

    Santorum is never ashamed or intimidated to profess his morality views.Or take it to the President.He can win and rightfully so.

    Romney is such a Northeast wimp in so many ways.He says Obama is just “in over his head”.He and John McCain appear on stage stroking each other.Play nice America,LOSE the USA.

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:51pm

      Do you seriously believe the religion of capitalism has anything to do with morals…? Ha…!

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:24pm

      @LUMBAR:
      Do you seriously believe that social engineering and social justice are the path to a better government? Society? World?
      The Soviet Union and PRC tried it and, millions of dead people later, what do they have to show for it?
      Oh, by the way, all of the social democracies in Europe are collapsing, any other bright ideas Einstein?

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:52pm

      If this country was founded on “morals” then why was slavery okay…?

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 9:07pm

      @LUMBAR:
      Who said it was?
      There was a huge debate in the 2nd Continental Congress over the slavery paragraph in the Declaration of Independence and there was a huge debate over slavery when the Constitutional Convention was in session. The result of the later was the 3/5ths clause. There was morality, there was also compromise. Form a new nation or splinter off. Historians debate the logic of it to this day. It is not fair for us to get in the heads of the Founders, they came from a different time and a radically different world. Regardless, you seem to think that your view of things is grounded in righteousness and the rest of us are a bunch of ignorant, fools.
      I will say it again, you are arrogant.
      You are very similar to a lot of the folks I teach with. Always right in your own mind.

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 9:27pm

      MRMAGOO: “This country was founded on morals…”

      ACADEMICA2020…try to keep up. I can’t keep carrying you. And don’t you have a term paper due tomorrow…?

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 11:10pm

      @LUMBAR:
      I teach college level history.
      What are your credentials?
      You failed the Kreskin test, you can’t figure out how old people are or what they do by what they write.
      Keep trying though.
      I‘m sure you don’t have the guts to justify what makes you an expert or right about any of this and you played your hand with the Israel comment.
      Are you angry that you have to pay off your student loan and have nothing to show for it?

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 11:22pm

      @LUMBAR:
      My son needs another roommate for his apartment in college, should I forward your name to him?
      Maybe the two of you can debate all of this stuff and you will learn something from him.

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    • Grannie4news
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 11:43pm

      @MrMagoo Put on your hearing aid along with you glasses Magoo. Romney has gone over that untrue statement about Obama care copying Romney care time and time again, so let it drop. He has said he will repeal Obama Care What more do you want. Santorum sticks his foot in his mouth a little too much and pats himself on the back every other word. I do trust Romney and think he is a hell-of-a lot smarter than the sweater vested man who does not at all come across as Presidential. We, as far as I know, still have freedom of choice, so vote for who you want and the rest of us will do the same and may the best man win.

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    • edmundburk
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 2:06am

      Romney and mccain two establishment RINOS, cozy as two peas in a pod…

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 1:59pm

      Hate to bring it up but isn’t Pennsylvania
      in the NorthEast ?

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 2:03pm

      I’ll try it again (Don’t know where my post went)
      I hate to bring it up but isn’t Pennsylvania in the
      NorthEast ?

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  • ImMormon
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:34pm

    THE VERY SIMPLE MINDED REASON TO VOTE FOR ROMNEY—

    Santorum is considered on the far right… get’s all the conservatives votes.

    Obaman is the far left… and get’s all of the liberal votes.

    Romney is a conservative in a moderates clothing and his will get conservative and independents votes, maybe even a few dems… and then will govern the country as a conservative.

    Romney is by far the best chance we have to oust Obama.

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:43pm

      Why would Romney suddenly start governing as a conservative for the first time in his life?

      Anybody who can get Democrat votes is definitely NOT what this country needs. Ron Paul could do that and we sure don’t need him.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:45pm

      Mitt is a moderate in Conservative clothing. Not a bad guy , but unless things have changed drastically, he will revert to the middle.

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    • MrMagoo
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:13pm

      Obamacare …the offspring of Romneycare.There’s no denying it!

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:29pm

      It’d rather have a moderate than someone who claims to be a Christian but is unethical. Santorum showed his true colors in this primary. He’ll stop at nothing to get elected.

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    • edmundburk
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 2:11am

      Can I get a puff off that crack pipe you‘ve been smokin’? Romney is about inspiring as a prostate exam…You mormens sure stick together.

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  • Lumbar Spine
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:27pm

    Rick Santorum couldn’t even get himself re-elected in his own state…what does that tell you?

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:42pm

      It tells me he was a victim, as were a lot of other Republicans, of the Anti-Bush midterm election blowout in 2006. He was always from an overwhelmingly democrat district and Pennsylvania went Democrat in 2006. But you just keep clinging to the belief that it was just because they hated him.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:49pm

      You tell us. It will be absolute bavardage.

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:53pm

      Excuses, excuses…Santorum is a religious nut, and America ain’t gonna elect a religious nut President. Sorry to burst your holy bubble.

