Poll: Santorum's support of Bush hurts re-election prospects

CatWoman

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Tue Dec-13-05 01:32 PM
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Poll: Santorum's support of Bush hurts re-election prospects

HARRISBURG, Pa. - U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum's support of President Bush hurts his chances for re-election next year, Pennsylvania voters said by a 2-1 margin in a poll released Tuesday.

More than one-third of all Republicans surveyed in the Quinnipiac University poll also said Santorum's re-election prospects aren't helped by his support of the president.

The poll showed Democratic state Treasurer Robert P. Casey Jr. leading the two-term Republican incumbent by 50 percent to 38 percent in the 2006 Senate race, compared to a 52-to-34 percent lead in Quinnipiac's October poll. Voters also said they disapprove of Bush's job performance, 59 percent to 38 percent.

http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/breaking_news/13396630.htm

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MrBenchley

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Tue Dec-13-05 01:35 PM
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1. Ooh...that's big news....

and good news for the Democrats every which way from Sunday.

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blm

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Tue Dec-13-05 01:35 PM
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2. OMG - Republicans DIVIDED. OMG - Republicans in DISARRAY over Bush.

Edited on Tue Dec-13-05 01:36 PM by blm

OMG - How will the corporate media cope with these facts?

I know - they'll replace the word Republicans with Democrats and collect their Christmas bonuses.

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TheCowsCameHome

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Tue Dec-13-05 01:38 PM
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3. Good. Tie him to Bush every chance we get. Photos, articles, whatever

Wassamatta Rick, don't you like being seen with the big shots in your party?

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

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cliss

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Tue Dec-13-05 01:43 PM
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4. Yes! Wouldn't it be funny if we could

do some creative "Photoshopping". Make a photo of the two shaking hands, hugging, endorsing each other, even kissing (yech).

And then promote the hell out of them.

<<Bush and Sanitarium>> two peas in a pod.

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TheCowsCameHome

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Tue Dec-13-05 01:47 PM
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6. We are such helpful folks. Bush/Santorum sounds like a great team.

Let's get those old phot-ops out their for Rick!

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AllegroRondo

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Tue Dec-13-05 02:05 PM
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7. Who needs photoshopping?

Im sure there are tons of real photos of them doing just what you described.

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MrBenchley

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Tue Dec-13-05 03:17 PM
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10. You know, I'd bet this isn't just true in Pennsylvania

And pretty much every Republican except Olympia Snowe is lashed to Chimpy like Ahab was to Moby Dick....

Did you see Santorum was recently trying to pretend that he had always been against the war in Iraq?

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/12467681.htm

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formerrepuke

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Tue Dec-13-05 01:43 PM
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5. He'll deal with this by calling himself a "Reagan Republican".. there's

a lot of that going around.

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Bonhomme Richard

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Tue Dec-13-05 02:16 PM
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8. Yeah, that, and he's a Horses Ass. n/t

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Caution

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Tue Dec-13-05 02:38 PM
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9. Santorum's insanity hurts Santorum's re-election prospects

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LynneSin

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Tue Dec-13-05 03:29 PM
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11. "Sen. Santorum is going to run on his record," .......

Davis said. "He's certainly not afraid to voice disagreement with the president if he is doing something that's not in the interest of Pennsylvanians."

Santorum has voted with Bush like 99% of the time. THe only vote I'm aware of that Santorum went against Bush was the torture ban. But I'm thinking that if Santorum wasn't up for re-election in 2006 he would have been right there behind Bush. But could you imagine the campaign commericial possiblities of a democrat running against someone who supports torture? :scared:

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