Santorum predicts Pennsylvania win
posted at 10:25 am on April 4, 2012 by Tina Korbe
Even after Mitt Romney’s hat trick last night, Rick Santorum still has hope that he can stop the former Massachusetts governor from securing the nomination. It’s just halftime, he says, and he’s counting on Pennsylvanians to “charge out of the locker room” for a strong second half. The former Pennsylvania senator has repeatedly predicted a win in his home state, where both he and Mitt Romney campaign today:
Speaking on familiar turf, the former two-term senator from the Keystone State urged supporters to dismiss attacks from his opponents ahead of Pennsylvania’s primary later in April.
“You know me. You know how hard I work,” Santorum said. “They’ll say all the things, that I’m someone who doesn’t stand up for what I believe in. You know me.”
In recent days, Santorum has predicted he will win his home state’s contest, which has 72 delegates at stake. He also expects to push on through May, a month that holds contests in states that are more conservative. …
In an interview on Monday on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight,” Santorum acknowledged that “April would be a very tough month for us,” but he intends to compete through May and onto the convention.
“May is rich with delegates and are strong states for us — states like Texas and Arkansas and Kentucky and Indiana, West Virginia, North Carolina. Those are the states that we know we can get this back, right back to where it is right now, which is a lot closer than what Mitt Romney and the pundits are spinning,” he said.
No doubt Mitt Romney will repeat in Pennsylvania the strategy that worked so well for him against Gingrich in Florida and against Santorum in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin. He’ll purchase expensive advertising, utilize compelling robocalls and crisscross the state himself. He has even more incentive than usual to deploy a deal-sealing barrage of negativity against Santorum. If he can sneak to victory in Pennsylvania, he’ll have made a very strong case for himself against Santorum.
Santorum is counting on his home-state advantage to help him withstand the assault. In the latest Quinnipiac University poll in Pennsylvania, Santorum leads Romney by six points. If that begins to change, though, and a loss in Pennsylvania for Santorum looks likely, Romney’s last challenger might not make it to May.
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+1 bishop @2:57
cmsinaz on May 13, 2013 at 3:00 PM
It’s Philly. I wouldn’t put it past the jury to feel sorry that a 72-year-old is on trial.
Happy Nomad on May 13, 2013 at 3:00 PM
I could live with him getting life in prison instead of the death penalty. The other inmates have their own code that baby murderers are not fondly looked upon.
Then he can live the rest of his miserable natural life trying to defend himself or be in special lockdown where he is essentially in solitary.
Or they’ll give him the Bill Ayre’s treatment: guilty as hell, free as a bird.
tru2tx on May 13, 2013 at 3:01 PM
He does face federal charges dealing with the drug dealing out of the clinic.
totherightofthem on May 13, 2013 at 3:01 PM
Trolls not here yet ?
burrata on May 13, 2013 at 3:01 PM
Lockdown – warning “burley bailiffs at the door” contempt of court during black out.
Schadenfreude on May 13, 2013 at 3:02 PM
Fear not; if this goes ‘well’ for them, they’ll be here.
I’ll probably have to excuse myself, as I will undoubtedly say something the mods will take exception to.
Midas on May 13, 2013 at 3:02 PM
They’re prepping their glee, the infanticide defenders…murder defenders too.
Schadenfreude on May 13, 2013 at 3:03 PM
They’re preparing to burn something down in case he’s found guilty.
Bishop on May 13, 2013 at 3:03 PM
I don’t see how. If Gosnell is found innocent, outright infanticide will have been explicitly legalized. It will open the door for MORE murder, not less. A loss is not going to be a “symbolic” victory for the pro-life side. It will be a catastrophe.
Doomberg on May 13, 2013 at 3:03 PM
Do we dare question the make up of the jury?
jawkneemusic on May 13, 2013 at 3:03 PM
Either way he’s going to hell.
Little Boomer on May 13, 2013 at 3:04 PM
Sad but true. Still, I almost look forward to being able to debate/question people that could support this evil. Almost.
