He actually has an ability to attract swing voters, of a certain stripe.
In fact, there are, very roughly speaking, two kinds of swing voters.
One kind is economically conservative, socially liberal swing voters. This is the kind of voter you usually read about, because it’s the kind most familiar to political reporters – affluent and college educated.
But there’s a second kind of voter at least as numerous – economically populist and socially conservative.
Think of disaffected blue-collar workers, downscale white men who love guns, hate welfare, oppose free trade, and want higher taxes on the rich and corporations.
Romney appeals to the former, but Santorum more to the latter.
One kind is economically conservative, socially liberal swing voters. This is the kind of voter you usually read about, because it’s the kind most familiar to political reporters – affluent and college educated.
But there’s a second kind of voter at least as numerous – economically populist and socially conservative.
Think of disaffected blue-collar workers, downscale white men who love guns, hate welfare, oppose free trade, and want higher taxes on the rich and corporations.
Romney appeals to the former, but Santorum more to the latter.
"ECONOMICALLY POPULIST" EQUALS LIBERAL - AND IT WOULD BE BAD FOR THE NATION.
ROMNEY'S ECONOMIC POSITION IS MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN SANTORUM'S.
PLUS HERE'S ONE THING CHAIT LEAVES OUT:
SANTORUM IS EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE SOCIAL VIEWS - [UPDATE: like this video from 2006 ]- WILL COST THE GOP THE WOMEN'S VOTE.
AND THE ELECTION.
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