Santorum’s Gloom May Doom Campaign

Massimo Calabresi argues that Rick Santorum’s declining poll numbers and lost momentum are a result of his gloomy message on the campaign trail.

“At
first Santorum’s moral doom-saying just sounds like a slightly wacky
play to the extreme wing of the GOP… But eventually it becomes clear
that Santorum believes America’s lax morals are leading to that kind of
future. First you teach teenagers about contraception; the next thing
you know you are voting in favor of warehouses of fetuses, grown for the
benefit of mankind… On paper, Santorum might be a viable alternative
to Romney. In a series of difficult Senate terms, Santorum was more
successful than most in reaching across the aisle even as he rose in the
GOP hierarchy. But Santorum sees a looming moral apocalypse, abetted by
what are now mainstream positions in America. That’s not a message
that’s going to win, even in a GOP primary.”