Santorum says he can take Delaware based on the O’Donnell Precedent.
According to Santorum’s camp, Mitt Romney is making the argument that the April states are “Northeastern states and therefore more moderate states and therefore more favorable toward a moderate candidate,”
Santorum strategist John Brabender doesn’t see it that way:
“However I would point to the primary elections in 2010 in almost all of those states. If you look at the primary elections in those states, famously so, conservatives beat more moderate candidates.”
Santorum, Brabender said, could be just like O’Donnell.
“Ask Mike Castle whether a conservative or a moderate won in Delaware recently,” he said. “Or, very famously, in other states as well.”
The campaign isn’t abandoning its May strategy — it’s just making a relatively bizarre suggestion that Santorum could upend Romney in big places where no one expects him to.
“We do see some opportunity there,” Brabender said of the Northeast. “But we do acknowledge that May is a great month for Rick Santorum and that’ll largely be when we get to our 1,144 number.”
I, for one, hope Santorum’s handlers are right and Santorum turns out the be another Christine O’Donnell. Another Christine O’Donnell…. *sigh*
YES! Come to Delaware, Rick!!! We will be waiting for you.
I love how O’Donnell’s win has destroyed the brand of the state Republican Party. What Rick is saying here is “I can win Delaware because the Republicans there are batshit insane. They elected O’Donnell in a primary!!!”
I also love how Romney can claim to be a moderate when it suits him. He is so flip floppy.
Oops, I goofed a bit. That as the Santorum strategist putting words in Romney’s mouth.
awww geeze, I hope Romney takes it.
Romney will probably win if the nomination is still in play. The “sane” Republicans, whoever they are, don’t want to be caught sleeping again.
There are no sane Republicans. Only moderately insane Republicans, batshit crazy insane Republicans, and the dangerous criminally insane Republicans.
So our choice in 2012 will be either an insane Republican or a Progressive/Communist?
Progressive Muslim telepromter using communist.
“Ask Mike Castle whether a conservative or a moderate won in Delaware recently,” he said. ”
Better yet, ask Chris Coons.
If Little Ricky takes Delaware he can then pick O’Donnell as his running mate, that would please Bill Colley and his fans down here in Sussex.
Except for the fact that the crazy lady is backing Romney.