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And unintended consequence of the GOP’s inflammatory rhetoric on the stimulus:
“[T]he stimulus was one of the largest single tax cuts in U.S. history. To say the stimulus failed is to make the argument that tax cuts do not stimulate the economy. Ninety-five percent of all Americans got a tax cut under the plan. … The next time a Republican brags about his or her opposition to the failed stimulus, a cynic might respond by asking why they hate tax cuts so much.”
Fortunately for the GOP, the stimulus worked, and thus the entirety of Republican economic policy (i.e. everything can be solved by tax cuts) is saved for the time being. What is not saved is the GOP’s chances in November, because of more of such inflammatory rhetoric from Rick Santorum:
“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[.]”
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY — PRESIDENT — Santorum looks good in Ohio and Tennessee, which have contests next week, on March 6.
NATIONAL (Gallup daily tracking): Romney 32, Santorum 28, Gingrich 14, Paul 12
NATIONAL (Politico/GWU Battleground): Santorum 36, Romney 34, Gingrich 13, Paul 7
OHIO (Quinnipiac): Santorum 36, Romney 29, Gingrich 17, Paul 11
TENNESSEE (Vanderbilt University): Santorum 33, Romney 17, Paul 13 and Gingrich 10.
SOUTH DAKOTA (Nielson Brothers): Romney 33, Santorum 24, Gingrich 9, Paul 9
VERMONT (Castleton State College): Romney 34, Santorum 27, Paul 14, Gingrich 10
GEORGIA (SurveyUSA): Gingrich 39, Santorum 24, Romney 23 Paul 9.
GENERAL ELECTION — PRESIDENT — The President is cruising.
NATIONAL (Politico/George Washington University Battleground Poll): Obama d. Romney (53-43), Obama d. Santorum (53-42). President Obama also has a 53% approval rating.
NATIONAL (Rasmussen Tracking): Romney d. Obama (45-43); Paul d. Obama (43-41); Obama d. Santorum (45-43); Obama d. Gingrich (49-39)
PENNSYLVANIA (Muhlenberg College): Obama d. Santorum (49-41); Obama d. Romney (48-37)
SOUTH DAKOTA (Nielson Brothers): Santorum d. Obama (45-33); Romney d. Obama (48-39)
TENNESSEE (Vanderbilt University): Santorum d. Obama (42-38); Romney d. Obama (42-39); Paul d. Obama (40-39); Obama d. Gingrich (41-38)
VERMONT (Castleton State College): Obama d. Romney (58-33); Obama d. Santorum (60-31); Obama d. Paul (60-30); Obama d. Gingrich (65-24)