Santorum infers straw poll-rigging at CPAC

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Rick Santorum accused two of his opponents of trying to influence the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where Romney came in first place on Saturday with 38 percent and Santorum - typically considered a conservative favorite - took second with 31 percent.

"You know those straw polls, at CPAC," he said on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday. "For two years Ron Paul has won those because he just trucks in a lot of people, pays for their ticket, and they come in and vote and they leave. We didn't do that. We don't do that. I don't try to rig straw polls."

He continued: "You'll have to talk to the Romney campaign and [see] how many tickets they bought. We've heard all sorts of things."

Santorum stopped short of accusing his rivals of dirty politics, saying that stacking the deck is "standard procedure for straw polls" and noting that, "there's nothing wrong with that."

"We just don't think that's a good use of our resources," he said. "Governor Romney obviously may have a different idea."

Romney's campaign denied that it had any inappropriate influence on the outcome of the vote and cited their candidate's win in Maine and a separate survey as evidence.

"Rick Santorum has a history of making statements that aren't grounded in the truth," said Romney spokesperson Andrea Saul in a statement. "Yesterday Mitt Romney won the CPAC straw poll and won a separate nationwide survey of conservatives conducted by CPAC organizers. Also, Mitt Romney won the Maine caucuses."

Newt Gingrich came in third on Saturday with 15 percent and Paul came in fourth with 12 percent. Paul's campaign could not be reached immediately for comment.

[noloyalisti]

How does it feel Sanitorium to be part of a corrupt, immoral, cheating business class? Now you can see for yourself who you associate with. Not too cool to be a Republicon huh Ricky?

[noloyalisti]

Sanitorium is 100% right about the lying, cheating and rigging at the Criminal Politicians And Corporation meeting. These are Republicons for Gods sake.

Maybe Sanitorium is finally realizing the sad, sick, obsolete party of clowns he is associated with.

[ProgressNow]

American's learned long ago never to trust anything that comes out of CPAC...

[grey4449]

Mormon Beliefs - VOTE ROMNEY



THE BOOK OF MORMON IS MORE CORRECT THAN THE BIBLE, (History of the Church, 4:461).
If it had not been for Joseph Smith and the restoration, there would be no salvation. THERE IS NO SALVATION OUTSIDE THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 670). [the context is the full gospel including exaltation to Godhood]
There are three levels of heaven: telestial, terrestrial, and celestial, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 348). VOTE ROMNEY

[irreverentasever]

Who'd a thunk it, unethical, cheating, lying republicans?

[Well_You_Aint_Me]

And when it is all over with, and they are finished calling/insinuating that each other is "unethical" a "cheater", or a "liar" the GOP will expect us to vote for one of them because he is the lesser, or perhaps the greater, of the two evils.

Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican come to mind, just not sure which is which.

Luke 18:9-14: " 9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."

[rtup]

Just another bigot who thinks his world is what we all need!! He's just another hater & divider! He must be stopped! Vote anyone but him!

[cntrygirl3]

Not only are Mr. Santorum's statements not grounded in truth, he is busy backtracking from his right wing social issue opinions. I mean really claiming his wife wrote a passage in his book that is currently inconvenient (he didn't credit her or even acknowledge her). It is really sad the GOP has suddenly turned to this person who is not only breathtakingly dumb but anti-woman in the extreme. His women should stay home and out of the work force stance is only eclipsed in disgust by his anti contraception stance. Nobody needs this bigoted, narrow minded, holier than thou, hypocritical idiot. The GOP has another sure loser. This is typical "I didn't win so they must have cheated. Sickening all the way around.

[JV1970]

First of all Santorum has never said that women should stay home and out of the work force. He said that his wife CHOSE to stay at home. He has never said that every woman should. Second he is not anti contraception. As a Catholic he doesn't believe in using contraceptions but he has never said that anyone else shouldn't use them. He objected to religiously owned hospitals and institutions being forced to distribute contraceptives if they were against their religion's beliefs and teachings. I agree with him! He has NOT said that contraceptives shouldn't be distributed anywhere! There are other places that distribute them that aren't religiously owned institutions.

[rtup]

Another sore loser who lies when it might benifit him or his cause!!

[2happy2ride]

Forget conservative! Paul is a conservative and has accomplished NOTHING in 23 years in congress. Santorum is conservative & has NEVER run or managed a thing.
Give me someone that can communicate, that has governed and someone that has actually RUN & MANAGED a BUSINESS. THAT is the only way out of our mess.
Like him or not Romney is the most QUALIFIED candidate we've had in a long time.

[WHAT-IS-HE-SMOKING]

So, according to the report since Rick came in second, he did not spend as much on tickets as Romney did?
Don't you just love the way the GOP is feeding on each other. They are all trying to show how they are more "conservative" than the other or how more "liberal" the other guy is.
And I just love the way they are trying to play to a particular audience instead of telling the same story to the ENTIRE nation.