nothing better than a pro-life pissing contest.

Rick Santorum's record of winning must not take into account the seat he lost.

1/19/2012 10:04:03 PM

unfortunately, that's not enough. There is something seriously wrong when the #2 guy in the race can't even get a tenth of the airtime in a debate as the two candidates trailing him because the moderators won't ask him questions. Obviously CNN and Fox are back to their old game of "Ron Paul doesn't exist".

1/19/2012 10:05:20 PM

Quote :

"In the November 7, 2006 election, Santorum lost by over 700,000 votes, receiving 41.3 percent of the vote to Casey's 58.7 percent, the largest margin of defeat for an incumbent senator since 1980 and the largest losing margin for an incumbent Republican senator ever."

I'm proud to say I was part of that 58.7% and watching his concession speech was one of the most gratifying events of the year.

1/20/2012 9:07:17 AM

Quote :

"the crowd totally called them out on it it was awesome "

Noone reads the last post on a page just like most the media skips over Ron Paul.

1/20/2012 9:49:21 AM

i was amazed at how much time santorum got. he's literally in on every single question with multiple answers

always defensive and nervous and retaliating and emotional. horrible qualities.

absolutely loved how ron paul called him out as 'overly sensitive' haha

1/20/2012 9:59:36 AM

^this.

1/20/2012 10:06:20 AM

Extra lols for daughter and her doll having matching dresses.

1/20/2012 10:08:30 AM

that's not a doll. it's a 20-week-old dead fetus

1/20/2012 10:09:53 AM

Lmao I couldn't hate Santorum more but the dead fetus jokes are seriously beyond the pale for me...

1/20/2012 10:14:17 AM

hardly. if you're crazy enough to cuddle up next to a 20-week-old dead fetus , then people should bring that up.

1/20/2012 10:16:43 AM

i have no idea what the hell is going on in that picture. why is that 9 year old pouty girl with a doll crying?

1/20/2012 10:32:33 AM

i love the look on the overweight harry potter-ish kid on the right. i'm pretty sure he just sharted.

[Edited on January 20, 2012 at 11:03 AM. Reason : .]

1/20/2012 11:03:25 AM

Definitely a chance that Santorum could surge from the rear, creating a messy situation for Romney.

1/20/2012 11:07:30 AM

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/19/cain-slated-for-tea-party-response-to-state-of-the-union/

It's official, the GOP doesn't want to win this year.

1/20/2012 11:31:02 AM

Gingrich kinda came out of nowhere in the past day or two and it looks like he might win the primary today. If he pulls it out, it will be a victory for dirtbags everywhere.

1/21/2012 11:33:05 AM

There is no room in the GOP for a moderate republican....although Mitt has the best shot at beating Obama in the general, looks like Newt might win the nomination and then Obama wins reelection. Obama's best hope is that Newt wins....hell, there isnt alot of difference between Mitt and Obama anyhow, maybe that is why Mitt polls well against Obama.

[Edited on January 21, 2012 at 1:43 PM. Reason : latest polls show double digit win for Newt In SC]

1/21/2012 1:43:04 PM

Mitt has no shot at beating Obama. Zero. The only way one of these nominees comes within' a mile of the oval office is if the European economy completely collapses in 2012. I mean look at this shit.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/

Go to about 9:24, Romney basically admits that Obama's done a good job of turning around the economy. Obama hasn't even started campaigning yet and the GOP has given up.

1/21/2012 3:25:13 PM

Interesting to see Gingrich surging here. I mean, the guy is not a conservative on any fucking level. He's a big government progressive that pays lip service to "conservative principles", but at the end of the day, he is bought and paid for and he's another establishment politician.

Gingrich winning is a good thing here. It undermines Romney, which is positive in my book. Of course, it doesn't matter if Obama, Romney, or Gingrich are President. All three would lock in American decline, they'd just offer different rhetoric. These primaries are really about appearance, nothing more - it's Ron Paul versus Obama/Gingrich/Santorum/Romney.

