#Santorum stays in the race

Quoting the Chicago Tribune:

Santorum's campaign has vowed to stay in through the Keystone State contest where the candidate could pick up a sizeable number of delegates with a victory.

Speaking as a partisan Democrat, I hope he stays in the race as long as possible. The primary contest has devastated Romney's chances in November. Obama leads Romney by nine points in the "swing states" - Obama is down one among men, but up a whopping 18 among women. (Yeah - systematically attacking women's rights, particularly their bodily autonomy, will do that to you.) At this rate, I figure Santorum will pad Obama's lead by one point every two weeks he stays in the race.

Nonetheless, Pennsylvania is probably Santorum's last stand. He had a huge lead in Pennsylvania, where he served as U. S. Senator, a few weeks ago, but this has disintegrated, and PPP now has Romney up by five. A loss here signals to everyone that he can't overcome Romney's financial and institutional advantages, even if he had a chance in hell of overcoming his substantial lead in the delegate count. Santorum's donors will tell him to hang up his hat, and Santorum will almost certainly oblige.

Then, Mittens will try to shift towards the center, as if that will save him from getting clobbered over the head with his gaffes, missteps, and general cardboard personality.

#Santorum stays in the race

Quoting the Chicago Tribune:

Santorum's campaign has vowed to stay in through the Keystone State contest where the candidate could pick up a sizeable number of delegates with a victory.

Speaking as a partisan Democrat, I hope he stays in the race as long as possible. The primary contest has devastated Romney's chances in November. Obama leads Romney by nine points in the "swing states" - Obama is down one among men, but up a whopping 18 among women. (Yeah - systematically attacking women's rights, particularly their bodily autonomy, will do that to you.) At this rate, I figure Santorum will pad Obama's lead by one point every two weeks he stays in the race.

Nonetheless, Pennsylvania is probably Santorum's last stand. He had a huge lead in Pennsylvania, where he served as U. S. Senator, a few weeks ago, but this has disintegrated, and PPP now has Romney up by five. A loss here signals to everyone that he can't overcome Romney's financial and institutional advantages, even if he had a chance in hell of overcoming his substantial lead in the delegate count. Santorum's donors will tell him to hang up his hat, and Santorum will almost certainly oblige.

Then, Mittens will try to shift towards the center, as if that will save him from getting clobbered over the head with his gaffes, missteps, and general cardboard personality.

Why I might register as a Republican this year.

First read this: The Slow Death of the Oregon Republican Party.

Now consider the potential to do the following for kicks:

1. Vote for Rick Santorum just to keep his one-man wrecking crew alive a bit longer


2. Write in progressive Democrats for the Republican primary elections for both Attorney General and State Treasurer




Admittedly, I wouldn't be sincere in my conversion to the GOP, and would probably switch back before the end of the year. But it wouldn't be the first time I voted for a Republican, either. The last time was in the 1990s, when I voted against Pat Quinn for something.

Why I might register as a Republican this year.

First read this: The Slow Death of the Oregon Republican Party.

Now consider the potential to do the following for kicks:

1. Vote for Rick Santorum just to keep his one-man wrecking crew alive a bit longer


2. Write in progressive Democrats for the Republican primary elections for both Attorney General and State Treasurer




Admittedly, I wouldn't be sincere in my conversion to the GOP, and would probably switch back before the end of the year. But it wouldn't be the first time I voted for a Republican, either. The last time was in the 1990s, when I voted against Pat Quinn for something.