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2012-04-11 00:50:15 UTC
Rush Limbaugh said Tuesday that there was plenty of “sadness and
disappointment” among the country’s conservative ranks after Rick
Santorum suspended his campaign.
“I’m just trying to accurately describe the thinking and the feelings
of a lot of people,” Limbaugh said on his three-hour program soon
after Santorum announced that he was dropping out of the race. “There
is a degree of sadness and disappointment over this, because of a lost
opportunity ... So where does that leave us? Well, it leaves us now
where the establishment candidate is the nominee.”
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The conservative radio host, who had refrained from endorsing a
candidate in the GOP primary, described to listeners what he said had
struck him as a “curious Republican primary” in which the GOP
establishment had prioritized shoring up support among moderates
instead of appealing first to the conservative voting bloc.
“It was remarkable. They had their candidate, which was Romney, and
then all the others which were conservatives. We ended up splitting
the conservative primary vote,” Limbaugh said, according to a
transcript of his show.
The way that the nominating process had played out was “extremely
frustrating” for many conservative voters, Limbaugh said, particularly
following the landslide victory that the Republican Party celebrated
during the 2010 midterm elections.
“I can’t tell you how that frustrated a lot of people who had such
high hopes. People really had, because of the tea party and its
success in 2010, the greatest of hopes and expectations that that
would continue into the presidential year and be another shellacking
all the way from top to bottom of the ballot with victory in the White
House,” he said. “And now that hasn’t happened. So there is great
disappointment.”
As he declared the primaries effectively “over,” Limbaugh also hinted
at the possibility that the Romney campaign may begin to alter its
message as it gets ready to battle President Barack Obama in the
general election.
“It will be fascinating … to watch Romney and listen to the shape his
campaign takes now, how ideological will his campaign be,” he said.
“Will it be rooted in conservatism? He doesn’t have to talk
conservative anymore. Will he continue to do so? We will find out. It
won’t take very long.”
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disappointment” among the country’s conservative ranks after Rick
Santorum suspended his campaign.
“I’m just trying to accurately describe the thinking and the feelings
of a lot of people,” Limbaugh said on his three-hour program soon
after Santorum announced that he was dropping out of the race. “There
is a degree of sadness and disappointment over this, because of a lost
opportunity ... So where does that leave us? Well, it leaves us now
where the establishment candidate is the nominee.”
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Latest on POLITICO
* Brushback: When jocks play pundit
* Rush: The 'establishment' won
* Foster Friess swings to Romney
* 10 best quotes from Santorum
* Newt welcomes Santorum backers
* Obama: Buffett rule about the future
The conservative radio host, who had refrained from endorsing a
candidate in the GOP primary, described to listeners what he said had
struck him as a “curious Republican primary” in which the GOP
establishment had prioritized shoring up support among moderates
instead of appealing first to the conservative voting bloc.
“It was remarkable. They had their candidate, which was Romney, and
then all the others which were conservatives. We ended up splitting
the conservative primary vote,” Limbaugh said, according to a
transcript of his show.
The way that the nominating process had played out was “extremely
frustrating” for many conservative voters, Limbaugh said, particularly
following the landslide victory that the Republican Party celebrated
during the 2010 midterm elections.
“I can’t tell you how that frustrated a lot of people who had such
high hopes. People really had, because of the tea party and its
success in 2010, the greatest of hopes and expectations that that
would continue into the presidential year and be another shellacking
all the way from top to bottom of the ballot with victory in the White
House,” he said. “And now that hasn’t happened. So there is great
disappointment.”
As he declared the primaries effectively “over,” Limbaugh also hinted
at the possibility that the Romney campaign may begin to alter its
message as it gets ready to battle President Barack Obama in the
general election.
“It will be fascinating … to watch Romney and listen to the shape his
campaign takes now, how ideological will his campaign be,” he said.
“Will it be rooted in conservatism? He doesn’t have to talk
conservative anymore. Will he continue to do so? We will find out. It
won’t take very long.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75002.html#ixzz1rgkf3p5T