Rick Santorum

     Well, 3 posts on my first day, I never imagined I would be doing this but here we go! It was just announced that Rick Santorum has dropped out of the race of the Republican nomination after the hospitalization of his daughter suffering from a chromosomal defect. If you notice, Rick Santorum did not drop out of the race, but like Herman Cain he suspended his campaign. There is a fine line here and what you need to understand is that by suspending instead of dropping out he is still able to accept and keep donations to his campaign.
     I am honestly surprised that he dropped out, but family reasons are probably the best reasons. The reason I am so surprised is that the trend in Republican nomination process is that the second place in the primaries usually ends up as the next front runner for the primary. Look at your history books now. Who was second after John McCain in 2008? Mitt Romney. Who got second after Bush Junior in 2000? John McCain. Jump back to '88 against Bush Senior? It was Bob Dole who went on to win the primary after Bush Senior was done in '96. In 1980 who ran against Ronald Reagan? It was Bush Senior. The list goes on.
     So, does the suspension mean that we will see Newt as the front runner in 2016? Time will tell.

     Agree? Disagree? Don't Care? Tell me why!