Quote :

"Obama hasn't even started campaigning yet and the GOP has given up."

Obama never stopped campaigning.

[Edited on January 21, 2012 at 4:00 PM. Reason : ]

1/21/2012 3:55:50 PM

This is just like W in 2004, W was weak but Dems didnt have anyone to really put up against him worth a shit...2016 is when everyone on the GOP side will be running, some that passed over running this time around probably want Obama to win...because 2016 Biden isnt going to run so it will be wide open on both sides as to who wins each sides nomination. I am sure if Mitt doesnt get the nomination this time around he will be running again, and Paul will be too, Paul is kinda the GOP Nader.

[Edited on January 21, 2012 at 4:08 PM. Reason : w]

1/21/2012 4:07:24 PM

Gingrich is the family values candidate. He's had more families than anybody else in the field!

1/21/2012 4:53:13 PM

So how many votes does Cain get today?

1/21/2012 4:59:59 PM

If Paul is still alive in 2016 he will win in a landslide because by then, everyone will know he was right.

1/21/2012 5:28:50 PM

^^^^ Paul (Ron) is too old for 2016. Rand might run...who knows.

Speaking of which, I don't understand how Rand is a Tea Party darling, yet Ron gets booed at GOP events and is viewed by some as worse than a liberal Democrat.

I just don't see a very meaningful difference between father and son, which makes that disparity bizarre to me.

1/21/2012 6:20:48 PM

^I can DEFINITELY see rand paul trying to run for president.

1/21/2012 6:51:09 PM

wow NBC is already calling SC for Gingrich.

3 states - 3 different winners

goodness

1/21/2012 7:03:05 PM

And only 4 candidates left. A win in Florida would be good for Paul right about now, so that he's not the only one left who hasn't won.

1/21/2012 7:04:10 PM

gonna be hard for santorum if he finishes last

1/21/2012 7:12:16 PM

Quote :

"@SamFeistCNN #CNNElections: CNN is NOT calling SC at this time. After looking closely at the data, we are waiting for real votes."

LOL

1/21/2012 7:13:08 PM

zero votes in and Fox declares Newt the winner. what. the. fuck. hahahahaha

1/21/2012 7:15:03 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012/south-carolina-primary-jan-21/

Somes votes in.

Romney 39%
gingrich 32%

still calling gingrich

What a joke.

1/21/2012 7:42:21 PM

it's based on exit polls genius

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012/south-carolina-primary-jan-21/exit-polls

[Edited on January 21, 2012 at 7:45 PM. Reason : d]

1/21/2012 7:45:11 PM

you know, after gingrich went into anti-romney revenge mode, i figured it would reek of desperation and put him even further back in the polls.

i am SHOCKED that he is even still in the discussion, let alone about to win SC

[Edited on January 21, 2012 at 7:59 PM. Reason : and i wonder if the SC predicts the nominee thing holds up again here]

1/21/2012 7:57:40 PM

It's South Carolina.

Why are they voting Gingrich? Because Fuck You, that's why.

1/21/2012 8:00:13 PM

We Pick Presidents; Except This Year


also interesting to note that the liberal sections of the state are voting higher for Romney, not that that should be a surprise

[Edited on January 21, 2012 at 8:09 PM. Reason : ]

1/21/2012 8:01:33 PM

SC has liberal sections?

1/21/2012 8:22:08 PM

Quote :

"aaronburro Obummer 40005 Posts user info edit post zero votes in and Fox declares Newt the winner. what. the. fuck. hahahahaha 1/21/2012 7:15:03 PM kdogg(c) All American 1684 Posts user info edit post http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012/south-carolina-primary-jan-21/ Somes votes in. Romney 39% gingrich 32% still calling gingrich What a joke. "

Did you two just start following politics or what? Seems to explain the quality of your other posts anyways.

