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March 21st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
But even in victory Mr Romney seemed to confirm some of the fears about his
viability as a general election candidate. He stumbled repeatedly in his
speech, at one point saying he looked ahead to an America that was “humbled”,
before correcting himself to say “humble”.
Even Mr Romney’s own supporters, including the 2008 nominee John McCain, have
said publicly that their relatively moderate candidate needs to “do better”
and lacks the spark needed to enthuse voters.
Despite his defeat, Mr Santorum promised to stay in the race in the belief
that he can play the spoiler and stop Mr Romney from reaching the “magic
number” of 1,144 that would win him the nomination outright. Mr Romney now
has 563 delegates. Mr Santorum has 263, Mr Gingrich 135 and Mr Paul 50.
Speaking near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – the site of the bloodiest battle of
the American Civil War – Mr Santorum said the US faced its most important
election since 1860, when it elected Abraham Lincoln on the eve of civil
war.
Facing charges of being an “economic lightweight”, Mr Santorum
attempted a last-ditch appeal to conservatives unimpressed with Mr Romney’s
economy-focused message.
“The foundational issue in this race, one that is in fact the cause of
the other maladies that we’re feeling – whether it’s in the economy or the
budget crisis – boils down to one word: freedom,” he said.
Newt Gingrich looked set to come a humiliating last place, falling behind Ron
Paul, the libertarian congressman who has openly said he has little chance
of winning the nomination.
The loss leaves Mr Santorum fighting once again to maintain the credibility of
a campaign which has been drained of momentum in recent days by a series of
gaffes and organisational failures.
A day before yesterday’s vote Mr Santorum, who relies on support from the
Republican party’s evangelical base, had talked of a scoring a “huge or
surprise win” that would have “guaranteed” him the nomination.
But in a damaging 48 hours ahead of the Illinois primary, Mr Santorum found
himself on the defensive after letting slip that he “didn’t care” about the
unemployment rate.
“I don’t care what the unemployment rate’s going to be,” he said at an
Illinois campaign event, “Doesn’t matter to me. My campaign doesn’t hinge on
unemployment rates and growth rates. It’s something more foundational that’s
going on.”
The clumsy remarks – which were intended to appeal to conservatives concerned
about social issues and religious freedom – were seized upon by Mr Romney.
“One of the people who is also running for the Republican nomination said that
he doesn’t care about the unemployment rate; that does bother me,” Mr Romney
said gleefully, “I do care about the unemployment rate. It does bother me. I
want to get people back to work.”
Later, Mr Santorum said of remarks that he wished he “had a do-over”, but
political analysts say that such amateurishness and indiscipline, which has
always plagued the shoestring Santorum campaign, is starting to tell.
Strategists also say Mr Santorum made a serious mistake wasting two days of
the Illinois race by campaigning in Puerto Rico last week.
He was also unable to win delegates in four of Illinois’s 19 congressional
districts after his campaign failed to register before electoral deadlines
expired.
Mr Santorum’s fiery brand of Catholicism has proved a double-edged sword,
stirring support among rural voters and religious evangelicals but deterring
more moderate urban voters, including fellow Catholics who have repeatedly
backed Mr Romney.
Mr Santorum was forced to defend his ultra-conservative views after video
footage surfaced showing him applauding a Baptist pastor at a church service
in Louisiana last Sunday after the minister delivered a rant against gay
people, liberals and women who have abortions.
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