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alp227

(33,271 posts) Sat Mar 8, 2014, 04:42 AM Mar 2014

Santorum: GOP loses when it picks moderates [View all]

Source: AP

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Former Sen. Rick Santorum says Republicans lose elections when they nominate moderates.

Santorum ran for president in 2012 as a social conservative and is weighing another bid. He said Friday the GOP should not sacrifice conservatism in an effort to expand the party's appeal.

The former senator says John McCain and Mitt Romney were moderate nominees who still lost.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/santorum-gop-loses-when-it-picks-moderates

Politico goes in depth about Santorum's CPAC speech.

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Santorum: GOP loses when it picks moderates [View all] alp227 Mar 2014 OP

Slight correction for more truthful accuracy: truthisfreedom Mar 2014 #1

Keep choosing unelectable wingnuts, asshole. The GOP will go the way of the Whigs! Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #2

Let's hope yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #27

Whigs, Federalists, Republicans, ... StoneCarver Mar 2014 #28

So the perfect GOP candidate is one who will condemn women, gays, blacks, immigrants, the poor TeamPooka Mar 2014 #3

Of course the GOP loses when it turns to moderates: They have to go outside the party to find one... Journeyman Mar 2014 #4

Ding ding ding! truebluegreen Mar 2014 #26

Sure hope they listen to him. JohnnyRingo Mar 2014 #5

Santorum is a sick person, as his his party. If this were hundreds of years ago, they would be the lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #6

When they elect moderates, people like him lose.... Uben Mar 2014 #7

There are very few moderates in the GOP anymore davidpdx Mar 2014 #8

weighing another bid? Helen Borg Mar 2014 #9

Yeppers, the way to win is to nominate right-wing ideologues. Proven strategy. Shrike47 Mar 2014 #10

So, McCain and Romney were too moderate William Seger Mar 2014 #11

In reality, DLC Democrats are as far right as most swing voters are willing to go yurbud Mar 2014 #22

They still believe their Silent Majority bullshit NickB79 Mar 2014 #35

"Weighing another bid"?What an ego! He'll be campaigning from his coffin! Divernan Mar 2014 #12

Reminds me of Harold Stassen. calimary Mar 2014 #32

When a bunch of losers pick a loser to represent them, what do you expect to happen? SkatmanRoth Mar 2014 #13

How does that really work out for the Republicans, Ricky? Jack Rabbit Mar 2014 #14

But how will he engage blah people? What is his strategy for getting blah votes? hatrack Mar 2014 #15

And Rick Santorum is an expert at losing... brooklynite Mar 2014 #16

Yes, PLEASE run extreme candidates, GOP! SunSeeker Mar 2014 #17

No, they lose because they are lying assholes and nobody (except Texans) are buying their bullshit. olddad56 Mar 2014 #18

As if the scourge of extremist Republicans is limited to one state. Paladin Mar 2014 #19

they can't hang on to their base of old angry white men AND attract anyone else yurbud Mar 2014 #20

What would you expect an extremist (Santorum) to say?? WhoWoodaKnew Mar 2014 #21

"the GOP should not sacrifice conservatism in an effort to expand the party's appeal" underpants Mar 2014 #23

It never occurs to them that their "conservative values" are the problem Skidmore Mar 2014 #24

YAY!!! angrychair Mar 2014 #25

Irrational. blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #29

Who? TroglodyteScholar Mar 2014 #30

Consider where he was when he said that jmowreader Mar 2014 #31

No rick, you all lose when your moderates try to embrace the massive number of nutjobs in your party cstanleytech Mar 2014 #33

Hey Santorum, When did a righty ever win? Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #34