Rick Santorum had a super Tuesday. Long lingering at the back of the Republican presidential pack, the former Pennsylvania senator delivered a stunning upset by winning all three of yesterday’s electoral events.
In Missouri, he clinched 55% of the vote, far more than presumptive frontrunner Mitt Romney’s 25%; he took about 40% in Colorado, 5 points ahead of Romney, who won that state four years ago; and in Minnesota, another state Romney won during the 2008 race, Santorum captured 45% of the vote, followed by Ron Paul’s 27%, leaving Romney in the dust at only 17% of the vote, according to the Huffington Post.
The main takeaway here is that Romney lost big, but the secondary story is, or should be, the fact that socially conservative Rick Santorum’s wins represent something of a micro-battle between the Republican Party’s traditional ideological leanings and Ron Paul’s brand of Libertarianism. “Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota,” Santorum told a jubilant crowd last night. “Tonight was a victory for the voices of our party, conservatives and Tea Party people.” It was, therefore, a loss for Paul’s increasingly vocal voting bloc.
Libertarianism has been flexing its muscles in Republican circles for years, and Santorum’s campaign represents something of a throwback to the GOP’s most notable base, one that is inherently against the political ideas espoused by the likes of Ron Paul. In fact, Santorum has previously said he wants to route out Libertarianism all together.
“[I will] fight very strongly against libertarian influence within the Republican party and the conservative movement., he said last June. And in 2005, he remarked, “[Libertarians] have this idea that people should be left alone, be able to do whatever they want to do. Government should keep our taxes down and keep our regulation low and that we shouldn’t get involved in the bedroom, we shouldn’t get involved in cultural issues, you know, people should do whatever they want. Well, that is not how traditional conservatives view the world, and I think most conservatives understand that individuals can’t go it alone.”
Yes, that’s why conservatives like Santorum prescribe big government intervention on things like gay marriage, as seen in the federal Defense of Marriage Act, while Libertarians agree lawmakers should stay out of the bedroom.
Santorum’s wins, especially in Minnesota, expose the ongoing tensions between upstart Libertarians and old school conservatives, representing a micro-view of the infighting happening within the Republican Party. If he can’t be slowed down, then Santorum may officially trounce a movement that has for years been trying to build its support and influence. Santorum’s wins were probably something of a fluke, and it’s unlikely he’ll have similar success in the forthcoming races. But if he does, Ron Paul and his supporters will see a huge ideological setback, one that could severely damage their Libertarian movement for years to come.
February 08, 2012 at 3:19 pm, Jodi Lemasters Snowden said:
elections are rigged period.
February 08, 2012 at 3:32 pm, Cow Holy said:
Please. Ron Paul supporters know that this is a FARCE! I bet Ron Paul support is 3 fold that of SANTORM, if you subtract out any purchased or stolen votes!
February 08, 2012 at 3:33 pm, Cow Holy said:
Santorm wants to force his opinion on others. NO THANKS!
February 08, 2012 at 9:28 pm, Adam Todd Owens said:
A better title would be"Ron Paul supporters disgusted by the idea of Santorum surging from behind."…Don't let this happen in your state.
February 11, 2012 at 2:23 am, Brett RonPaul Linley said:
Adam Todd Owens Pun intended?
February 13, 2012 at 3:40 am, Adam Todd Owens said:
Brett RonPaul Linley Santorum surges are no laughing matter.
February 13, 2012 at 11:01 am, Brett RonPaul Linley said:
Adam Todd Owens This is true, I apologize.
February 08, 2012 at 3:35 pm, Andrew Derrossett said:
Be right back not taking into consideration national polls, you jack@$$. Rick will never get elected because Paul or not at all… For that matter none of the other candidates will be elected unless Ron Paul's supporters get behind him which won't happen. GL winning an impossible election.