JusDreamin on May 13, 2013 at 3:04 PM
Hung counts may have been on codefendant.
Ronnie on May 13, 2013 at 3:04 PM
nonpartisan was muttering about burning his treehouse.
katy the mean old lady on May 13, 2013 at 3:05 PM
Any TV coverage on this? I can’t watch, but just wondering if the news networks will cut to this. Okay network and a half.
JusDreamin on May 13, 2013 at 3:06 PM
Seeing as how the TOS has been roundly ignored for quite a while and the trolls have been having their way, as long as you don’t say anything that may cause legal issues for HA, then it seems anything goes.
No threatening harm and careful of the cuss words and it seems that you are okay to go.
kim roy on May 13, 2013 at 3:06 PM
Jury is not “all female” Seven women, five men.
crosspatch on May 13, 2013 at 3:06 PM
Do we dare question the make up of the jury?
jawkneemusic on May 13, 2013 at 3:03 PM
7 females, 5 males.
pambi on May 13, 2013 at 3:07 PM
What?! Powers is the only reason the media started offering any coverage.
And she’s absolutely right that Ridge deserves a lot of blame: he shut down inspections.
DRPrice on May 13, 2013 at 3:07 PM
Haven’t received talking points yet
SheVee on May 13, 2013 at 3:08 PM
Every time someone says this man’s name I want to throw up….
I hope they fry him and his staff, those mother’s that did this to their children, children! Should be in jail for the rest of their live!!!
Tilly on May 13, 2013 at 3:08 PM
Distinction without a difference. They were alive when their mothers brought them into Gosnell’s “clinic.”
As arbitrary as allowing a Cuban that makes it onto the beach in Miami to stay, but shipping them back if they are picked up 20 feet from shore.
iurockhead on May 13, 2013 at 3:09 PM
and if not guilty, a victory for “Womens health”
(well, not for the tiny innocent girls with spines snipped, but that’s a small price to pay, right?)
JusDreamin on May 13, 2013 at 3:09 PM
Ugh. I’m reading on Twitter that the jury was-surprise, surprise-made up of pro-choicers or those agnostic about abortion. No pro-lifers at all. Remember that when the verdicts are announced…
changer1701 on May 13, 2013 at 3:10 PM
One quote in this struck me in particular:
I highly doubt that will happen.
And the big problem with that is most Republicans and many conservatives will see this as another “low-information voter” deal that gets Gosnell off, and the endless blathering commences. Stop it before you even start.
It’s not a “low-info” problem, it is willful ignorance. People know but deny.
Myron Falwell on May 13, 2013 at 3:10 PM
GUILTY!!! 1st degree murder in 3 of 4 babies.
Zaggs on May 13, 2013 at 3:10 PM
kim roy on May 13, 2013 at 3:11 PM
jdmullane @jdmullane 1m
Phila abortionist Kermit #Gosnell guilty 1st degree murder in 3 of 4 babies.
Zaggs on May 13, 2013 at 3:11 PM
Phila abortionist Kermit #Gosnell guilty 1st degree murder in 3 of 4 babies.
https://twitter.com/jdmullane
Gator Country on May 13, 2013 at 3:11 PM
Time for the appeals.
Prufrock on May 13, 2013 at 3:11 PM
If this jury lets this SOB off, god help this country because we have no moral foundation to rely1
Tilly on May 13, 2013 at 3:11 PM
I see this differently, I predict he is found guilty on all the major charges and they were hung up on a few of the lesser ones. Why this kept them out, I don’t know. He didn’t even mount a defense, any defense.
matthew8787 on May 13, 2013 at 3:12 PM
He’s also black.
slickwillie2001 on May 13, 2013 at 3:12 PM
I’ve been sea-sick now for over a month.
John the Libertarian on May 13, 2013 at 3:12 PM
They didn’t. It’s about half and half.
totherightofthem on May 13, 2013 at 3:12 PM
When trolls sign in, my questions for them :
If found not-guilty, which university will grab him first ?