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    • Bowlz
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:56pm

      @Lumbar

      Interesting a Dem would use a handle with the word ‘spine’ in it. Aside from not having spines, I didn‘t think they’ve even heard of the word.

      I know that was a cheap shot, but it was just too damned easy.

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:06pm

      BOWLZ…what I read here is about 80% dumb, sophomoric attempts at insult. Basically, we think the vast majority of you are slugs stuck in a time warp…

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:11pm

      @LUMBAR:
      It is funny how facts are called excuses when they counter what you say.

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:14pm

      @LUMBAR:
      And we think you are arrogant snobs who think that you are right all of the time and resort to insults when anyone challenges your perspective and laugh when you think that insults directed at you are made by idiots.

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:23pm

      Yea…we’re just a bunch of college educated snobs. Education is for elitists…right?

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:38pm

      @LUMBAR:
      I‘m college educated and I don’t agree with you. According to folks like you, I am an idiot. What makes you enlightened and right and me idiotic and wrong? Nothing. You believe what you believe and I believe what I believe. You use insults to shut down anyone who disagrees with you (Alinsky 101).
      Did you get all As because you drooled as you were spoon fed the ideology you so strongly defend?
      You are arrogant

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:57pm

      Wow…you are college educated? That means you don’t want your kids to go to college, right…or else you’re a snob?

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 9:16pm

      @LUMBAR:
      LOL!
      Why, should I worry that he will turn out like you?
      I don’t, though I do work with a lot of folks like you who think their education separates them from the huddled masses who “cling to their bibles and guns.”
      I think you just supported Santorum’s comments about college professors indoctrinating students.
      My son is smart enough to think for himself and not be told otherwise.

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    • AxelPhantom
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 9:18pm

      Lumbar,

      I’m college educated 3x over so what is your point?

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 9:22pm

      @LUMBAR:
      Use that sheep skin and reread what I wrote.
      I said that folks like you are arrogant snobs.
      Never said all college educated folks are. But, in your failure to carefully read what I wrote, you missed that I said that folks like you think that college educated folks like me are idiots.
      Maybe you should stop speed reading for a little while so that your Evelyn Wood comprehension skills allow you to get the whole point.

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 9:29pm

      AXELPHANTOM…Rick Santorum said that President Obama is a “snob” for wanting to give everyone the opportunity to go to college. Man, you guys need to keep up…

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    • AxelPhantom
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 10:11pm

      Lumbar,

      Let me tell you why Santorum is correct. When I was between degrees, my husband had a company Christmas party in downtown Chicago. I was seated next to some executive asisstant. At some point she asked me what I did for a living. I told her that at this time, we had two children and I was raising them. She said “Oh” and that was the end of the conversation. She got up and did not come back to the table and found herself some new company.

      That same snobbishness is found in the educated elite circles (I know more than I would like), that somehow without a college degree or career you are not worth talking to. They cannot believe that I would choose to walk away from a good job and $$$ to work on a farm in the Texas sticks and raise my children…. That is snobby.

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 10:24pm

      AXELPHANTOM…or maybe you’re just boring. You’re going to make an argument based on an anecdote of someone snubbing you…? The woman who snubbed you might have been crazy; she might have gone to the bathroom; or maybe you had bad breath…who freakin’ knows?

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    • academica2020
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 11:29pm

      @LUMBAR:
      Are you drinking?
      As the night goes on, you are becoming more and more of an obnoxious a$$

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  • Believer of God given rights
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:26pm

    Please join The Federalist page. I am trying to re-create the Federalist Party to help get back to what we used to stand for as the Democratic Party has forgotten else does not care and most of the Republican Party has to. I am also trying to recreated the Federalist party is hopes to combat all the propaganda and the socialists in school and our government in hopes to set our nation straight ones more. With the rise of groups like Anonymous and the ninety-niners, we must band together and stand against all that threatens are nation as brothers and sisters in liberty.
    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Federalists/229028593858932?sk=wall

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  • poverty.sucks
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:18pm

    “Rick Santorum scares the bejesus out of people,”

    The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 

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  • Lumbar Spine
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:15pm

    Separation of church and state makes Rick Santorum throw up…? Yea…now that’s the product of a rational, reaonable person. Go Rick…! We Democrats WANT you to get the nomination so badly…

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:27pm

      “Separation of church and state” is neither stated nor implied in our constitution.

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:49pm

      Then, QPWILLIE, the right to bear arms only exists in the context of maintaining state militias…right? That’s what the Constituion literally says…

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:01pm

      LUMBAR SPINE No the second amendment doesn’t read that way.A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. It reads the right of the people to keep and bear arms. We can also have a militia.

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:07pm

      OH…so you mean you are INTERPRETING what the Second Amendment means! I get it…

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:15pm

      No not just me the SCOTUS has correctly interpreted it as well.

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:54pm

      So…then the Supreme Court is correct when it has affirmed the Constitutional principle of separation of church and state?

