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Santorum: Limbaugh comments 'absurd'
CNN's Wolf Blitzer asks Rick Santorum for reaction to Rush Limbaugh's controversial comments about Sandra Fluke.
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BLITZER'S BLOG: It’s going to get nasty!
By Wolf Blitzer, CNN
(CNN) – If you think it’s been a rough ride for the Republican candidates during this campaign season, just wait. This will be seen as child’s play once the general election campaign begins.
I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again: The war of words between President Obama and his campaign supporters versus the eventual Republican nominee and his supporters will be fierce.
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BLITZER'S BLOG: How many times will the tables turn between now and November?
By Wolf Blitzer, CNN
Mesa, Arizona (CNN) – Things appear to be moving in the right direction for President Obama and his re-election drive – at least a bit.
The unemployment rate has been steadily going down in recent months.
The Dow Jones is hovering around 13,000 – nearly double the 6,547 that existed in March 2009, shortly after he took office.
His job approval number, according to our latest CNN-ORC International Poll, is at 50%.
On top of this, the president beats each of the four GOP presidential finalists in hypothetical one-on-one matchups.
Despite those indicators, White House and Obama re-election campaign officials should be under no illusions. There is still a lot of time between now and the November election.
Where things stand in February certainly doesn’t indicate where they will be in November.
There are so many factors at play.
For one thing, we don’t know who the Republican nominee will be. It probably will be one of the four finalists, but not necessarily. This already has proven to be one wild and unpredictable race for the GOP nomination.
Most serious Democratic Party insiders fear Mitt Romney a lot more than they fear Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich or Ron Paul. They believe the former Massachusetts governor would be a very formidable opponent.
They believe they would have an easier time with Santorum. His outspoken views on social issues, they say, could alienate many moderate Republicans and independents, especially suburban women.
Then again, I have often heard Jimmy Carter aides recall that they were high-fiving each other in 1980 when they heard that Ronald Reagan would be the Republican nominee. How could an incumbent president, they thought, lose to a former Hollywood actor?
We all know how that story ended.
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Democrats targeting Santorum
Do Democrats see the former Pennsylvania senator as a serious threat? CNN's Donna Brazile and Will Cain discuss with Wolf Blitzer.
Santorum explains opposition to women in combat
(CNN) – Rick Santorum reiterated his opposition Friday to women serving in combat roles in the U.S. military, saying female troops have reduced physical capacities and would distract men from their assigned duties.
"If you're out there, for example, in a group, or just two people, and some people, because of women, have, as you know with respect to physical capabilities, they don't have the same requirements that men do in the military, and may be in a position if someone is injured, has to be brought back," Santorum said on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer."
The full interview airs Friday at 5 p.m. ET. on CNN
Santorum: 'We're in this race'
(CNN) - Rick Santorum vowed to stay in the race Friday, saying his lighter-than-usual campaign efforts in Florida were no indication of plans to drop out of the running.
"There hasn't even been a discussion, not even approaching a discussion to discuss a discussion, as to whether to get out of this race," Santorum said on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer." "We're in this race."
Santorum responds to negative ads
CNN's Wolf Blitzer asks presidential candidate Rick Santorum about negative ads against him.
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Stunning turnaround for Santorum in Iowa
CNN's Wolf Blitzer speaks to GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum about his sudden rise in the polls in Iowa.
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Santorum: I was asked to drop out
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says he's been encouraged by some conservatives to drop out of the race.
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Santorum on Penn State: I felt like I was punched in the gut
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, A Penn State graduate, expresses disbelief and disgust about the sex abuse scandal.
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