February 08, 2012 at 4:16 pm, Rose Vassey said:
I doesn't matter where Santorum came in, he's even not on the ballot in about 4 or 5 states. AND! It's the GOP that is running scared. If Ron Paul wins the nomination he will beat Obama, and win the election. The GOP can't let that happen because Ron Paul will not sell the american people out or take a bribe. Once he's in the White House the GOP's back room deals with the war profiteering corporations like Halliburton, which has become synonymous with war profiteering. will be over!
February 09, 2012 at 5:23 pm, Scott Miner said:
You're right, the GOP is definitely scared. I bet they are begging Santorum and Gingrich to stay in the race despite the fact they have no chance in this race. But I think it could workl in Paul's favorespecially with Romney falling in the national polls.
February 08, 2012 at 4:18 pm, Jennifer Oakley said:
Santorum will never gain any ground past the religious bible banging nuts in the republican party. Every state he has won is full of these nuts but when he moves out past the war mongering so called religious he doesn't have a leg to stand on.
Furthermore, what's even more scary is that in a general election Santorums beliefs will frighten the h@ll out of people who don't want to have 200 children because of the elimination of birth control, don't want to blow up the entire world nor do they want a peeping tom like Santorum watching them in their bedroom. Santorum is way to much of a psycho to ever attract non republican people which he needs to win the general. About the only truth I see in this article is that "Santorum's wins were probably something of a fluke".
Santorum's win was the next best thing to a Paul win. It knocks the wind right out of Romney's sails and will force Gingrich to leave pretty soon as well. Santorum will be easy to get Rid of after that. Not scared at all!
Can't wait for March 3rd we will be voting for Ron Paul here in Washington State. Goodbye Santoum and Gingrich!
February 11, 2012 at 6:49 am, Karen Huffman said:
I am sort of a bible banging Repub nutcase – I am koo koo for Ron Paul, not afraid of birth control, hate the phony excuses for these wars, and remember when Gingrich, Romney, and Santorum would be better placed in the Democrat party, because of the support they show them on the spending bills. Santorum, for Pete's sake, gave Sandusky the Angel Award…Gingrich derailed the conservatives and voted for Clintonista bills. Romney is a bishop of a legalistic religion which I think has ambitions worthy of the Vatican.
February 08, 2012 at 4:59 pm, Cassie Moss Gilmore said:
Mitt is an embassassment. Then the establishment through the mass media tried forcing Newt on us. That didn't work, so now Santorum is the flavor of the week (sorry–I know and can see the comments coming! LOL)
Ron Paul 2012 Ron Paul 2012 Dr. Ron Paul 2012!
February 08, 2012 at 5:08 pm, Amber Williams said:
I couldn't agree more. I woke up this morning to the radio talking about Sandbagorum "sweeping" the last three states. Doubt the m-fer has ever even touched a broom. The media are as fickle as a teenaged girl. None of these asswipes can beat Obama, so we might as well prepare for another two years of backward. Kinda makes ya wana do like Ani says, "Take up my friends and move to Canada, die of old age."
February 09, 2012 at 1:22 am, Jeff Boake said:
Amber Williams Bring Ron Paul up here with you! He is the truth.
February 09, 2012 at 3:35 pm, Cassie Moss Gilmore said:
Jeff Boake There's only one Truth–but Dr. Paul is honest and he's an exceptional man.
February 09, 2012 at 3:39 pm, Amber Williams said:
@Jeff, so you're saying i have a place to stay till I can get on my feet? lol
February 08, 2012 at 5:02 pm, Jose I. Mora said:
This article falls under the category of "people (writer) unclear on the concept."
The only risk to Ron Paul was the so-called "inevitability" of Mitt Romney (or any other candidate). That myth was completely shattered last night.
This race is wide-open and that could not be better news for Ron Paul. On top of that he placed a solid second in Minnesota, beating out Mitt Romney.
Quite the contrary to this article, Ron Paul's campaign is just warming up. He is the only non-Romney who has a nationwide organization and money from dedicated supporters with a chance to go all the way. GO RON PAUL!
February 08, 2012 at 5:02 pm, Jose I. Mora said:
This article falls under the category of "people (writer) unclear on the concept."
The only risk to Ron Paul was the so-called "inevitability" of Mitt Romney (or any other candidate). That myth was completely shattered last night.
