Just what is the Santorum appeal? Conservatives know the answer without thinking twice, but the GOP establishment and much of the mainstream media are scratching their heads on the subject. Here are a couple standout reasons from CNN's Top Ten list:
7. Santorum doesn’t just talk about opposing abortion, he’s legislated on it. As a senator, he was an architect of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. He pushed the ban even in the1990s, when Bill Clinton was in the White House and the legislation stood nary a chance of a presidential signature. “He walked the walk,” Land says. “When no one else would carry our water in the Senate, he would.”
8. Ditto on same-sex marriage. Santorum sponsored a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage at a time when many Republicans lawmakers didn’t want to touch such a hot potato.
I have to say that Santorum's resilience truly surprises me. I certainly didn't think he'd last this long. Still, doubts stubbornly linger about his electability in a general, but come on, wouldn't it be outstanding if he became president? Now there's a man you could trust to go to war on the big issues we face and not back down.
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