Current.com Blog | February 08, 2012 | 4 comments

Rick Santorum jolts into the GOP race

A surprise Republican contender just pulled off a hat-trick and we're taking a closer look at this news story from the Current community. Check it out and add your two cents:

Perverts Stun Caucuses in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri with Frothy Results
Submitted by ThirdSection

US presidential hopeful Rick Santorum pulled off a stunning victory sweeping three contests in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado on Monday night. Campaigning as the true conservative of the race, Santorum performed well with voters of the Tea Party and evangelical Christians.

"Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota," he said before the Colorado results were known. "I don't stand here to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama."

The former Pennsylvania senator, who had not won a contest since his narrow win in Iowa's caucuses in January, had been viewed as a long-shot candidate.

Tuesday's victories will inject new momentum into his campaign, as he hopes to displace Mr Gingrich as the Mr Romney's main challenger.

The community responds to Santorum shaking up the race:

dugdog47: "Makes me embarrassed to be from Missouri."

Leen61: "This is very frothy....and scary. When I heard last night he took Minnesota...whoa. I'll bet that was Bachmann's district that came out in force for him."

Truthitswhatsfordinner: "How could Romney do so poorly in MN when his campaign chairman Pawlenty is a former MN gov and his advisor Coleman is a former MN senator? More proof that Romney and his out of touch team just don't get it."

HarukoHaruhara: "Every time I think Republicans can be reasoned with, something happens like Rick Santorum winning three caucuses."

Plue: "Lets see if he can hold onto these wins when they become binding. I think that old Mittens will be on the atack. Love the headline Love the post."

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