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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17671077The former Pennsylvania senator made the announcement at a news conference in the city of Gettysburg.
"While this presidential race is over for me, we are not done fighting," said Mr Santorum, a social conservative.
He had been campaigning in Pennsylvania, his home state, ahead of its primary on 24 April.
But he was far behind Mr Romney in terms of funding and was in danger of losing the state for the second time in six years, analysts said.
In 2006 Mr Santorum lost his Pennsylvania Senate seat by an 18-point margin.
In the current race for the Republican nomination, Mr Santorum lags far behind Mr Romney in terms of the number of delegates needed to seal the nomination at the Republican convention in Tampa, Florida, in late August.
Thank goodness.
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2012, 08:16:46 AM » |
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That's great, and I don't even live in America!
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2012, 09:15:49 AM » |
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Oh, I don't know. As someone on the other side of the political spectrum, there was something perversely gratifying watching Romney and Santorum (and Gingrich and Paul) slugging it out and exposing at least a few of the weaknesses in the Republican candidates' positions.
However, we weren't learning much. So if the real campaign can now get started and bring on the great debate over the details and implications of the Democratic and Republican views on the various issues of importance, then I'm all for that. But whether we'll get that or just more of the meaningless generalities and SuperPAC money distortions and misinformation remains to be seen.
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2012, 09:18:58 AM » |
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On the plus side, I'm glad he's out because he would not have been a good president. The downside is that at least part of it is due to his daughter's severe disabilities and her illness. I don't wish that on anyone.
However, if family is truly important to him, then he needed to drop out of the race in order to focus his attention on her and the rest of his family.
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2012, 09:33:41 AM » |
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Romney's like the last available dude at the bar before last call. Republicans aren't really into him, but they don't want to go home alone....
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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2012, 10:01:52 AM » |
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On the plus side, I'm glad he's out because he would not have been a good president. The downside is that at least part of it is due to his daughter's severe disabilities and her illness. I don't wish that on anyone.
However, if family is truly important to him, then he needed to drop out of the race in order to focus his attention on her and the rest of his family.
This. I'm glad he's out of the race because I shudder to think what his policies would have been like as a president, but I do truly hope that his family holds it together through the rough time his daughter's having, and I think it's for the best that he spend his efforts and energy on his family. |
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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2012, 10:03:22 AM » |
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*Snerk*
Romney's like the last available dude at the bar before last call. Republicans aren't really into him, but they don't want to go home alone....
LOL! Yeah, see, that's the situation where I'd just go home with the barmaid, and leave Romney sitting alone crying into his beer... |
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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2012, 10:17:53 AM » |
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Yeah, now if only everyone else would drop out or die in a plane crash it could be Dr. Paul vs. Obama.
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« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2012, 10:23:55 AM » |
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Who all is still in the race other than Obama and Paul?
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« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2012, 10:26:35 AM » |
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Mitt Romney, Gingrich, and Paul are still in I think. I'm not positive about Gingrich though, he may have dropped out already, I haven't been following to closely.
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« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2012, 10:29:32 AM » |
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Last I checked, it looked like Romney is in the lead for the nomination, but Dr. Paul is planning to steal delegates at the convention. His plan is to get is young supporters at the convention, who are more enthusiastic than the old republicans for the other two candidates. Most leave before the voting is even completed from what I read somewhere.
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« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2012, 10:33:33 AM » |
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Mitt Romney, Gingrich, and Paul are still in I think. I'm not positive about Gingrich though, he may have dropped out already, I haven't been following to closely.
Gingrich is still in, but not for too long, I don't think. He just had an embarassing moment where a cheque was written for $500 that bounced.  |
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« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2012, 10:37:27 AM » |
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Mitt Romney, Gingrich, and Paul are still in I think. I'm not positive about Gingrich though, he may have dropped out already, I haven't been following to closely.
Gingrich is still in, but not for too long, I don't think. He just had an embarassing moment where a cheque was written for $500 that bounced. Was it a personal check or campaign check? I imagine personal, but either way that is embarrassing. |
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« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2012, 10:39:31 AM » |
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Romney's like the last available dude at the bar before last call. Republicans aren't really into him, but they don't want to go home alone....
I college my love life depended upon me being that guy. |
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« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2012, 10:40:32 AM » |
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Mitt Romney, Gingrich, and Paul are still in I think. I'm not positive about Gingrich though, he may have dropped out already, I haven't been following to closely.
Gingrich is still in, but not for too long, I don't think. He just had an embarassing moment where a cheque was written for $500 that bounced. Was it a personal check or campaign check? I imagine personal, but either way that is embarrassing. Seems to be campaign, actually! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17680254A $500 (£314) cheque issued by the cash-strapped campaign of Republican candidate Newt Gingrich bounced, it has emerged.
Election officials in Utah told US media they contacted the Gingrich campaign over the unpaid filing fee for the state's primary in June. |
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