BOWLING GREEN, Ohio ? If the difference in speeches here between Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum could be measured, it would be in standing ovations.
Santorum got four. Gingrich got none.
Continue ReadingBoth candidates addressed Ohio?s 5th Congressional District Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner on Saturday night. It was clear from the outset the crowd leaned toward Santorum, standing and cheering when he walked in the door while offering more polite applause for Gingrich. Both men were given a 15-minute speaking slot before the crowd of about 600.
Gingrich?s speech zeroed in on his new favorite topic, energy policy. It was mostly policy.
?This is the most important election of our lifetime,? Gingrich began.
Santorum delivered a more lofty 33-minute speech, touching on overarching themes of the state of American culture. It was mostly politics.
?The real soul of America is at stake, the heart and soul of who we are as a country,? Santorum began his speech.
Ohio is considered the most sought-after prize of Super Tuesday on March 6, and the winner is likely to ride a tidal wave of momentum. Santorum and Mitt Romney have been heavily courting voters in the state and spent nearly $5 million on TV ads, including advertising by their super PACs, trying to woo voters here.
Gingrich, who continues to languish at the bottom of the polls and has little campaign cash left to spend, is not focusing on Ohio, concentrating instead on Southern states like Tennessee and Georgia. He campaigned in the Buckeye State weeks ago and returned on Saturday to appear in a Fox News forum hosted by former Arkansas Gov. Arkansas Mike Huckabee.
At the dinner, both Gingrich and Santorum delivered variations on their stump speeches, featuring the message they think will resonate most with voters.
But it was Santorum who struck a chord with the Ohio voters, speaking at length about the need to ensure America stays on course. He touched on the Obama administration?s controversial and now-revised rule to require religious groups to cover birth control in their health-insurance plans.
?Whether you believe it?s a great sin or not doesn?t matter, they shouldn?t be forced by the government of the United States to violate their beliefs,? Santorum said, bringing the crowd to its feet.
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