Pawlenty Finished Third and Quit; Santorum Finished Fourth and ...

[William769]

A fund-raising email sent by Rick Santorum in late July predicted that the Iowa Straw Poll would be "our first real test." And even though he finished fourth, does Santorum still believe he passed?

The former Pennsylvania senator might feel added pressure to explain staying in the race given that the third-place finisher, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, quit because of disappointing results. Pawlenty said he couldn't see a path toward winning the Republican nomination after Michele Bachmann seemed to harness the social conservative vote with her first-place finish.

Still, Santorum gave it his best spin in an email to supporters this weekend.

"Today in Iowa has been a victory for America's moral foundation!" Santorum wrote after the straw poll results were announced. "Many predicted that I would come in dead last, but I surprised the political chattering class by coming in 4th place."

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/15/Tim_Pawlenty_Finished_Third_and_Quit_Rick_Santorum_Finished_Fourth_And/

[kwolf68]

1. LOL

Look at me mom, I only suck this much.

[TygrBright]

2. Synopsis: "I wasn't last! WIN!!" n/t

[rfranklin]

3. I rode a bike race this weekend and came in second...

second to last!

[Blue Owl]

4. Santorum finished froth again?

Why does that keep happening?

[William769]

5. Karma.

[JBoy]

14. LOL.

[alsame]

6. I think he's delusional enough to think he might be a VP pick if

he hangs in there for a while longer.

[treestar]

7. Why do they put so much into this "straw poll?"

Pawlenty is a quitter of Palinian proportions.

[kick-ass-bob]

9. Because it has picked the right candidate... all of twice.

Hell of a streak. :eyes:

[treestar]

18. Typical of Republicans to be superstitious like this

Maybe they should all give up by looking to the state of Delaware, whose three EVs since '72 happened to go the the ultimate winner (except in 2000 and 2004, hmmm, interesting).

http://www.270towin.com/states/Delaware

[Mz Pip]

8. Whatever

Let him waste his time and money. He's not running for President; he's running for biggest mouth of the reactionary morality police.

[Mojambo]

10. LOL. Did he actually say that?

He's so precious.

[Sal Minella]

19. Yes he did say that. Those exact words.

Apparently he thinks we are all at home breathlessly awaiting the complete repeal of all mining safety regulations, all federal supervision of national parks and monuments, abandonment of all military hospitals, abolition of FAA regulations -- apparently he thinks these things are onerous in the extreme to us Merkans.

He's even dumber than George Bush said he was.

[Mojambo]

11. dupe. n/t

[Johonny]

12. I assume Pawlenty left the race because he saw how crazy he'd have to move

to get the nomination and knows he would hurt his chances to win in the future had he gone full crazy. Santorum on the other hand is full crazy thus requires no actual political moves to be in this thing. The straw poll told America, for GOP this election cycle the crazier the better. If you have any amount of sanity sit this one out. Thus for Santorum it is now or possibly never.

[JBoy]

13. Santorum's still got a few crates of jelly to sell.

[shraby]

15. He never was very bright.

[no_hypocrisy]

16. WINNING!

[rox63]

17. Perhaps Pawlenty has a slightly stronger grip on reality than Santorum n/t