What does Rick Santorum's Victories Say about Citizens United and Money in Politics?

[BrentWil]

Let me be the first to say I am happy as everything Rick won. Obama will destroy this man, and I couldn't be happier. Next, let me say that I cannot stand Santorum. He has some of the worst positions of any politician I have ever seen.

With that said, another fact is that he has virtually no money. He is running a shoe-string campaign with hardly any funding and a very badly funded Super-Pac. What that in mind, is there anything that Santorum's Victories say about money in politics and the effects of Citizens United?

[Obama3_16]

1. He left his daughter who was battling pneumonia. So much for culture of life.

Still, would be happy with Santorum nomination. I want to see what a 45 state Obama landslide looKs like.

[ProSense]

2. It

"What does Rick Santorum's Victories Say about Citizens United and Money in Politics?"

...says the people don't like Romney, but make no mistake: The Koch brothers and their $100 million, in addition to all the other GOP groups, are on a mission.

[BrentWil]

3. They were also on a mission to get Mitt the GOP nom, and quickly..

Santorum was bragging about having 200K just a little while ago. THat is nothing in politics.

[ProSense]

5. Don't

They were also on a mission to get Mitt the GOP nom, and quickly..

Santorum was bragging about having 200K just a little while ago. THat is nothing in THat is nothing in politics.

...worry, they'll line up behind the GOP candidate. Santorum won tonight because he's not Romney. Turnout was abysmal.

He has spent more than $2 million already, so it's not nothing.

Shoestring campaigns in the early stages is not unusual, especially for the underdog.

[BrentWil]

12. 2 million is laughable for this stage in the game..

Romney spent 12 million in Iowa alone.

Right now, his war chest makes ricks look insanely small.

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/contrib.php?id=N00000286

That doesn't even include his super pac.

[Initech]

4. It says the funders (Kochs) are getting desperate. Good!

[Firebrand Gary]

6. Nothing.

What will happen is after this election is over, the entire picture will come into view and tell the entire story of how money replaced peoples voices as individuals.

[NAO]

7. it says if you court religious wing nuts, don't expect to be able to buy them

at any price.

[TomClash]

8. It says

Imagine what Santorum would do if he had Serious Money.

[Glimmer of Hope]

10. True. And now he will be able to raise more?

I am really enjoying this!

[BrentWil]

11. Give him more money. Let him use it.

His message will gain conservative voters and little else.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

9. It says hard core evangelicals aren't going to vote for a mormon

Most ordinary American's perceive mormons as just another bunch of weirdo protestants while many evangelicals tie mormons into their anti-christ endtimes mumbo-jumbo.