I believe that the Santorum surge out of Iowa is one more flukey, funky reason why those wintry caucuses should be dethroned as putative king-maker in American Presidential contests. Who really cares what a bunch of ethanol fiends have to say about who should be president of the United States, anyway?
Former United States Senator Rick Santorum has no money to prop up his sudden success, yet his financial lack us not because he is an underdog, but because his ideas have not won over a respectable constituency across the country.
Yes, it was mildly impressive -- in an "Awe Shucks Jimmy Carter Hayseed" kind of manner that Santorum visited all ninety-nine counties in Iowa, and that the little ego boost to the residents of the Hawkeye state was enough to tender him a large number of votes. Yet he still came in second place to Romney, an over-moderate technocrat who barely bought the win, by eight votes no less, spending a considerable fortune.
But this is the 21st Century, and door-to-door retail politics is neither necessary nor essential to persuade a dedicated group of people throughout the country to support your candidacy. A winning policy that recognizes the American people's frustration with Big Government gone Bigger and Badder is what we are looking for, and Congressman Ron Paul delivers on their concerns with a real record and real plans for change.
The Texas Congressman has blown pundits and prognosticators away, surging slowly but surely throughout 2011 and into 2012. His 21% in Iowa was an excellent start to a strong campaign, which has now earned him considerable respect in the Granite State.
Three endorsements in the New Hampshire press, especially in the wake of the now discredited Manchester Union premature send-up of the former House Speaker, is a welcome trend for those who support limited constitutional government.
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