Agreed: Obama picked a political loser at the wrong time. No need to talk about birth control, especially because his female supporters are not going anywhere.
However, Obama's overreach is muted by Santorum's views of women and sex, which are over the top.
Santorum prompted Rudy Giuliani to say:
“It makes the party look like it isn’t a modern party,”
Santorum prompted Jeb Bush to say:
“I used to be a conservative, and I watch these debates and I’m wondering, I don’t think I’ve changed, but it’s a little troubling sometimes when people are appealing to people’s fears and emotion rather than trying to get them to look over the horizon for a broader perspective.”
Santorum prompted former Republican Senator Alan Simpson to say:
“rigid and homophobic.”
Given the economy, this is the easiest election for the Republicans to win in modern times. Yet, they have managed to run the only 3 candidates that could possibly lose this election.
Romney, Santorum, and Gingrich are not viable candidates.
Governor Christie is viable. Governor Daniels is viable. Jeb Bush is Viable. Ron Paul is brilliant.
The Republican Party is now completely run by Talk Radio and FOX News. They have turned themselves into a circus. They have created an environment where losers and lunatics rise to the top. The good people in the party don't want any part of it. The only people who like the current candidates are the folks who post on message boards > i.e., low information voters who literally get their opinions from men like Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage.
(god help us because these people vote)