Santorum considers presidential run in 2012
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a leading conservative, says he is thinking about running for the Republican nomination for president in 2010, calls Obama administration "injurious" to country.
Santorum considers presidential run in 2012
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum says he is considering seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2012, calling President Obama vulnerable to a challenge from the right and his policies “injurious to America.”
“The dynamic has changed,” Santorum said Tuesday on a RNC conference call with reporters to discuss Obama’s fundraiser for Sen. Arlen Specter (D.,Pa.). “A lot of folks who wouldn’t have thought about running against an incumbent president” are thinking about it. “If you’d asked the question a couple of months ago…”
Santorum cited Obama’s declining poll numbers and the furor over his plans to overhaul health care and the huge federal spending on the stimulus package and bank and auto-industry bailouts. Most of all, Santorum said that Obama has “failed to deliver on what he promised, to be a transformative president” who would unify the country.
A lot of people are going to take a look and see what they can do to confront this presidency, which many of us –as you are seeing from the tea parties and the like – which many of us believe is injurious to America,” Santorum said. He said a 2012 race is “something that I think I would consider.”
Santorum was responding to Commonwealth Confidential’s question about his recent statement to a national group of Catholic leaders that he was thinking about running and asking for prayers. He was answering a question from a member of the audience at the group’s convention when he said he had thought about a presidential run. Santorum said Tuesday that he was trying to make the point that the political climate had turned more favorable to any conservative challenge to Obama.
“I went from not considering it at all to saying I would consider it – and that’s as far as I’m willing to go 3 ½ years out,” Santorum said.
I would vote for Senator Santorum!!! Thank you for showing there is a light at the end of Obama's 4 years.— Peanuthead1427- Are you serious? Santorum is a right wing lunatic! He couldn't even win his own Senate seat and he wants to be President. Yeah ok...— Cadiz215
Comment removed.- Are you serious?! He's a right wing lunatic. This guy couldn't even hold onto his Senate seat and he wants to be President? Yeah ok....— Cadiz215
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- LOL. If Santorum were president, we may as well rip up the Constitution and Bill of Rights and just listen to the Pope for everything— duffers
- This is actually amusing. Have you read this man's column, forget about the politics for a moment, he cannot even tie a coherent thought together. I wonder about his shoes.
- I don't think God wants to be his running mate, in fact I don't hink God wants to be associated with that moron.— annec
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- Peanuthead 1427. You certainly are.— annec
- Is there anything more delusional then the far right wing of the Republican party. These people are so out of touch with reality it's hilarious.— JLH
- Anything will be better than Obama— supervish
What's the far right wing of the Republican Party. JLH, please fill me in. Every member of Congress needs to face the guillotine.- You all know that Santorum is a racist. He disagrees with OBAMA so he is a racist. The Daily Kos and Huffington Post and Bill Press said so and I believe them they are all moderates and Santorum is a racist. OBAMA will save us and is smarter than all of us. Maxine Waters likes him and knows that you and Santorum are racists. Keep pushing people to the Dems with your racism repugs. OBAMA and the Dems have great programs. Here are the facts 98% of all Dems 96.5 of all independent and 93.8% of all Republican racists want Obama care with a public option(I am just stating fact) OBAMA will save us and make healthcare better for all of us. I cant wait to get sick and ask OBAMA what to do and he will have the answer. OBAMA is the greatest!!!!!!— rgreen72
- Good luck, Santorum. You're going to need every last bit of it!— NickFromGermantown
- I truly hope he wins. It'll make Obamas next win that much easier.
- The fact that you chose the name "Ron Paul 2012". I think you know what JLH means.
