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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSqueeze 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
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malthaussen
(17,065 posts)1. How many does that make, now?
I've completely lost count.
-- Mal
marmar
(76,979 posts)2. Me too. A whole gaggle of 'em
malthaussen
(17,065 posts)5. The sad thing is, Mr Santorum may be among the saner ones.
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!!!
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Santorum will NOT come out of your clothing, nothing can get it out.
treestar
(82,383 posts)4. Oh god not him again
neon pink tie and all.
woodsprite
(11,853 posts)6. They better upgrade to a bus! n/t
yellowcanine
(35,692 posts)7. In that coat and tie he even looks like a clown - or maybe a pimp.
Seriously, those are some gawd awful threads.