This race is wide-open and that could not be better news for Ron Paul. On top of that he placed a solid second in Minnesota, beating out Mitt Romney.
Quite the contrary to this article, Ron Paul's campaign is just warming up. He is the only non-Romney who has a nationwide organization and money from dedicated supporters with a chance to go all the way. GO RON PAUL!
February 08, 2012 at 5:26 pm, Vincent Vendetti said:
Frothy Rick "winning" anything is a farce. Even the religious nut jobs are scared of this scumbag….they say Ron Paul is nuts and wants us to go back to the 1800's because he believes in the gold standard while Ol' Frothy would have our women clad like pilgrims and we'd all have a bunch of kids running around churning butter and shit….He's the psycho NOT Ron Paul.
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February 08, 2012 at 5:36 pm, Freedom Thinker said:
Rick Santorum's "sweep" should scare anyone with even half a brain.
February 08, 2012 at 5:41 pm, Jackson Baer said:
Ron Paul did well in Minnesota and underperformed in the other two yesterday. It's frustrating to see the Republicans reject freedom & liberty while voting for more government control. Can Ron Paul win Maine this weekend? I hope so. I hope he keeps running as a Republican, building a base and then runs third party. Some say that will ensure Obama gets re-elected but we don't know what will happen in a 3-man race and Obama won't be any worse than Romney, Gingrich, or Santorum. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=262l6tbHSlU RON PAUL 2012.
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February 08, 2012 at 5:50 pm, Dan Lomeli said:
Santorum is so ideologically neutral to the current and unpopular Republican platform. It seems like the 2012 elections are a shoo-in for another Obama sweep.
February 09, 2012 at 4:50 pm, Steven DiBona said:
Not if Paul gets the nod.
February 10, 2012 at 5:46 am, Dan Lomeli said:
Steven DiBona – I'm a vet and also a big Ron Paul supporter but see that the system is so stacked against people trying to help this country.
February 08, 2012 at 6:08 pm, Zach Martin said:
Sorry, but "old school conservative" depends on how far back you go. Until the 70's, when Reagan courted the moral majority, Ron Paul's views were the old school conservative type. "Huge ideological setback?" Please. It's merely a bump in the electoral road. The ideas aren't set back; they're more relevant now than perhaps any time in the past 150 years. I've been a libertarian for 20 years. Back then libertarians literally knew every other libertarian. To see where the movement is at right now is exciting. A few of us have more perspective than the author.
February 08, 2012 at 6:23 pm, Sterling D Bushnell said:
santorums win should scare any freedom loving american.
February 08, 2012 at 6:37 pm, Chris Dabek said:
Santorum can't get enough delagates same as newt. There just staying in to cause problems with Ron and mitt
February 08, 2012 at 6:48 pm, Jason Mitchell said:
Good luck winning if Santorum, Gingrich, or Romney us nominated. I'll be sitting it out and may even vote democrat as a protest.
February 08, 2012 at 8:39 pm, Nathan Porter said:
I agree if Ron Paul isn't on the ballot for President I will right his name in or vote for Gary Johnson. If the Republican Party doesn't want to treat Ron Paul supporters and our Candidate with the respect that is well deserved then they will loose our support. Santorum Gingrich Romney or Obama equal more of the same self destructive patterns that will ruin our country.
February 09, 2012 at 4:49 pm, Steven DiBona said:
Nathan Porter You and MILLIONS of us. I will ONLY vote for Ron Paul even if I must write him in. The rest are more of the same.
February 08, 2012 at 7:24 pm, Nay Eite said:
To be against the so called "libertarian movement" is to be against traditional Conservatism. Those people who have latched on to Ron Paul's message simply haven't bought into this false brand of Neoconservatism you've signed onto Rick. Where you can justify sacrificing our core Constitutional precepts by caving in to the manufactured fear of a foreign enemy.
