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Rick Santorum Sets Stage For His Future

First Posted: 04/11/2012 5:13 pm Updated: 06/11/2012 5:12 am

RealClearPolitics :

Rick Santorum did exactly what he set out to do two years ago when he began floating the idea of a presidential run. Even though he ended his bid Tuesday and won't be the Republican nominee against President Obama in November, Santorum succeeded in moving his party's presidential field to the right.

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slickbottom
11:16 AM on 04/12/2012
Hooray for Ricky Rectorum and his future political career!!!! His future political career probably just involves watching the election returns on Farce Noise from his Lazyboy recliner. Hooray for Saint Orum !!!!!
10:11 AM on 04/12/2012
The media really does give Santorum too much importance. The majority of Republican voters didn't want him. He would be nothing but a liability to Romney in the general election. Just let him fade into obscurity.
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yauxeybalba
“We are all visitors to this time, this place. W
05:18 AM on 04/12/2012
Always thought Rick should be on a stage, the next one leaves town in 1 hour.
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white mende man
Ask me if I care about your prejudice
04:14 AM on 04/12/2012
Rick Go Get A Job! Quit leeching off the taxpayers.
sjaent2001
Change gets Challenged, changer gets Cross/poison
12:33 AM on 04/12/2012
""""But in Santorum, they have a voice. The former senator became a vehicle for their displeasure with Romney, and now many of them want him to be part of a potential Romney administration."""""-------
With a big IF there is going to be Romney Administration he might become a good """Religious Goodwill Ambassador""""" for the Romney Administration, he has the capabilities to accomplish a lot before changing the course from the finishing line of the primary race to exit out without being in the big RED...
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ladydragon
Never attribute to Malice that which can easily be
10:05 PM on 04/11/2012
I read the short paragraph about santourm's political future. Santourm won't have a political future if he doesn't stop with the far far right religious talk. He managed to drive the gop so far right that women and minorities are angry with republicans, we'll see how this plays out come november
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healthcarenow
RN 4 blue Arizona
09:59 PM on 04/11/2012
...future??????
fredgladys
Your Micro-bio is empty, I know, stop nagging.
09:58 PM on 04/11/2012
Santorum has a vision, a crusade if you will, he will return and continue to fight until America resembles the vatican on steroids. What a happy future to contemplate.
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healthcarenow
RN 4 blue Arizona
10:00 PM on 04/11/2012
"vatican on steroids".....we're almost there!
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sagmann
Political thrillers writer
09:13 PM on 04/11/2012
His political future? One word: NONE!
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onehenry
Tea bags lose their flavor
07:18 PM on 04/11/2012
I am sure losing PA. had nothing to do with it. When you lose your own state your political career is over.
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SolarArray
Republican = Trash America, Any Cost
07:14 PM on 04/11/2012
Sex obsessed Pope Rick - Please leave normal people alone and fade away.
madkoz
Dog is my co-pilot
06:26 PM on 04/11/2012
If America moves any further to the right we all will have to learn how to goose step.
06:12 PM on 04/11/2012
Wow, one idiot moving others. How inspiring.