1/21/2012 8:23:05 PM

^^ oh, yes. Charleston is a major liberal section of the state. hell, it's where Colbert hails from

1/21/2012 8:24:01 PM

^^^That post reeks of the ecological fallacy: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Ecological_fallacy

Even Utah and Wyoming have liberal sections, and more generally cities tend to be liberal while rural areas tend to be conservative.

1/21/2012 8:31:15 PM

Quote :

"Did you two just start following politics or what? Seems to explain the quality of your other posts anyways."

Did you just start following TWW or what? Seems to explain the quantity of your TSB posts anyways.

1/21/2012 8:52:45 PM

Hey look who won.

What do they know right?

1/21/2012 11:08:30 PM

^^haha, he raises a point, though. networks can often predict the winner very early.

1/21/2012 11:40:31 PM

what is the appeal of Gingrich?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7wZwMjTw-U

1/22/2012 3:42:16 AM

I like Newt, but that is painful to watch. 2 min was all I could stand to watch. I would feel like such a dork if I did that.

Santorum on the other hand. . .Well, here is a definition.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=santorum

1/22/2012 4:30:34 AM

*As defined by sex coulumnist Dan Savage

What do you like about Newt?

1/22/2012 12:22:30 PM

How could anyone like Newt?

What redeeming qualities could he possibly have?

Seriously, he's an embarrassment to civilized society. His positions alone that he's publicly stated in this election cycle alone are fucking terrifying. From casually linking black people with poverty and black children with pimping and prostitution, to his gross desire to strip away child labor laws? The man says that we should get tough on drug enforcement and look to Singapore as an example (they execute drug users, by the way). He openly declares that an entire society is "invented" and declares them all to be terrorist without making any distinction. He wants to arrest judges that he views as "activists" and openly states that he wouldn't enforce laws he disagrees with. He's a warhawk and a draft-dodger, a Lutheran turned Southern Baptist turned Catholic who thinks that this country is being destroyed by secularism. And, he's a fucking lobbyist, to boot.

Nevermind the consecutive failed marriages he's pumped out, the man is an absolute hypocrite on every issue he claims to promote.

He would be a complete travesty as president. No two ways about it. He's not running for president, he's running for emperor.

1/22/2012 12:57:37 PM

Quote :

"and openly states that he wouldn't enforce laws he disagrees with"

to be fair, that describes Obama at this point, too. but, yeah, Newt would be terrible. He would bring a new level of divisiveness to Washington, such as what he brought in 1994. Dude is just bad news

1/22/2012 1:32:01 PM

Emperor and divisive?
Sound familiar.... oh yeah, Obama.

1/22/2012 5:31:56 PM

http://www.wtoc.com/story/16571904/south-carolinas-attorney-general-detects-voter-fraud-for-primaries

953 dead people voted in SC

1/22/2012 7:30:31 PM

Just going to copy and paste the top comment from Reddit since I'm too lazy to type it out myself:

Quote :

"More likely than not, 75% of these "dead voters" will turn out to be cases of mistaken identity. Meaning, living voters with the same name as people who have recently died. Father/son pairs are the usual explanation. Probably 90% remainder will likely be due to the legitimate voter on either side of them in the poll book signing the wrong line. In that case, the dead person didn't actually vote. Then, there'll be a few cases of people who cast an absentee ballot and then died afterwards. Don't know what the law is in SC if it still counts. Ultimately, there might be less than half a dozen cases where a widow cast a ballot for a recently deceased spouse. Nonetheless, we'll keep hearing about the "hundreds of dead people" that voted in the SC primary for years and years and how that justifies onerous voter id laws that'll prevent hundreds of thousands of legitimate voters from exercising their constitutional right. Republicans tend to do a shoddy job with voter data because they know the first big scary number is what will stick with voters and the press. A half-way decent matching job would've cut the number of "fraud" cases by 90%."

1/22/2012 8:15:28 PM

what the hell is "onerous" about a law that says you ought to fucking prove who you say you are before you get to vote? seems pretty damned sensible to me. some people don't have IDs? OK, let's help em get IDs. damn, that was fucking hard

1/22/2012 9:40:46 PM