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 10:12pm

      Well Regulated Militia’s
      Not “State Militia’s”

      Talk about changing the Constitution for your own agenda

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 10:43pm

      13thIMAM…they are referring to STATE militias. Are you really that dumb…? LOL…

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    • HumbleMan
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 4:48am

      Don’t feed the trolls.

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:12pm

    Logic is on S.E.’s side. She wins the argument.
    Sorry Charlie.

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  • Itsjusttim
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:11pm

    I think Elias is going to take the pleasure away from the pleasure police. Gonna Baptize you all, and put you down under the waters of Heaven.

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    • Itsjusttim
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:16pm

      And don’t forget, Jesus is whatever you want him to be, because that’s not what your lips say, but your heart does.

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    • Puddle Duck
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 5:48am

      Do you breath helium 24/7 or what ?

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  • RightThinking1
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:11pm

    At lunch the other day, I overheard two perfectly normal (albeit Dems) people say:
    He: “I’m afraid of Santorum.”
    She: Yes, he scares me to death.”
    I was at a complete loss. “Scared?” These people have been brainwashed into thinking that Santorum is, well, I don’t KNOW what. Some kind of ogre? The Left & the MSM never let up. It is disgusting.

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:17pm

      Rick Santorum would be comfortable establishing a theocracy in America. That ain’t gonna happen…but the thought of someone who believes that, running for President, is scary.

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    • TRONINTHEMORNING
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:23pm

      The left is unreachable; some make it out of the ‘crazy daze’ but not many. They are logic-challenged and frankly, spiritually challenged. And it is of their own choice. Sucks to be them.

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:25pm

      @LUMBARSPINELESS In a recent letter, the writer took the same position as Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) and parroted AU’s offensive mantra, associating a theocracy or theocratic state with the “Religious Right.” Such claims are patently false. First, to have a theocracy in America, the Constitution must be replaced with a totalitarian dictator who speaks on God’s behalf (i.e., a revival of “the Divine Right of Kings” doctrine). I challenge AU, or anyone else to identify which part of the “Religious Right” is calling for such a government. Second, the “Religious Right” leaders (Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Jim Dobson, et. al) are calling for an increased respect for the Constitution and its actual wording, urging citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote. The real “crime” of these leaders is not that they want a theocracy (which they don’t) but that they rightfully want legislators to make national policy instead of judges. Should that occur, AU or groups like them could not win another battle, for Americans overwhelmingly reject their policies (e.g., “under God” in the Pledge – a phrase opposed by AU but supported by 87% of Americans). (CONT)

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  • Live_Free_orDie
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:10pm

    I’ll vote for a Chia Pet…with a pet rock for VP….

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  • kangaroo
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:09pm

    Hate that word electable, everyone is electable, just look at Ofrickinbama,

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:06pm

    Folks if deacon Rick gets the nomination the Marxist POS is a lock for four more years of destruction of our republic,independents will not vote for him,simple as that.I know Glenn is pushing deacon Rick but it‘s a losing proposition even though Barry is the worst president we’ve ever had the deacon can’t defeat him.

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    • kangaroo
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:16pm

      Your flipping nuts, the lame stream are not going to let any Republican president get away with scratching their b#lls, but will easily let the US OF A go down in flames under Odictator

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    • A Hoosier Says
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:35pm

      I agree. People get too caught up in their guy and see no flaws, but you have to step back and look at what’s going on around the country. It’s not hard to tell that Santorum will lose by a landslide in a general election.

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  • Itsjusttim
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:05pm

    No matter who you put in the White House they will be the pleasure police because they need you to slave.

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    • edmundburk
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 2:21am

      @HOOSIER-you make me ashamed to be a hoosier, you and people like you are what give out-of-staters the impression that people from Indiana are a bunch of hayseed hicks!!

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    • A Hoosier Says
      Posted on February 29, 2012 at 10:07pm

      Not sure what your point is, ed. I was simply pointing out that Santorum can’t win in a general election. If you take your heart out of supporting a candidate and look at the current state that our nation is in, it‘s easy to understand that Santorum can’t win. Does that make me a “hayseed hick” for making such an obvious observation? I would love to be labeled as a hick too because I envy country folk and their easy livin, but unfortunately I’m from Indianapolis.

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  • TriforcePlayer
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:05pm

    Cupp’s right

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  • momprayn
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:04pm

    I will vote for whoever our nominee is and hope all of us do the same; but having said that, re Santorum, I agree with Rush Limbaugh:

    “If the Democrats help Santorum get the nomination, and then he beats Obama ’cause I think HE WOULD … I think any of these guys is gonna beat Obama, folks. Any of them is going to beat Obama. If they help Santorum get the nomination, he beats Obama, what will Carville and the other Democrats say then as they’re jumping off the nearest bridge?…”

    http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2012/02/28/copycat_operation_chaos_attempted_in_michigan_mitt_rick_trade_clever_robo_calls

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:01pm

    JEez that guy Blows.

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    • drago
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 8:22pm

      Dangit DJT, you beat me too it, still funny though;p

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