Santorum ad says he has ‘best chance to beat Obama’
The Michigan ad wars are heating up.
Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum is out with his first ad in the Rust Belt state, a positive spot arguing that he’s best positioned to take on President Obama.
Recent polls have Santorum in the lead in Michigan’s Feb. 28 primary.
It’s a slightly retooled version of an ad Santorum aired in Iowa and New Hampshire.
“Who has the best chance to beat Obama? Rick Santorum,” the narrator says over upbeat music. “A full-spectrum conservative, Rick Santorum is rock solid on values issues, a favorite of the Tea Party for fighting corruption and taxpayer abuse, more foreign policy credentials than any candidate ... a trusted conservative who gives us the chance to take back America.”
A Pew poll released Monday found that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney still performs slightly better than Santorum in a head-to-head matchup with the president. Right now, Obama would beat Romney by 8 points and Santorum by 10.
While both Romney and Santorum are kicking off their Michigan campaigns with positive spots, the good will likely won’t last. Ads this cycle have been overwhelmingly negative. Romney and his allies are sure to go on the attack soon, and Santorum will most likely respond in kind.
- Spam
- Obscene
- Duplicate
Blog Contributors
Chris Cillizza
Chris Cillizza is founder and editor of The Fix, a leading blog on state and national politics. He is the author of The Gospel According to the Fix: An Insider’s Guide to a Less than Holy World of Politics and an MSNBC contributor and political analyst. He also regularly appears on NBC and NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show. He joined The Post in 2005 and was named one of the top 50 journalists by Washingtonian in 2009.
Juliet Eilperin
Juliet Eilperin covers the White House for the Washington Post. She served as the Post's House of Representatives reporter from 1998-2004, covering the impeachment of Bill Clinton, lobbying, legislation, and five national congressional campaigns. Since 2004 she has been one of the country’s leading reporters covering the environment, reporting on science, policy and politics in areas including climate change, oceans, and air quality. She is the author of two books, "Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship is Poisoning the House of Representatives," and "Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks." Follow her on Twitter.
Ed O’Keefe
Ed O’Keefe covers Congress and politics for the Washington Post. He previously covered the 2008 and 2012 campaigns and reported on federal agencies and federal employees as author of The Federal Eye blog. Follow Ed on Twitter.
Aaron Blake
Aaron Blake covers national politics at the Washington Post, where he writes regularly for “The Fix,” the Post’s top political blog. A Minnesota native and summa cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota, Aaron has also written about politics for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and The Hill newspaper. Aaron and his wife, Danielle, live in Annandale, Va. Follow him on Twitter.
Sean Sullivan
Sean Sullivan covers national politics for “The Fix.” Prior to joining the Washington Post in the summer of 2012, Sean was the editor of Hotline On Call, National Journal Hotline’s politics blog. He has also worked for NHK Japan Public Broadcasting and ABC News. Sean is a graduate of Hamilton College, where he received a degree in Philosophy. He lives in Washington, D.C. Follow Sean on Twitter.
Scott Clement
Scott Clement is a survey research analyst for Capital Insight, the independent polling group of Washington Post Media. Scott specializes in public opinion about politics, election campaigns and public policy. He helps design and analyze all Washington Post polls, including the Washington Post-ABC News poll. Follow Scott on Twitter.
Rachel Weiner
Rachel Weiner covers national politics for Post Politics and The Fix. She came to the Washington Post in 2010 as a political web editor and anchored the Post's 2012 election blog. She was previously a web editor at The Huffington Post. Follow her on Twitter.
Latest Tweets
The White House as seen from the "Hardball" set. http://t.co/IZv67MJMxs
Thanks a lot. RT @mkady: Newsroom quiet. Email slow. Wires silent. Just jinxed holiday Friday, right?
Anthony Weiner’s rocky restart: http://t.co/TCzxloeDoK
Loading...
Comments