Santorum's in trouble

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans voted in greater number for GOP gubernatorial candidate Lynn Swann than Sen. Rick Santorum (news, bio, voting record) in Tuesday's primary, results that raise a red flag for the Pennsylvania incumbent.

Both candidates were unopposed. Swann, the former Pittsburgh Steelers star, received 574,276 votes, while Santorum, who is seeking a third term, drew 552,559, according to unofficial totals compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of State that were 99 percent complete Thursday.

In the Nov. 7 general election, Swann will face Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell; Santorum is running against state Treasurer Bob Casey.

Less than six months before the election, independent polls show both Republicans trailing their Democratic opponents by double digits.

Despite the overall low voter turnout, people who vote in the primary typically are committed to their party, said Thomas J. Baldino, a political science professor at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre.

So, people who vote in the primary are very motivated to vote, and they show up and get a ballot. On the ballot are several names, would you NOT vote yes or no for the most famous of the group? Well, 21,717 people did not bother to vote yes for Santorum, who ran in the primary unopposed. Almost 22,000 people failed to push the button for him, after they went to the voting venue, stood in line, maybe opened their wallet and showed their license(I always have to...), and voted for the candidate for governer(also unopposed). That's 22,000 loyal republicans that refused to push that button. They've probably voted for him before, yet they didn't push that button yesterday.

Is this like a golden ray of light???


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