Rick Santorum announces second presidential bid
Source: Washington Post
CABOT, Pa. Rick Santorum, the brusque and deeply conservative former senator who won nearly a dozen contests in the 2012 race for the Republican presidential nomination, announced here Wednesday that he would seek to recapture that magic by entering a crowded primary competition likely to be far more difficult than the last.
The step forward by Santorum, 57, is the latest in a wave of entries by hard-right contenders who believe that after losing two straight presidential elections behind more moderate nominees, GOP voters will turn to a candidate unflinching in ideology who can excite the partys base.
Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.), a tea party star, announced his bid in March. This month, neurosurgeon Ben Carson and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee evangelical favorites and regular guests on Fox News launched campaigns.
But even Santorum, known for his staunch opposition to gay marriage and abortion, has acknowledged that Republicans will need to adapt to the countrys rapidly changing demographics and social views to win back the White House.
Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rick-santorum-announces-second-presidential-bid/2015/05/27/ff7eacf6-03ee-11e5-8bda-c7b4e9a8f7ac_story.html
AngryDem001
(684 posts)DesertFlower
(11,649 posts)laugh.
AngryDem001
(684 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Was it done with a press release?
LittleGirl
(8,291 posts)don't they? No freaking clue about reality. I can't believe this idiot is going for a 3rd chance at the presidency. Does he really believe it will be different this time?
bulloney
(4,113 posts)That's evidence that he lives in a bubble.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)Don't we all.....
A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)leave him alone.
Besides, the clown vehicle is getting heavy, they'll need more lubricant for the wheels.
LittleGirl
(8,291 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
He makes me
Midnight Writer
(21,795 posts)C Moon
(12,221 posts)Scary stuff.
Lagom
(26 posts)rpannier
(24,338 posts)gwheezie
(3,580 posts)I'm sure there's enough money to go around.
Unknown Beatle
(2,672 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,006 posts)rpannier
(24,338 posts)Not that it'll be a good year but because it appears that every Republican is going to run
Rhiannon12866
(206,006 posts)I'm hard pressed to think of anyone who's been left out. The bar just keeps getting lower and lower - especially after Rmoney's run - that anyone and everyone thinks they have a chance.
rpannier
(24,338 posts)May it be as successful as his last one
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)Zight
(45 posts)The guy is nuts.
A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)he realizes there is money to be made in just running for President. Who knows he may even want to win but it's probably not the main reason he's running. There are some running who I suspect would sabotage their own campaigns if they thought they were going to win.
GOLGO 13
(1,681 posts)Wave the Jesus banner for all to see.
RR2
(87 posts)Urban Dictionary: dugger
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dugger
dugger. n. One who talks excessively, especially about trivial or irrelevant subject matter. v. To conversate aimlessly about insignificant or pointless banter.
Arkana
(24,347 posts)sakabatou
(42,174 posts)There's always room for more clowns.
dhill926
(16,355 posts)what does this shitstain do for a living anyway....besides run for office?
Red1
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Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)that's three so far today