James Madison warned us that if tyranny ever came to this country it would be in the disguise of fighting a foreign enemy. And this is the big blind spot these fake conservatives want you to have, that the bigger threat to your liberties isn't all of those corrupt harlots in Washington shredding our Constitution, no it's some primitive men in caves.
I don't know what planet this guy is from but freedom from government tyranny was the central focus of our founding fathers.
This guy represents more accurately the Catholic belief system, the oppressive religious enfluence that early Americans were fleeing from this country to avoid. The official doctrine of the church is that individuals don't have the right to think for themselves, in fact doing so is complete heresy. Only the church can think for you. This is why the United States and especially our Constitution has historically been despised by the Church of Rome.
Don't be fooled people! Santorum doesn't have a hope, and he will quickly fade as people get to know him, like the people of Pennsylvania got to know him.
This movement to restore our Constitutional Republic has just begun!
http://www.RonPaul2012.com
February 08, 2012 at 7:25 pm, Nay Eite said:
WE HAVE ENOUGH GOVERNMENT ALREADY RICK! KEEP YOUR PAPAL GOVERNMENT OUT OF OUR BEDROOMS!
February 08, 2012 at 8:28 pm, Jonathan Farley said:
Tortoise and the Hare. Slowly turning sheep into shepherds. Liberty is gaining momentum and the Paul Campaign is doing a tremendous job of picking up delegates: which is the name of the game.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ron-paul-winning-the-battle-for-delegates-2012-02-08
February 08, 2012 at 8:29 pm, Eve O'Liberty said:
LOL! We ain't scared!
This party is just getting started.
Hang around for the fireworks!
February 08, 2012 at 8:59 pm, A.J. Llaneza said:
Once people attach G.W. Bush to Santorum, it is game over.
That's all Santorum is, a G.W. crony. He has no chance to beat Obama. Actually, no Republican candidate has a chance to beat Obama – because most Ron Paul supporters will not vote for anyone but Ron Paul. Furthermore, considering no other POTUS candidate, Obama included, is going to a) stop the wars b) restore civil liberties c) cut spending or d) Audit or End the Federal Reserve – expect libertarianism (I tend to think that Paul is actually a constitutional conservatism) to grow and grow.
Republicans need to figure that out pretty soon – they are wasting a lot of time and money.
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February 08, 2012 at 9:16 pm, Carol Madden said:
The Ron Paul movement is still strong and still growing, does not matter if a name is not on a ballot, just write it in and keep the movement going. my personal convictions are my rights.
February 08, 2012 at 9:19 pm, Gordon Kemp said:
Don't blame this nonsense on Christians or conservatives. I am both and support Ron Paul. I really believe the Santorum supporters mean well, they are just severely misled. It's not their fault that they've been lied to so long they believe it, it's our fault for not educating more of them. And to the mainstream or establishment or whoever, you highly underestimate the resolve of people who have been awakened to their true rights of life and liberty. No "ideological setback" will slow us down, no amount of bad press will persuade us to quit, your libel, bias and slander only throw fuel on the fire of liberty.
February 08, 2012 at 9:38 pm, Ian Ellison said:
Santorum vs Obama… lets see how "his brand" of conservatism is viewed by the entire nation… yeah, not so much. Ron Paul is the only Republican with a snowballs chance. Its a little entertaining watching the GOP vote itself into obscurity.
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February 09, 2012 at 2:46 am, Hedgerrin James said:
Rick Santorum won the straw polls in Colorado and Ron Paul won the delegates. Rick Santorum will be watching the convention at home and Ron Paul will be speaking there. And, yes, the title is correct, but it's not just Ron Paul supporters who should be scared. It should scare everyone in this country that someone like Rick Santorum beat someone like Ron Paul.
