Santorum struggles for voter approval

[OhioChick]

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer
Thu Oct 5, 2:18 AM ET

HERSHEY, Pa. - Rick Santorum has spent 12 years in the Senate — and millions of dollars on TV ads for a third term. Yet a lot of Pennsylvania voters just plain don't like him.

Polls show Santorum's approval rating is in the 30s, just about what it was a year ago. Roughly the same number of voters view him unfavorably as favorably.

Questions over the use of Pennsylvania tax dollars to pay for the cyber schooling of his six children in Virginia continue to dog him. Anger lingers over comments he made in a book last year criticizing some working parents, as well as statements he made in opposition to same-sex marriage and in support of keeping Terri Schiavo alive.

"Santorum's real problem is Santorum," said Clay Richards, a Quinnipiac University pollster.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061005/ap_on_el_ge/santorum_s_popularity

[0007]

1. I hope I hope I hope this asshole goes down like a duck shot

out of the sky by a goofy duck hunter like Dick Cheney.

[devinsgram]

2. I knew that 12 years ago.

When Senator Heinz was killed, Gov. Casey, the governor at that time appointed a good man whose name I believe was Wolford to take his place. Why the people of the good state of PA replaced him with that piece of slime, I will never understand. I have disliked Santorum from the minute I saw him. Something about him just made my skin crawl.

[struggle4progress]

13. Harris Wofford

[JoFerret]

14. "Something about him just made my skin crawl."

Always be wary of those who profess sanctimony.
That list is long.
Ralph Reed anyone?

[radfringe]

3. Wilkes-Barre / Scranton bumpersticker poll

I drive this route on 81 everyday.. I see more anti-Santorum and Pro-Carey bumpersticker than I do pro-santorum stickers...

[corporatemedia]

4. Tricky Ricky's problem is: Premature Attackulation

Premature-Attackulation - The premature release of an attack ad so filled with lies that it is easily debunked and ends up backfiring on the attacker.

[sugapablo]

5. As a Pittsburgher, I'm counting the days...

...until Rick "Santorum" Santorum goes down!

[Joe Bacon]

6. Bye, Ricky Retardo, Bye-Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

K Street is waiting for you, RIcky! Bye-Bye!

[blue neen]

7. "A confident politician with youthful good looks?????????????"

Oh, I could just hurl at that statement.

[BigDDem]

8. He does have the

"man on dog" vote wrapped up.

[Toots]

9. DUMPRICK

:shrug:

[NVMojo]

10. he's a whackjob and more people know it

[allisonthegreat]

11. bye bye rick n/t

[Eurobabe]

12. Sanctimonious is going down

I am in the suburbs of Philly and there are a TON of Bob Casey signs, running about 3-1 over Rick the Dick.

[JoFerret]

15. Sanctorionimous

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