- In oder to win the White House my republican brothers and sisters will need to present an attractive moderate candadate who will convince the center of the political spectrum to vote for him/her. If they stay to the far right they will lose again. I reluctantly voted for Obahma (first time ever voting for a dem. pres.)and will vote against him if there is a reasonable republican choice.— equalityman
- OK Ron Paul 2012. The lunatic fringe. How's that? And no, there are actually some members of both parties who truly care about the welfare of this great nation. Unfortunately the narrow-minded, blow-hards who suck up all of the air in the room and resist reasonable debate in order to push their prehitoric agenda, if the even have an agend other than staying in office, are the ones who get all of the attention. Santorum is a card carrying member of that bunch of losers. You know wat I'm talking about? The ones who spawn and nurture clowns like rgreen72.— JLH
- who is more insane and less electable - Herr Santorum or the former governess of alaska?— nittany4
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- Where can I send my contribution? Santorum and Palin. Yeah, that's the ticket.— mxlplk
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- Santorum has the distinction of losing by the largest margin in any Senate race in over 60 years. Oh yeah Rick-O, please run!— chasing history
- This is the funniest thing that I've heard all day. Thanks for the laugh Ricky.— fcskills
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- Santorum-Palin, the dream ticket for wacko social conservatives, the dream ticket for an expanded Dmeocratic majority.— seand
- You lie!— The-Roof-Is-On-Fire
- Yes, grat news, I can't wait until he tries to outdumb Palin for the nomination. The fact that these losers are considering running, sure proves that the repubs are in poor shape and that nobody of substance will take on Obama in 2012. That will be the election that will weed out the goofballs.— atp2007
- If an ultra left wing democrat can become president, what's wrong with Santorum trying to become president?— Joe Gonnelli
- Oh one can only hope. He should choose Palin as his runningmate. I'll make the popcorn for the debates.— voiceofreason
- And I thought it was September, not April 1st. I say let him run, let him run the Prez right back in for 4 more years.— jfl229
- And I thought it was September, not April 1st. I say let him run, let him run the Prez right back in for 4 more years.— jfl229
- Now I find that downright scary.....Haven't we divided this country into Left & Right long enough? The Republican party will be destroyed if they back that Neo-Fasist. And I am a member of the Repulican party.— unbelieveable!
Hey, it'll only make obama's 2nd term that much easier to win, and provide most of america with some comedy. i say go for it santorum.- Comment removed.
- Oh my GOD! that would be so funny. He is a glutton for punishment.— sadtruthis-
- They said an unqualified minority could never win too...— JerryCurlan
- Ricky was for privatizing Social Security in 2004 (sorry, just partially and just for younger people; but eventually for all) Let's see him defend that after the meltdown we are still recovering from.— TomH1
- HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA! Too funny, Ricky, too funny! Oh, and Shabba Rommel? You're a bigger idiot than I previous thought if you believe what you wrote in your post. I mean, really, from out of which turnip patch did you just spring?— wb2nd
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- Santorum is another no-brain, right-wing, Radical-Rush-Republican with no heart. He is, perhaps, the most ignorant man to have ever served in the US Senate. Always a disgrace to his own party, Santorum is also a disgrace to democracy. It was bad enough to have had him representing the good people of Pennsylvania - can you imagine that we wants to be the leader of the Free World? It's laughable!!!— JohnnySak
- Santorum is another no-brain, right-wing, Radical-Rush-Republican with no heart. He is, perhaps, the most ignorant man to have ever served in the US Senate. Always a disgrace to his own party, Santorum is also a disgrace to democracy. It was bad enough to have had him representing the good people of Pennsylvania - can you imagine that we wants to be the leader of the Free World? It's laughable!!!— JohnnySak
- Santorum yea right. He needs to go sit down some where. We need some new blood. How about Bill Maher ???????
- I saw this commercial today which reutilizes "Yes we can"? What happened to that? http://adwido.com/view_content?vkey=9aa2c5511f91bb91d404891f1a0145c4 I've seen nothing so far to defend this campagin.— jrj073000
- Dear Rick, Exactly what have you done with yourself the past 3 years? You sound much like Dick Cheney, complaining, boo hooing, and blow harding. You didn't add anything to our existence before, what can you possibly add now?— Teps
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