February 09, 2012 at 3:12 am, David Ryon said:
http://www.ronpaul2012.com/2012/02/08/straw-polls-vs-collecting-delegates/
February 09, 2012 at 3:29 am, Scott AnalogMutant Warren said:
"Santorum Comes From Behind!"….sorry… I couldn't resist saying it…
February 09, 2012 at 8:20 am, Anthony Platt said:
Santorum, cumming from behind? Isn't that literally what "Santorum" means? Google it, you'll see…
February 09, 2012 at 3:54 pm, Seamus MacGiolla Mhartain said:
Yet one more tool to help educate the unconverted and further prove support for Dr. Paul among Independents:
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February 09, 2012 at 3:56 pm, Scott Miner said:
Ron Paul winning more delegates in Iowa and Minn (and possibly Colo), despite Santorum winning those Stats, should concern Santorum's campaign (they need to learn how the caucuses work). The reporting of the delegates to date is pure speculation, no delegates have been awarded from Iowa, NV, Missouri, Minn, or Colo.
February 09, 2012 at 4:01 pm, Scott Miner said:
I'm all for Santorum's argument that religous expression is under fire, but he isn't just arguing for freedom of expression, he wants to mandate his beliefs on the rest of the country. That don't fly homie.
February 09, 2012 at 4:46 pm, Steven DiBona said:
This just knocks Willard out of 'MSM-manufactured' front runner status. This is good for Paul. RON PAUL in 2012! He is the ONLY choice worth making!
February 10, 2012 at 1:37 am, Restore Liberty said:
Yeah, Santorum should be scared that the majority of his unbound delegates are Paul supporters.
February 10, 2012 at 3:32 am, Luckie McDonald said:
This read is wrong in many ways… One, I'm not scared at all, it's only getting better for Ron Paul. Two, Mitt Robama is not getting the runaway votes. Three, Rick is not even on some ballots in a few states. Four, It's all in the delgates and we have them allllllllllOL.
February 10, 2012 at 5:45 am, Darin Chock said:
santorum doesn't worry any of us. its those who vote for anyone but Dr Paul that worry us. normally it comes down to 'the lesser of 2 evils'. this time there's a real chance at freedom. the party voters will vote for mitt obama, the cowardly fascists will vote for newt world order & the braindead emotional religious reich will go with santorum.
February 10, 2012 at 6:30 am, Hank Xavier said:
No bloc of voters can stop the inevitability of time and the decline of relevance.
February 10, 2012 at 12:02 pm, Mike Dar said:
Since the bulk of voters in Penn reflected they did not want him in his last postion, this last event can only be seen as a state party decesion. Not an average voter decision. if the party which dumped him before wants him back now…well seems kinda fishy. Sounds as corupt as Chicago plitics to me.
Hope voters vote their experience rather than taking marching orders from the party which wishes to avail itself towards the Fed reserve/D.C. money supply.
February 10, 2012 at 4:51 pm, Marc Jauregui said:
It's about DELEGATES, Virginia! Not who won the most straw votes…
February 10, 2012 at 5:18 pm, Chris Lynch said:
I'm not naive enough to believe our voting system is fair, so if the GOP wants Santorum to win, he will win.
Look at the voting problems, and fraud, found from Iowa on, even brought up in msm, then buried.
Voting is like religion, it's more faith based than anything else.
Both parties have people in it who commit voter fraud, yet if you ask a member of one party , it's ALWAYS the other.
February 12, 2012 at 11:06 am, Phil Stanley said:
Santorum and Gingricvh cannot win. There are too many states for which they are not even on the ballots. And, although Santorum won a few of the caucus straw votes, Ron Paul will win most of the delegate slots at county and state conventions which are what really counts.
Newt isn't on the ballot in Virginia, Missouri, or Ohio!
Santorum isn't on the ballot in Virginia or Illinois.
They would have to get at least 60% of the vote from here on out! Only Romney and Paul are on the ballot in ALL 50 states!
The only candidate who has the right bold ideas is Ron Paul and, only Ron Paul can beat Obama.
If, Ron Paul gets the GOP nomination: Ron Paul gets the following voters:
(A) 2008 Obama voters who thought they were going to get 'Change'.
(B) 2008 Obama voters who voted to end the wars.
(C) The VAST majority of the Independent vote,
(D) The entire GOP voting block who dislikes Obama enough to vote for Ron Paul instead.
