Was honesty worst policy for Santorum?

[LynneSin]

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Was honesty worst policy for Santorum?
Sunday, October 08, 2006

The Cone of Silence has done its job for Bob Casey, apparently. All he had to do was keep his mouth shut and not be Rick Santorum.

And bam! Casey's in the U.S. Senate.

At least that's what I hear. In separate conversations last week, two biz-group lobbyists who work the right side of the Capitol told me that Rick Santorum is done, that he won't clock more than 40 percent in the general election.

They could be wrong, but guys who push the agenda of the rich and powerful tend to know when someone on their team comes up toast.

What do you think it was that did Rick in?

Was it being too honest about what's on his mind?

Was it telling the Associated Press that Americans have no right to privacy in their homes?

Was it his dislike for public schools? He has noted that they were not mentioned in the Constitution.

Was it his disdain for women who aren't home taking care of the children?

Or his peculiar view of economics: "The notion that college education is a cost-effective way to help poor, low-skill, unmarried mothers with high school diplomas or GEDs move up the economic ladder is just wrong."

Huh?

Was it the trash TV ad purporting to show Bob Casey's political allies in a jail cell? With actors held over from a Sopranos' audition and muddy references to real wise guys who didn't even contribute to Casey?

Rick, you mean Bobby's in with bad guys? Casey's dirty and you're clean?

Dude, can you say "Jack Abramoff"?

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Honestly, I can't see the republican party investing any more money into the Pennsylvania race knowing that there are plenty of other races much closer that they could feasibly lose (ie RI, VA, TN, MO to name a few).

[beyurslf]

1. And 2 of the guys named in the ad gave money to Santorum actually!

[LynneSin]

2. People were critical of Casey not doing much of attack campaigning

Casey was smart - he knew Rick would bring his own campaign down and all Casey had to do was provide the alternative on the ballot.