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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
Wed Jan 7, 2015, 11:46 AM Jan 2015

For our entertainment pleasure - Old Gang coming back to town?

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20150107_In_Harrisburg__Santorum_talks_presidential_bid.html

In Harrisburg, Santorum talks presidential bid


THOMAS FITZGERALD, INQUIRER POLITICS WRITER
LAST UPDATED: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 1:08 AM
POSTED: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 4:25 PM

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum met Tuesday with top state Republicans and supporters in Harrisburg to discuss a possible 2016 campaign for the White House, the latest sign that he wants another shot after finishing second to GOP nominee Mitt Romney three years ago.

The 60-person conclave at the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association was arranged by Frederick W. Anton, the advocacy group's president and a pillar of the state Republican establishment, and was marked by 90 minutes of give and take.

"I talked about the future of the conservative movement, and where the Republican Party has to be in terms of addressing the concerns of ordinary Americans," Santorum said later. "We need to get America working, start uniting people."

Though he became well-known as an opponent of abortion and same-sex marriage, Santorum has spent the last couple of years stressing the need for conservatives to reach out to working-class voters with policies to restore U.S. manufacturing and address income inequality. He is one of the few GOP leaders backing a minimum wage hike, for instance.


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For our entertainment pleasure - Old Gang coming back to town? (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2015 OP
Ricky would be OK with "reaching out to working-class voters"........... RoverSuswade Jan 2015 #1
And Christian LondonReign2 Jan 2015 #2
and republican! RoverSuswade Jan 2015 #3
and about 30 IQ points lower than national average.... FSogol Jan 2015 #4
Repeating the same behavior while expecting a different result is a good definition... Orsino Jan 2015 #5

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
5. Repeating the same behavior while expecting a different result is a good definition...
Wed Jan 7, 2015, 12:00 PM
Jan 2015

...of fundamentalism. Or rank-and-file conservatism.

Right-wing leaders, of course, expect only to keep fleecing us, and are rarely disappointed.

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