I can attest to my conservative credentials by quoting someone who endorsed me in 2008 campaign. Senator Santorum was kind enough to say on the Laura Ingraham show, he said, Mitt Romney, this is the guy who is really conservative and who we can trust. And when he came out and endorsed me he said these words: He said he is the clear, conservative candidate."
And we all know what will happen if Romney wins the nomination. He’ll pivot quickly to appeal to independents, positioning himself as a moderate Republican in the tradition of those who have gone before him. Should he then lose - a prospect that seems ever more likely given the economy’s turnaround and the GOP’s own ugly infighting - the party’s right wing will seize on that loss as further proof that it shouldn’t try to be centrist. Indeed, a Democratic victory in 2012 against Romney would be almost pyrrhic, as it would likely cause the GOP to shift further rightward, making it even more obstreperous and unwilling to cooperate with Democrats. So let the GOP nominate a Santorum or a Gingrich and get it out of its system. Let the GOP have, if you will, its George McGovern moment.
So let the GOP nominate a Santorum or a Gingrich and get it out of its system. Let the GOP have, if you will, its George McGovern moment.