How does Santorum expect to get things passed with a mouth so implusive as his? Saying things like he almost threw up before speeches and earlier on this year saying he would pee in a cup to show he is a worthy contender. I don't know how that would help anything because whether or not he comes up positive for drugs, I still always thought he was an ill opponent. This guy already has controversial sex scandals. I can't wait for him to say more embarrassing things while getting eaten up by the press. So I give the best of luck to Mr. Santorum and tell him to keep saying whats on his mind like he has been doing because it seems to be working out for him.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Rick Santorum Should Give Up
I am getting tired of reading about this Former Pennsylvania Senator, Rick Santorum who I can only remember from losing Senate elections back in 2006. Is this guy really still confident in making a difference in next presidential elections? I think this guy is a real unworthy opponent, lagging in recent polls competing at 5th or 6th place for Republican candidates in the upcoming elections.
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This reminded me a bit of my earlier post about Protestors + Police. A lot of the time it seems like what's big on the news is a focus on negativity simply because that's what tends to make interesting coverage material. And while I'm not saying what's being covered isn't important, I do think there's a trend (and not even necessarily a new one, at that) with focus on things that are wrong/inadequate/easily ridiculed. Also, politicians making fools of themselves tends to make pretty popular news material (Palin, Bachman...), and definitely scary in the sense that these people could be holding national office.
I agree with Anna. The public eats up negative coverage, and not just on politicians. This is shown across the board with negative coverage on events, celebrities, and even media itself bringing in more attention than most positive coverage.
And Santorum? Well he is just out of it. The reason he is so far behind is because he has had no negative coverage, or really nay coverage. He is one of the only contestant in the GOP race that hasn't been in the spotlight. Clearly, he's desperately cloying for some way to make himself known. Because otherwise, he really doesn't stand a chance.
I definitely agree with the media focusing more on the negatives of a candidate rather than the positives. As Maya stated, this is probably a ploy to get his name out there rather than fading in anonymity. Even though this publicity is negative, I wouldn't count him out of the race. As the article stated, Santorum has miraculously won elections before. Though I would definitely be very worried for the future of this country if that were the case again.
This blog post reminds me about the one I think Patrick posted about Cain quoting Pokemon. The situations are very similar. The media seems to be only focusing on the publicity of a candidate and not even the merit or capabilities they can possess.
Even though the media does tend to focus on the negatives of a candidate for president, you would have to wonder why would Santorum want this type of publicity. After reading the article about his life and developing career, it seemed to me that his faith and religion were the main priorities in his life and were two aspects that he used to gain popularity as a republican. Therefore, even though the media does highlight the juicy and scandalous events in an important public figures life, I have to think that he is not free from guilt. Each candidate has there faults, but it is up to them to set those aside, despite the medias focus, and establish their main reasons for running and what they plan to do for those who who vote.
Of course, the obvious perspective to look this at is how the media is portraying Santorum, that it is a negative portrayal of him. However, another perspective to look at this from is the perspective of just running for President. If someone like him, who may not be the most ideal candidate of sorts, can still pass on as fifth or sixth place, why not? Certainly, he may not win, but the idea is in the representation; if he stopped running for President, that is one less choice people have, and one less possible representation. Certainly, I'm not advocating for him, but I just feel like people feel too limited in their choices for President, and if this sets a trend for more people to run, to perhaps break from this "Only 2-Party/2 Viewpoint" system, then I am all for him.
Tl;dr: He's not going to win, but he should keep running. Okayfine.
We should remember, however, that the race for the GOP nomination thus far has been anything but decisive. Romney led a while ago, which then shifted to Cain, and has currently settled on the one and only Newt Gingrich leading in the the latest CNN poll (which supplanted a GALL poll that revealed Gingrich's one point lead over Romney). The significance? Any candidate thrust into the shadows can have his or her day. And that candidate just possibly could be Rick Santorum. If Perry is still considered to be in the race, the issue of "foot-in-the-mouth" syndrome is as insignificant as the common cold. After all, even Bachmann had her day in the sun.
Rick Santorum's only sex scandal, so to speak, was when he made a lazy slippery slope argument about gay sex leading to bestiality. A leading gay rights advocate then successfully led an effort to sully his name which at least Kyle has seen reference to, if not understood. As much as I dislike his politics, I have mixed feelings about spreading 'Santorum' as I don't think it was very kind to his children.
What about Gingrich walking out on his wife while she was dying of cancer? Do you care about that Mr. Kyle Y?
I'm glad that you feel Rick Santorum should drop out of the race, but the "basis" of your claims is not what we should be focusing on for presidential candidates. Will he make an effort to help the economy? Will he treat "illegal aliens" like human beings? These are the questions we should be asking our candidates, not whether they would or would not pee in a cup.
I'm just sick of the political bulls***, man.
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