Santorum sweeps CO, MN, MO

The is the crux of the problem - legislating their own morality. If a fiscal conservative that didn't get into the social stuff were to run, they would have won hands down.

RCCL wrote:

FredHayek wrote:

RCCL wrote: All I can say is... thank goodness I'm not a registered Republican, becuase Santorum is disgusting, and I have aboslutely no idea how anyone in their right mind would vote for him as a candidate.

Not that one thing makes or breaks a candidate, but just last month... Santorum stood by his statement that pregnancy should never be terminated, not even in cases of rape, by saying that people who end up pregnant from rape should be happy for their "gift" from God.

And Colorado, and probably some of the people on the site, want that man to run our country.

Wow.

So if a baby is born to a rape victim, can the mother kill her too?

My SIL was raped and she raised and loves the child despite how it was created.

I support abortion rights but I would prefer they be rare.

But back to electability, I think Santorum will eventually fade away again. Romney winning in Florida got many more votes than all three states in this win.

What a rape victim does with her body as a result of her rape has absolutely nothing to do with my feelings, or your feelings, or what Rick Santorum holds as his faith. I don't think one way or the other about your SIL and her choices, they are her choices and it is her body, her life, her potential child.

I think a lot about someone, however, who will tell me that they believe they should legislate into morality their view on the outcome of a rape. (edited to add, of course, that they're not positive thoughts.)

Due to the Supreme Court, the whole abortion issue is pretty moot. Rick S. may want to ban abortion but that isn't his option. If elected, he will be president, not dictator.

Thank "god"...

FredHayek wrote: Due to the Supreme Court, the whole abortion issue is pretty moot. Rick S. may want to ban abortion but that sn't his option. If elected, he will be president, not dictator.

Regardless of this one issue, as I pointed out in the original response I posted on this topic, this is one of many. Rick Santorum is crazy. I have absolutely no idea how he carried so many votes, nor do I have any idea who would want to put him behind the wheel of our country. He's not just socially conservative, he's socially backward.

Maybe the people want to go from bible burner to bible thumper.

I'm pulling for Santorum now, even more than Gingrich. Watching the extremists setting themselves up for their own destruction is just too delicious.

RCCL wrote:

FredHayek wrote: Due to the Supreme Court, the whole abortion issue is pretty moot. Rick S. may want to ban abortion but that sn't his option. If elected, he will be president, not dictator.

Regardless of this one issue, as I pointed out in the original response I posted on this topic, this is one of many. Rick Santorum is crazy. I have absolutely no idea how he carried so many votes, nor do I have any idea who would want to put him behind the wheel of our country. He's not just socially conservative, he's socially backward.

I don't like rick for other reasons but he was leading national polls last night. Eccl, but would you vote for any republican?

Honestly it would be hard for me to say right now that I would/could consider any of them... they have their little extremisms I don't like. Least-worst is Romney, but please don't consider than an endorsement. I'm still on the fence about what's coming for this November, and what party will end up getting my vote. I've voted 3rd party before, and might again, we'll see who best fits my views, but extremeism in any sense scares me, it's for the same reason that while I have a great deal of respect for Ron Paul, I'm not sure I'd ever vote for him, either...

One thing to consider about Rick's sweep, only about 5% of Colorado Republicans voted in this straw poll. No one is very passionate about Romney, but Santorum's supporters were more motivated last week to get out the vote.