If found guilty, which university will grab him first ?
burrata on May 13, 2013 at 3:13 PM
HALLELUJAH!!!!
katy the mean old lady on May 13, 2013 at 3:13 PM
Holy cow. I was not expecting him to be guilty on every one of the big charges. Wow.
Doomberg on May 13, 2013 at 3:13 PM
Well, then. My faith is somewhat restored. Don’t know why it was only three out of four, but the butcher’s bill has finally come due.
totherightofthem on May 13, 2013 at 3:13 PM
Yeah, if I was driving a concrete mixer in Philly right now I’d head for the barn and park it.
BobMbx on May 13, 2013 at 3:14 PM
I didn’t know the five men on the jury were metrosexuals.
Myron Falwell on May 13, 2013 at 3:14 PM
Armin and thuja have threatened to burn down “mom’s basement.”
viking01 on May 13, 2013 at 3:14 PM
jdmullane @jdmullane 1m
Phila abortionist Kermit #Gosnell guilty 1st degree murder in 3 of 4 babies.
Zaggs on May 13, 2013 at 3:11 PM
Is this true!!
Can we get another confirmation of this??
ToddPA on May 13, 2013 at 3:14 PM
Now that verdicts are in Obama is free to comment on the case.
Mark1971 on May 13, 2013 at 3:14 PM
Hey, if he gets the chair, praps a resident troll or two will get banned for expected rants and/threats, etc.
Let’s keep our heads, so theirs get whacked.
pambi on May 13, 2013 at 3:14 PM
They’re preparing to burn something down in case he’s found guilty.
Bishop on May 13, 2013 at 3:03 PM
LMAO!
ToddPA on May 13, 2013 at 3:15 PM
But maybe, finally, some push back from the public. Of course, that can be squelched by a judge.
Cindy Munford on May 13, 2013 at 3:15 PM
You were saying?
Armin Tamzarian on May 13, 2013 at 3:15 PM
Given his age, he’ll likely pass away before the appeals process is completed. That ends the case, leaving his memory one of criminal convictions.
Fitting.
Liam on May 13, 2013 at 3:15 PM
Awesome!!!
CW on May 13, 2013 at 3:15 PM
Guilty. Praise the Lord.
JusDreamin on May 13, 2013 at 3:15 PM
Guilty
Schadenfreude on May 13, 2013 at 3:15 PM
As pro-lifer, I belief life in prison will prevent “Doctor” Gosnell from murdering any more babies; therefore, the death penalty is unnecessary in his particular case.
olesparkie on May 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM
I think I remeber one of the prosecutors thought gender would wash out that other stuff as the women would naturally identify with the female victim, but that sure wasn’t the case.
forest on May 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM
All it takes is 1 guilty verdict on 1st degree murder.
A small sliver of hope for America.
MNHawk on May 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM
Of all trials to not have cameras in the courtroom.
tru2tx on May 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM
FNC @ COMMERCIAL, so if it’s now known, they’re working onthetallies, methinks.
pambi on May 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM
Says a lot that people might let a baby killer walk to protect their political interests, doesn’t it?
crrr6 on May 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM
Thank you God. Devil was already busy working on the No Vacancy sign just in case the jury went the other way.
hillsoftx on May 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM
duh….”that prison” not “in prison”
olesparkie on May 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM
“Gabe, please have IT pull up the file on Sodom and Gomorrah, would you please?” – God.
justltl on May 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM
Have fun in prison, ahole, hope the other prisoners visit you often.
Bishop on May 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM
Poor freak …your guy’s done.
CW on May 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM
Schadenfreude on May 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM
Thank you God and thank you jury for your verdict!
L
letget on May 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM
Have we had any confirmation yet?
