Rick Santorum’s triple win in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado was an indication conservative voters are not yet willing to concede the GOP presidential nomination to “Massachusetts liberal” Mitt Romney. The emergence of several hot button social issues onto the political scene could help out Santorum and his conservative compatriot, Newt Gingrich.
With the Ninth Circuit decision that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, same-sex marriage joins contraception and abortion as red meat for social conservatives looking to generate voter enthusiasm. And the GOP presidential candidates are taking advantage.
Gingrich was the first to pounce. The former speaker had already said he wanted to abolish the Ninth Circuit judges because of their supposedly “anti-American” decisions.
Their ruling on Prop 8 gave Gingrich more ammunition. He fired off this tweet:
Court of Appeals overturning CA’s Prop 8 another example of an out of control judiciary. Let’s end judicial supremacy bit.ly/nyblQ7
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) February 7, 2012
Rick Santorum is also firmly in the anti-same-sex marriage camp, with a history of highly offensive statements on the matter.
In fact, he has vowed to invalidate same-sex marriages as president. Here is Santorum’s reaction to the Prop 8 decision:









