Let's Name Names (Republicans)

[ian]

I'm confuzed about why people like Santorum.  He's really far right-wing (except on Affirmative Action).  Do you think that he could win b/c people see him as a moderate b/c he's from Pennsylvania?

[ian]

I'm confuzed about why people like Santorum.  He's really far right-wing (except on Affirmative Action).  Do you think that he could win b/c people see him as a moderate b/c he's from Pennsylvania?

Santorum is not extreme. Look at his voting record.

Also, Santorum isn't seen as a moderate. Everyone knows he's a conservative.

I have looked at his voting record, and I find it to be extreme.  If you look at it, every single partisan vote is conservative, except one time (of the 2 chances he got) to sustain affirmative action.  That is extreme.
And people that aren't political buffs (like us) see Santorum as being moderate.

[ian]

I'm confuzed about why people like Santorum.  He's really far right-wing (except on Affirmative Action).  Do you think that he could win b/c people see him as a moderate b/c he's from Pennsylvania?

Santorum is not extreme. Look at his voting record.

Also, Santorum isn't seen as a moderate. Everyone knows he's a conservative.

I have looked at his voting record, and I find it to be extreme.  If you look at it, every single partisan vote is conservative, except one time (of the 2 chances he got) to sustain affirmative action.  That is extreme.
And people that aren't political buffs (like us) see Santorum as being moderate.

People that aren't political buffs know Santorum is conservative. It's hard not to see that.

Now if every single partisan vote he casts is conservative, that would make him a conservative. He's not far right wing.

This argument reminds me of the time when another member of this forum tried to label me as a far right winger. The member asked me a for my position on abortion. I said that I was opposed to abortion except in the most extreme cases (rape and life of the mother). You know what the person told me? My view on abortion is extreme. Now tell me that's not laughable.

Your opinion about abortion isn't extreme.  Conservatives typically hold that view; however, if one holds a Conservative viewpoint on every issue, that makes him/her extreme.  And I feel the same way about the left.

[ian]

I'm confuzed about why people like Santorum.  He's really far right-wing (except on Affirmative Action).  Do you think that he could win b/c people see him as a moderate b/c he's from Pennsylvania?

Santorum is not extreme. Look at his voting record.

Also, Santorum isn't seen as a moderate. Everyone knows he's a conservative.

I have looked at his voting record, and I find it to be extreme.  If you look at it, every single partisan vote is conservative, except one time (of the 2 chances he got) to sustain affirmative action.  That is extreme.
And people that aren't political buffs (like us) see Santorum as being moderate.

People that aren't political buffs know Santorum is conservative. It's hard not to see that.

Now if every single partisan vote he casts is conservative, that would make him a conservative. He's not far right wing.

This argument reminds me of the time when another member of this forum tried to label me as a far right winger. The member asked me a for my position on abortion. I said that I was opposed to abortion except in the most extreme cases (rape and life of the mother). You know what the person told me? My view on abortion is extreme. Now tell me that's not laughable.

Your opinion about abortion isn't extreme.  Conservatives typically hold that view; however, if one holds a Conservative viewpoint on every issue, that makes him/her extreme.  And I feel the same way about the left.

So you're saying that for someone to stay away from the extremist title, they have to have a position from the other end of the political spectrum?

Yes, and probably more than one.  But there really is no use in debating one's personal definition of the word, extreme.