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Panich52

(5,829 posts)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:24 PM Jan 2015

Santorum seeks to rebrand himself ahead of 2016

The Des Moines Register:
By Josh Hafner
The day after a forum of Republican stars unofficially kicked off the presidential campaign season in Iowa, Rick Santorum traveled to the place that helped launch him to caucus victory in 2012: northwest Iowa.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/25/santorum-rebrand-ahead-campaign/22329969/

Frothy Saintorum - bigot, racist, theocrat... Just what we need in the White House...

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Santorum seeks to rebrand himself ahead of 2016 (Original Post) Panich52 Jan 2015 OP
Don't forget to google: Santorum frothy substance. merrily Jan 2015 #1
Thx f/ reminder Panich52 Jan 2015 #6
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #11
But according to Repug "logic" it's Santorum's turn Freddie Jan 2015 #2
You really think Frothy can "slip in there" in 2016 ? Gruesome thought. n/t CincyDem Jan 2015 #3
I think even the Repugs have enough sense to not let that happen Freddie Jan 2015 #4
At least the dog will not be on top of the car... madinmaryland Jan 2015 #5
duzy tabbycat31 Jan 2015 #10
i think the only thing he could do to "rebrand" himself davidpdx Jan 2015 #7
Santorum could be a serious threat to Hillary. beerandjesus Jan 2015 #8
Let's just hope people pay attention and don't take his re-brand sakabatou Jan 2015 #9
Oh, brother. blue neen Feb 2015 #12

merrily

(45,251 posts)
1. Don't forget to google: Santorum frothy substance.
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:28 PM
Jan 2015

According to Colbert, lots of googling helps ensure that the reference will come up first when Santorum's name is googled.



Talk about your painless activism!

If people succeed in rebranding themselves via campaign rhetoric, especially people who ran before on different rhetoric, Americans are dumber than I thought.

Response to merrily (Reply #1)

Freddie

(9,267 posts)
2. But according to Repug "logic" it's Santorum's turn
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:44 PM
Jan 2015

McCain: candidate in 2008, "first runner up" in 2000
Romney: candidate in 2012, "first runner up" in 2008
Frothy: "first runner up" in 2012

Freddie

(9,267 posts)
4. I think even the Repugs have enough sense to not let that happen
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 03:06 PM
Jan 2015

But it would be kinda fun to have him be the candidate.

beerandjesus

(1,301 posts)
8. Santorum could be a serious threat to Hillary.
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 10:51 AM
Jan 2015

I frankly don't believe the Republicans will nominate him; I think they'll go with another plutocrat like Romney. But if he happens to come out on top (pun intended), and the Democrats run Hillary, Frothy could have a serious shot at being president.

Why? Economic issues. Santorum's always posed as an economic populist, and as long as he stays on that message, while Hillary sucks up to Wall Street, you can forget the votes of about millions of unemployed workers who Hoped for Change in 2008.

By all means, ridicule Santorum. He's ridiculous. But we write him off at our peril.

blue neen

(12,322 posts)
12. Oh, brother.
Wed Feb 4, 2015, 02:33 AM
Feb 2015

From the article: "Rather, Santorum 2.0 plans to push Republicans to unify as "the party of the worker."

What a joke.

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