other than ut,id and wy....

[WalterMitty]

what would santorum's best state be?

i say west va.  he is a conservative populist.  they eat that stuff up there.

[Vega]

Nah; as conservative as West Virginia is federally, they are too Democratic on the stat level. It's one of the only states where the Dems have a trifecta in state government.

Probably Mississippi?

[WalterMitty]

Nah; as conservative as West Virginia is federally, they are too Democratic on the stat level. It's one of the only states where the Dems have a trifecta in state government.

Probably Mississippi?

no there is a ceiling the republicans can reach in ms, because..well...blacks live there.

[7,052,770]

Nah; as conservative as West Virginia is federally, they are too Democratic on the stat level. It's one of the only states where the Dems have a trifecta in state government.

Probably Mississippi?

How would Romney's 17th best state be Santorum's 1st?

[JRP1994]

Oklahoma and Alabama

[MurrayBannerman]

Probably Alabama.

I wouldn't try to get too smart with this one. We're talking about Rick Santorum here.

[MATTROSE94]

Santorum would probably clear 65-70% in Alabama, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Arkansas in addition to Idaho, Utah and Wyoming, as he seems to be the type of Republican who can appeal to evangelical voters in those 4 states.

[free my dawg]

Oklahoma or Alabama. AR and WV are in the running if Hillary's out.

[eric82oslo]

what would santorum's best state be?

i say west va.  he is a conservative populist.  they eat that stuff up there.

He's very religious (and loves to campaign on this issues), so probably something like Alabama, Oklahoma or South Carolina. Even Tennessee could be a strong possibility. West Virginia however is not particularily religious.

[MATTROSE94]

what would santorum's best state be?

i say west va.  he is a conservative populist.  they eat that stuff up there.

He's very religious (and loves to campaign on this issues), so probably something like Alabama, Oklahoma or South Carolina. Even Tennessee could be a strong possibility. West Virginia however is not particularily religious.

According to SurveyUSA, West Virginia was the 7th most pro-life state in 2005 and 52% of voters in the  state identified as evangelical Christians in CNN exit polls from 2008. While granted some of that data is several years old, it should still be relatively accurate today.

[7,052,770]

Santorum would probably clear 65-70% in Alabama, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Arkansas in addition to Idaho, Utah and Wyoming, as he seems to be the type of Republican who can appeal to evangelical voters in those 4 states.

Would evangelicals really get THAT fired up about a Catholic candidate?

[MATTROSE94]

Santorum would probably clear 65-70% in Alabama, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Arkansas in addition to Idaho, Utah and Wyoming, as he seems to be the type of Republican who can appeal to evangelical voters in those 4 states.

Would evangelicals really get THAT fired up about a Catholic candidate?

I think that his extreme positions on social issues would make up for anti-catholic predjudice in the South.

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

If the Democrat is in any way associated with the Obama administration, they'll go bonkers for Santorum in Louisiana.

[Pessimistic Antineutrino]

Definitely Oklahoma. It was McCain's best state and I imagine it will be receptive to a socon like Santorum. States like Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina are probably too inelastic to swing that hard to him. West Virginia is another possibility but I don't think he'd do as well there as he would in Oklahoma.

[⛄]

ok or ks

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

WV would only be his best state if the Dem was another Obama. I think OK is the obvious answer.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Oklahoma quite easily.

[Mr. Illini]

Santorum would probably clear 65-70% in Alabama, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Arkansas in addition to Idaho, Utah and Wyoming, as he seems to be the type of Republican who can appeal to evangelical voters in those 4 states.

Easy there.