Republicans Turn on Santorum (Abortion Rights issue)

[TexasLawyer]

http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=9482


Republicans Turn on Santorum
By David Holman
Published 3/3/2006 12:08:26 AM

Does party loyalty run both ways among Republican senators? That remains to be seen after Republican Majority for Choice (RMC), a pro-abortion caucus within the GOP, began a spirited attack on Sen. Rick Santorum this week.

RMC launched full- and quarter-page ads in nearly every major daily newspaper in Pennsylvania -- mock "Help Wanted" announcements calling for "Real Republican Candidates for Senate." The ad advocates "the Big Tent philosophy Ronald Reagan helped to build," and warns in bold, "Candidates who claim to be Republicans but instead use the Party to further their own personal or religious agenda need not apply." While the ad never names Santorum explicitly, its pro-abortion and anti-religious opposition to him is unmistakable.

With eight days between the launch of the ad campaign and the March 7 petition filing deadline for the Pennsylvania primaries, the search for "real" Republican primary opponents to Santorum appears half-hearted. Two thousand signatures would be required for a challenger to make it on to the ballot. Rather than a search, RMC's ad campaign could signal open hostility among Republican senators. This move comes in the midst of speculation that Kate Michelman, former president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, will run as an independent in the Senate race.

Jennifer Blei Stockman, national co-chair of the RMC, confirmed that while the group is targeting Santorum, its strategy looks past the March 7 filing deadline. She told TAS Thursday that her group had "exhausted" all possibilities for candidates in the past several months. While RMC hopes another candidate "surfaces," Stockman said, "The ad is meant to be somewhat tongue-in-cheek, that we cannot continue electing candidates like Rick Santorum because he's not helping the party's image."

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[Mz Pip]

1. They should have been lobbying

the Repug Senators during the Alito hearings. A pro-choice repug senators doesn't really count for much with the SCOTUS stacked the way it is.

Still, I can't stand Sanscrotum for more than just his anti-choice stance. So go for it RMC.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[zbdent]

2. OOooooo!!! Gotta go to the library this week

and zerox the ad!

[young_at_heart]

3. As a former Pittsburgh resident I could never understand his appeal

He has that Republican "look" that they all have and his speeches were just empty talk. I hope the PA people will see the error of their ways!

[agates]

11. I know that look -- its the Republican hair

and the smarmy smile. They all have it. icky

[aden_nak]

4. Another darling of the religious right is going to crash and burn.

I can't wait to see his dismal returns in November.

[callous taoboy]

5. Big-time Mepublican I work with said

that the "Christian fanatics" had taken over his party. He was not pleased.

[PassingFair]

8. The NeoCons are the ones who took over "his" party..

The crazy christians are battering down the gates!

Scary *hit!

[Megahurtz]

6. Rofl!

:rofl:

[Mandate My Ass]

7. Pile on Santorum time-repukes turning on their own

:popcorn:

[msgadget]

9. "We've always kept our mouths shut."

"We think the only way to create a dialogue on these important issues is by playing by the same rules as the Club for Growth, the National Right to Life Committee has been playing by, by going after candidates we don't agree with." Kudos to them! :applause:

[worldgonekrazy]

10. Santorum is FUCKED

Good to see that bad karma is catching up to at least one of these assholes.

[radfringe]

14. really F***ed

bush* is suppose to make an appearance supporting santorum at some fund raiser...

enjoy these numbers.... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls.html

[Zhade]

12. "pro-abortion" "anti-religious"

This article is pure horseshit in its bias.

[rooboy]

13. If the Democrats had a Karl Rove he would have run ads like this.

But I guess James Carville is too busy having sex with Mary Matalin.

[cally]

15. Michelman will run as an independent!!!!!

That may make this an easier race for Santorum. Although it will teach the Dem leaders not to screw their base by pushing anti-choice candidates, we may end up with a Santorum win. Dem leaders are just idiots. :argh:

[0007]

16. That's good. Now if we can get Coleman & Talent out of office.