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marmar

(77,080 posts)
Wed May 27, 2015, 11:08 AM May 2015

Squeeze another one into the clown car: SpreadingSantorum.com enters the field






Rick Santorum, the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania who was the runner-up for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, will announce Wednesday that he plans to make a second try for the White House, ABC News reported.

Santorum, 57, is working to broaden his appeal beyond his hardline stance on social issues. He positioned himself in 2012 as the champion of voters opposed to abortion rights and gay marriage. This year, he's emphasized his eight years on the Senate Armed Services Committee and foreign policy with the rise of the Islamic State. He's also touting a message of inclusion. He confirmed his plans to ABC's George Stephanopoulos, the anchor said on Twitter.

“We are not going be successful unless we have a message that talks to the people who are struggling to rise,” Santorum said May 21 at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in Oklahoma. ..................(more)

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-05-27/republican-rick-santorum-expected-to-announce-presidential-campaign-plans



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Squeeze another one into the clown car: SpreadingSantorum.com enters the field (Original Post) marmar May 2015 OP
How many does that make, now? malthaussen May 2015 #1
Me too. A whole gaggle of 'em marmar May 2015 #2
The sad thing is, Mr Santorum may be among the saner ones. malthaussen May 2015 #5
Santorum in an already packed clown car? RUN AWAY!!! NYC_SKP May 2015 #3
Oh god not him again treestar May 2015 #4
They better upgrade to a bus! n/t woodsprite May 2015 #6
In that coat and tie he even looks like a clown - or maybe a pimp. yellowcanine May 2015 #7

malthaussen

(17,195 posts)
5. The sad thing is, Mr Santorum may be among the saner ones.
Wed May 27, 2015, 11:20 AM
May 2015

At least he understood what "who is the greatest living President" meant.

-- Mal

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
3. Santorum in an already packed clown car? RUN AWAY!!!
Wed May 27, 2015, 11:19 AM
May 2015

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Santorum will NOT come out of your clothing, nothing can get it out.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
7. In that coat and tie he even looks like a clown - or maybe a pimp.
Wed May 27, 2015, 12:04 PM
May 2015

Seriously, those are some gawd awful threads.

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