Santorum: Gay Community Waging 'Jihad' Against Me

Santorum's 'uber-Catholicism' lacks humanity, says Dowd

(NEWSER) - With his repeated attacks on gay marriage and gay rights in general, Rick Santorum is "an unexpected revival of ... uncompassionate conservatism," writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times . "Rick Perry baits gays because it’s good politics; Santorum sincerely means it," Dowd writes. "His political philosophy is infused with his über-Catholicism, but lacks humanity." More»

Meanwhile, Santorum says 'damn right' we cling to guns, religion

(NEWSER) - Bad news for Rick Santorum: Mitt Romney has taken the lead in Santorum's own home state of Pennsylvania. Romney is at 42% support and Santorum at 37% in the latest Public Policy Poll , followed by Ron Paul with 9% and Newt Gingrich at 6%. That's a gain of 17 points for Romney since last month—and a loss of 6 points for Santorum. Romney has even made gains in Santorum-leaning groups including evangelicals, tea partiers, and the "very conservative." Many see Pennsylvania as make-or-break for Santorum . More»

Mitt Romney sweeps primaries, but Rick Santorum not going anywhere

(NEWSER) - Mitt Romney scored a hat trick, winning all three of yesterday's primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. CNN and Politico each offer five takeaways:

• Wisconsin rejected Rick Santorum: It was Santorum's last shot at winning a Midwestern state , and he ignored Maryland in order to hit what CNN calls the "bowling alley-and-cheese curd circuit" in Wisconsin. It didn't work: His typical supporters, including evangelicals, tea partiers, and the "very conservative," voted for Romney anyway.
• Even so, he's not going anywhere: Despite the fact that many seemed to believe a Wisconsin loss would mean the end for Santorum, he's still focused on denying Romney the magic number of 1,144 delegates—and, for the time being, he still has a path to do so.

But Obama leads Romney in general election polling

(NEWSER) - Mitt Romney leads Rick Santorum 40% to 33% in Wisconsin, according to a new NBC News-Marist poll . Ron Paul follows in third with 11% and Newt Gingrich is last with 8%. Romney leads the way with moderate and liberal Republicans, conservatives, and those earning more than $75,000 per year. Santorum, however, leads with very conservative voters, evangelical Christians, and Tea Party supporters. More»

Well, yes he does, he explains after gaffe

(NEWSER) - Rick Santorum had a pretty big oops moment yesterday while campaigning in Illinois, when he boldly stated, "I don't care what the unemployment rate's going to be. Doesn't matter to me." His campaign "doesn't hinge on unemployment rates and growth rates," apparently. He explained: "We have one nominee who says he wants to run the economy. What kind of conservative says that the president runs the economy?" More»