Talk about a knock down drag out fight. The Republican primaries are really showing how ugly politics can get, as well as how terrible the Republican party is right now. You’ve got nothing but boring candidates that don’t appeal to mainstream America at all. Let’s recount.
First, you’ve got a guy who, in almost every public speaking opportunity, shows just how out of touch with mainstream Americans he is. Mitt Romney just can’t shake the image of the moneyed elite guy who has had a silver spoon in his hand so long that he doesn’t even understand what the normal peasant-folk in America think is important. Combine that with the rather odd teachings of Mormonism, and it’s a recipe for a guy that can’t relate.
Then you’ve got Santorum, who so far has proven that his views are SO far to the right that he has no chance at all in a general election. The guy is downright draconian and puritanical with his views of social issues, including anti-gay bigotry and anti-birth control views straight out of the 50′s.
It’s shaping up to be an easy win for the Dems come November.