Rick Santorum Gets Weird With ‘Very Sexy’ Take On Why Republicans Keep Losing
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Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) offered some strange takes in quick succession as it became clear that Tuesday’s election results would be bad for Republicans and conservative causes.
“You put very sexy things like abortion and marijuana on the ballot, and a lot of young people come out and vote,” he griped on Newsmax.
Both issues were on the ballot in Ohio. The state has tilted red, yet voters on Tuesday passed measures protecting reproductive rights and legalizing recreational cannabis for adult use.
Santorum ― who was fired as a CNN pundit in 2021 after wildly racist comments about Native Americans ― called the two issues “a secret sauce for disaster” for Republicans in the state.
Then, he went a step further.
“Thank goodness that most of the states in this country don’t allow you to put everything on the ballot because pure democracies are not the way to run a country,” he said.
this Newsmax copium is actually hitting pretty good pic.twitter.com/7UpFEar53Y
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 8, 2023
The comments caused Santorum’s name to trend on X, formerly Twitter, as his critics chimed in:
Rick Santorum is upset that Americans had an opportunity to vote on the things they actually care about. @atrupar.pic.twitter.com/3EiLJUNHtr
— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) November 8, 2023
Rick Santorum calling abortion a "very sexy thing" is a pretty good cherry on top. https://t.co/qdZr83i70m
— Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) November 8, 2023
He’s actually saying that the reason democracy sucks is because republicans lose. He’s conceding that shitty ideas and bad people can’t win in a democracy and he hates that. https://t.co/cebDFQxIq9
— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) November 8, 2023
The far right does not want democracy - they're saying it out loud. Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator, is upset that too many issues were on the ballot and got voted on today: "pure democracies are not the way to run a country". This next year will be a fight for America's soul. https://t.co/pAiFvtHeaR
— capitolhunters (@capitolhunters) November 8, 2023
“Abortion is sexy!” -Rick Santorum https://t.co/J3Rt46bfcvpic.twitter.com/eNunoQFDNh
— ElElegante101 (@skolanach) November 8, 2023
Rick Santorum actually said, “Pure democracy is no way to run a country." Really. Out loud. It’s right in this clip.
He is freaking out because when the citizens vote without any Republican shenanigans to suppress their vote, idiotic ideas like Rick Santorum’s get pulverized. https://t.co/K8w8TUcoDH— Paul Gundlach (@PaulSGundlach) November 8, 2023
Sip this, friends. Enjoy it. https://t.co/6aMBYWbxFX
— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) November 8, 2023
Schadenfreude! Rick Santorum can’t believe people like him don’t get to tell the rest of us how to live. https://t.co/8D95ReRlSx
— Hal Marshall (@HalMarshall2309) November 8, 2023
Rick Santorum is basically saying voters shouldn't be able to get what they want. https://t.co/hPENOuzNOP
— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) November 8, 2023
I’d love to never hear Rick Santorum say “sexy” again https://t.co/9ECWf8f2rh
— Andy Hirschfeld (@andyreports) November 8, 2023