Notorious GOP on May 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM
The5 will be fun to watch today :O
burrata on May 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM
Ahhh yes, 100% troll-free thread now ensured.
hillsoftx on May 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM
How many counts?
crrr6 on May 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM
Justice for those who were denied a life.
kingsjester on May 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM
…and kill you, slowly and painfully.
Schadenfreude on May 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM
Wow
John the Libertarian on May 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM
Guilty….may he burn in Hell.
tencole on May 13, 2013 at 3:18 PM
If one juror looks like George Stuffinenvelopes and another looks like Kagan… is that a male jury, a female jury or an theoretical uncertainty?
viking01 on May 13, 2013 at 3:18 PM
FNC producer has not yet come out with the news.
Any ino from inside is questionable, breaking the law.
pambi on May 13, 2013 at 3:18 PM
3out of 4?????
cmsinaz on May 13, 2013 at 3:18 PM
Nm, just saw the headline update
crrr6 on May 13, 2013 at 3:18 PM
I’m glad to be wrong. May I continue to be very fallible in such things well into the future.
DRPrice on May 13, 2013 at 3:18 PM
I’m saying this case forces prochoicers to consider the logic pathology allowing a just born infant to be protected by law vs nonprotection a few minutes rearlier in the womb. In this case, if a nonguilty verdict is reached, it will be based on whether those babies were proved to be born alive, not that infantcide is legal.
a capella on May 13, 2013 at 3:18 PM
Is Mr. Mullane going to be in trouble for tweeting?
Cindy Munford on May 13, 2013 at 3:18 PM
A
C
D guilty
E not guilty
adult patient – not guilty on 3rd, but guilty on voluntary man slaughter.
Schadenfreude on May 13, 2013 at 3:18 PM
I was responding to a different poster up thread who said it was an all woman jury. Thanks for pointing out the facts.
cptacek on May 13, 2013 at 3:19 PM
Wow. Some faith in humanity restored.
El_Terrible on May 13, 2013 at 3:19 PM
Will Gosnell sue his lawyer for dereliction?
Schadenfreude on May 13, 2013 at 3:19 PM
BABIES mudered, but Baby E … Inv Manslaughter for woman’s death.
OH, halleluia.
pambi on May 13, 2013 at 3:19 PM
3 Guilty convictions so far.
Sparky on May 13, 2013 at 3:19 PM
Enough for Life and Death for Gosnell.
Schadenfreude on May 13, 2013 at 3:19 PM
The needle. Please.
a capella on May 13, 2013 at 3:19 PM
Keepthechange just started his own pants on fire in protest.
Bishop on May 13, 2013 at 3:19 PM
Our oldest Daughter in completing her Freshman year in college
here in PA. Her and I discuss topics quite often, she’s
quite Liberal on some topics…..but on this Gosnell trial,
her and all her friends at school wanted him found guilty.
ToddPA on May 13, 2013 at 3:19 PM
Hey, your SIL’s drain is plugged again. Better get to the clinic.
cptacek on May 13, 2013 at 3:19 PM
I thought it was self-explanatory. If they declared him guilty regardless, good on them.
changer1701 on May 13, 2013 at 3:20 PM
Justice
CTSherman on May 13, 2013 at 3:20 PM
We’ve only seen one tweet about it.
EDIT: Fox News just confirmed.
Notorious GOP on May 13, 2013 at 3:20 PM
Murdered 4 living. 4 counts of 4 guilty.
Schadenfreude on May 13, 2013 at 3:20 PM
Make that 4 Guilty.
Sparky on May 13, 2013 at 3:20 PM
Praise God.
Midas on May 13, 2013 at 3:20 PM
“The judicial system is broken!”
-Nancy Pelosi
-Harry Reid
-Hillary Clinton
-Chris Matthews
-The entire crew at MSNBC
-The entire crew at CNN
-Every liberal in the country
Liam on May 13, 2013 at 3:20 PM
Remember pro aborts…just kill them when they are still inside mommy…then you’re all good.You make me ill.
CW on May 13, 2013 at 3:21 PM
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