The more things change the more they continue to get worse... the demorat-rethugagain way.
Personally, I will be writing in Ron Paul if that is what it comes down to.
PUBLIC OPINION > Split Decision on Santorum
SodaHead News
2012/01/05 14:00:00
A week ago, it seemed like Rick Santorum was an afterthought in the Republican primary. Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich were duking it out while Ron Paul gained some interesting ground on Rick Perry, but Santorum? Who? The Iowa caucus changed all of that. Newt and Perry took a dive while Mitt Romney and... Santorum nearly tied. Again, Ron Paul made some interesting progress; Santorum made leaps and bounds.
But is this sudden Santorum talk justified? Is the Iowa caucus indictative of something real or is Santorum already history? We asked SodaHeads if they thought Santorum even stood a chance, and... Well, it's complicated.
But is this sudden Santorum talk justified? Is the Iowa caucus indictative of something real or is Santorum already history? We asked SodaHeads if they thought Santorum even stood a chance, and... Well, it's complicated.
Does Santorum Stand a Chance?
Split Decision on Rick Santorum
No consensus here. At the time of writing this, the results were one percent off, well within the margin of error. But it's still not as close a shave as the Iowa caucus. Eight votes! However, comments betrayed Santorum's support. Some felt he had a whimsical shot; others are just glad to see Romney in a tight spot. Romney's name still came up a lot -- he won, after all -- suggesting the chance Santorum is up for is a fat one. Maybe if something happens to Romney. The media is already suggesting Santorum will crumple under its scrutiny. We'll have to wait and see.
Santorum Loses Libertarians
Conservative voters were obviously the most expectant at 74%, but only 44% of libertarians thought Santorum had a chance. That might be the shadow of Ron Paul, an increasingly looming and nuanced figure in the race. Paul has some unique edges in the libertarian and moderate crowds, as well as the youth, though his odds appear slim.
Singles Skip Him
Age was a factor, but marriage was a better indicator of where that gap occurred. Single voters were 25% less likely to think Santorum has a chance than married voters, and those in an unmarried relationship weren't far behind. Age was a little spread out, but there were major breaks around 25 and 45.
Up With the Unemployed
In case you haven't noticed, employment is a big deal in this election. We couldn't ignore the 67% support from unemployed voters and 76% from the retired. Again, many of the "Yes" votes conceded that Romney was the biggest threat to Obama, but if a Romney sex scandal breaks, those aren't bad demographics to secure.
If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our original poll about Rick Santorum. We'd love to hear from you!
Top Opinion
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U-Dog 2012/01/05 18:15:14
+8Santorum is a big government social NAZI who speaks half consistently about economic issues, he will sell well with many of the social conservatives but that is about it. Romney is nothing but an Obama-lite with an R on his lapel and the only people who will vote for him are the desperate diehard "anyone but Obama" types.
The more things change the more they continue to get worse... the demorat-rethugagain way.
Personally, I will be writing in Ron Paul if that is what it comes down to.
Or are you trying to catch the Anybody But Obama bandwagon?
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So start 'splainin...
(Added 13 days later): ...I didn't think so. BIG MOUTH, EMPTY HEAD.
I will vote for Barry he has done good on the terrorist front !
"There is not a shadow of right in the general government to intermeddle with religion. Its least interference with it would be a most flagrant violation."
"Strongly guarded . . . is the separation between religion and government in the Constitution of the United States. . . ."
"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries."
President Ulysses S. Grant:
"Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church and the private school supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate."
Quote that from our CONSTITUTION or LAW please... I'm intrested in seeing this non-existant law.
Nothing weird or creepy about that, perfectly normal. But Romney and his Mormon hitman are going to bring all this to light in negative advertisement in New Hampshire.
Romney does nothing without the elders of his church approval, nothing. You might as well elect Tom Cruise into the White House and let the Scientology people run the country. Please Google the Mormon religion to see the type of control the church exercises over their flock. Or just Google the Prop. 8 fight in California to see how the Mormon church ran a bunch of negative ads against the initiative, but not openly, covertly.
If a Church is this politically active than they should lose their tax exempt status, that goes for all of them that violates the separation of church and state.
The more things change the more they continue to get worse... the demorat-rethugagain way.
Personally, I will be writing in Ron Paul if that is what it comes down to.
The demorat-rethugagain welfare/warfare crony-cap fiat system is nothing but a rigged game where both of these big government party's are trading favors in the backroom and selling this nation down the road to serfdom for their own greedy power hungry purposes... So please don't talk to me about my being short sighted or selfish.
That is just the tip of the iceberg but it is all right in front of your face if you just open your eyes and your mind.
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www.reason.com
www.theblaze.com
Why is it not "Do you support Rick Santorum?" or "Do you agree politically with Rick Santorum?"
Seems like a silly question to me... one designed to automatically turn the poll AGAINST the candidate. When you ask if a candidate actually stands a chance, it is usually because you (or those around you) have already assumed that the candidate does NOT stand a chance. That leads to an automatically biased poll, in my opinion.
One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country. The whole sexual libertine idea that many in the Christian faith have said, "well that's OK. i mean, you know, contraception is OK." It’s not okay. It’s a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be. They're supposed to to be within marriage. It’s supposed to be for purposes that are yes, conjuga but also immunative but also procreative. That’s the perfect way that a sexual union should happen. When we take any part of that out, we diminish the act. If you can take one part out, when it's not for purposes of procreation, that's not one of the reasons, then you diminish this very special bond between men and women. So why can't you take other parts of it out? And all of a sudden it becomes deconstructed to the point where it's simply pleasure. And that's certainly a part of it, and it's an important part of it, don't get me wrong. But there are a lot of things we do for pleasure. And this is special and it needs to be seen as special. And, again, I know most presidents don't talk about those things. And maybe p...
One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country. The whole sexual libertine idea that many in the Christian faith have said, "well that's OK. i mean, you know, contraception is OK." It’s not okay. It’s a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be. They're supposed to to be within marriage. It’s supposed to be for purposes that are yes, conjuga but also immunative but also procreative. That’s the perfect way that a sexual union should happen. When we take any part of that out, we diminish the act. If you can take one part out, when it's not for purposes of procreation, that's not one of the reasons, then you diminish this very special bond between men and women. So why can't you take other parts of it out? And all of a sudden it becomes deconstructed to the point where it's simply pleasure. And that's certainly a part of it, and it's an important part of it, don't get me wrong. But there are a lot of things we do for pleasure. And this is special and it needs to be seen as special. And, again, I know most presidents don't talk about those things. And maybe people don't want us to talk about those things. But I think it's important that you are who you are. I'm not running for preacher, I'm not running for pastor. But these are important public policy issues.