STATING THE OBVIOUS: Santorum NOT To Run For Prez, Says Wife Would Kick His Fuckin Ass, In So Many Words

Santorum: No oval office run

Some backers sought an ’08 campaign, but he said: “Absolutely, positively not.”

By Carrie Budoff Inquirer Staff Writer

Don’t expect to see Sen. Rick Santorum’s name on the 2008 presidential ballot.

“Absolutely, positively not. Absolutely not,” Santorum said yesterday on The Michael Smerconish Show on WPHT-AM (1210). “My wife would throw me out of the house if I do anything in ’08.”

Even though he lost his Senate seat last week by 18 points to Democrat Bob Casey Jr., some supporters hoped he would still fill the social conservative niche on the Republican ticket.

William J. Bennett, the former U.S. secretary of education and national drug czar, had predicted a “draft Rick Santorum” movement, citing a lack of conservatism on the part of the current GOP front-runners, Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Bloggers hashed out the possibility over the last week, too, posting commentary under headlines like “Rick Santorum for President!”
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Losing in a landslide “is hardly a recommendation to your political party to nominate you,” said Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political analyst. “Adding him to a Republican ticket in either spot would guarantee a loss in Pennsylvania.”

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