(E) Ron Paul supporters coming out to vote in DROVESand, a machine like no other for the General Elections! (No other candidate can compete against Obama's machine but Ron Paul! Wake Up People!)
(F) Same-sex couples who want to be set free.
(G) Democratic, disillusioned Anti-Drug war voters.
(H) Libertarians.
(I) Youth Vote (Obama has lost them to Ron Paul but, if RP does not get the nomination, they will go back to Obama).
Also, keep in mind, that the Independents have the largest voting block in this country. Republicans and Democrats are the minorities. For the GOP to attack the only candidate on the GOP ticket that can beat Obama is truly insane!
The GOP did not learn anything from 2008. They keep doing the same thing over and over expecting different results! Only idiots do that!
Listen up MINORITY GOP…If, you do not get behind Ron Paul, YOU WILL get 4 more years of Obama! GUARANTEED!
No Ron Paul supporter will vote for any other GOP Candidate. Independents will go back to Obama as will the disenfranchised Democrats and the youth vote!
"If the Republican Party nominates a draft-avoiding, crony-capitalist, anti-gun, pro-choice, socialized-medicine candidate over a strict free-market Constitutionalist who served his country and carries our his political office with integrity, then the Republican party might as well change its symbol from an elephant to a wooly-mammoth now because that party will become extinct."
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February 19, 2012 at 11:04 am, Edmund Nevin said:
This article is unfortunate in that it promotes a wide divide between traditional conservatives and Libertarians when the focus should be on dealing with RINOs and statist-loving leftsts. Conservatives and Libertarians (generally) three crucial core tenets which the left/RINO nexus will never accept:
First, respect for the constitution and federalism. While there sure are Conservatives who would like to ban abortion, gay marriage, etc. they seek to do it through the federal constitutional and/or state legal process. Unlike the drones on the left who seek to have judicial dictates issued (which should alarm everyone).
Second, even the most ardent Santorum or (sane) Ron Paul supporter supports the rule of law as opposed to Solyndra, black panther voter-repression, unions breaking public treasuries, 'fast and furious', and many other examples of how the left operates.
Third, the intrinsic and inseparable link between economic liberty with all other forms of liberty. You will be hard-pressed to find the most ardent Reaganite who does not give Ron Paul praise and credit for his economic viewpoints.
Intelligent Libertarians and Conservatives are smart enough to get beyond talking points and recognize worldviews. Undoubtedly there are fundamental differences regarding foreign policy, drugs, and many other issues, but the core issue here is that Conservatives and Libertarians have more uniting us than dividing us, and as a Conservative I respect Ron Paul and would vote for him as the nominee in a heartbeat. The focus should be on the disastrous leftist agenda and Romney-Bush-Rove RINOs.
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February 22, 2012 at 2:19 am, Matthew Reece said:
"Santorum’s wins, especially in Minnesota, expose the ongoing tensions between upstart Libertarians and old school conservatives, representing a micro-view of the infighting happening within the Republican Party. If he can’t be slowed down, then Santorum may officially trounce a movement that has for years been trying to build its support and influence."
No, because we will use our free market principles to leave the Republican party, which does not serve us, and join the Libertarian party, which does. There are enough of us to make sure the R's never put another candidate in the White House.
"Santorum’s wins were probably something of a fluke, and it’s unlikely he’ll have similar success in the forthcoming races."
Probably correct, unless he wins Michigan. Then all bets are off.
"But if he does, Ron Paul and his supporters will see a huge ideological setback, one that could severely damage their Libertarian movement for years to come."
Not a chance. As I said, we can just leave and burn down the tent on our way out. Gary Johnson just keeps looking better as our backup candidate. Santorum will finish in third place in the general if he is nominated.
March 03, 2012 at 7:32 am, Roger Ervine said:
HAHAHAHAHAHA Your not even on the ballot in every state. Romney-Obama re-elected, Santorum-Obama re-elected, Ron Paul-Country saved, Liberty saved, Freedom saved, Stop the assault on Freedom. Look up the NDAA and the new HR 347. Listen up before it is too late.
Ron Paul 2012.
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