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Desperately Seeking Santorum

This year’s presidential campaign will be remembered principally for the Republican’s desperate search for ABR—anybody but Romney. As I write this in March 2012, the field appears to have narrowed to four: Romney, Santorum, Gingrich, and Paul. But it’s not really four. Ron Paul’s odds of winning the nomination are about as good as Jerry Sandusky’s odds at being named the next Pope. Which leaves us with three . . . but not really. In the polls, Newt has had more ups and downs in the past year than the DOW, and his star is fading fast. Republicans everywhere except in the Deep South seem to have realized that candidate Gingrich would carry more baggage than United Airlines. This is the guy who was railing against Bill Clinton for his Monica Lewinsky indiscretions while Gingrich himself was having an illicit affair. Moral hypocrisy doesn’t get more sordid than that. Pitting him against Obama next fall would be like conceding the election before it’s held.

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By Terry R. Bacon
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