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Populist_Prole

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3. I know they say "never say never" but

Reply to hyphenate (Original post)

Wed Feb 8, 2012, 04:16 AM

Feb 2012

IMO he's so extreme that enough "independents" ( slippery term, that ) will dislike him enough to at least stay home, despite any in their ranks dislike for Obama.

Let us assume the worst and imagine for whatever calamitous reasons he gets in. As soon as he tries to make real moves to make the USA a theocracy he'll be blunted and stonewalled. It might take an election or 2 to alter the house and senate, but the pendulum swinging schedule is fairly reliable.

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I just got this feeling in the pit of my stomach that makes me horribly ill [View all] hyphenate Feb 2012 OP

don't even think about it quinnox Feb 2012 #1

What kind of power do you think a Santorum pResidency would have? DCKit Feb 2012 #2

Well, with all the dumbasses preaching "The parties are the same!" Scootaloo Feb 2012 #13

The power to launch nukes jberryhill Feb 2012 #14

Thanks for the reminder about the Supremes. DCKit Feb 2012 #16

We can fix that, filabuster any and all nutjobs. If they want someone more right wong than Kagen is TheKentuckian Feb 2012 #25

Then you have the ones who lie about their positions on any given subject... DCKit Feb 2012 #26

I know they say "never say never" but Populist_Prole Feb 2012 #3

Voters' remorse is in full effect now. Wait'll someone like Santorum comes along. Zalatix Feb 2012 #4

My dear hyphenate... CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #5

Thank you, Peggy! hyphenate Feb 2012 #8

Peggy, Firebrand Gary Feb 2012 #12

He ain't going to be elected so, don't worry about having to live under a santorum Ecumenist Feb 2012 #6

Could it be any worse than under W? Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #7

I know how you feel lovemydog Feb 2012 #9

i feel the same way about any republican, unless it was huntsman JI7 Feb 2012 #10

It is a very scary proposition. LisaL Feb 2012 #11

No Democrats or level headed people were involved in any way in these votes lunatica Feb 2012 #15

I have to admit countingbluecars Feb 2012 #17

Glad to know it hyphenate Feb 2012 #20

I don't think Santorum has a chance of winning the general election. PA Democrat Feb 2012 #18

His views are utterly contemptible. hyphenate Feb 2012 #21

Did you think Romney would be better than Santorum? NNN0LHI Feb 2012 #19

I live in Massachusetts hyphenate Feb 2012 #22

A Santorum presidency would be the Christian Taliban's wet dream. Initech Feb 2012 #23

That's my thought too hyphenate Feb 2012 #24