Dow 13,000 - Better for Santorum or Romney?

[degsme]

So much of the top posts today about the Dow hitting 13,000 focussed on how this is bad news for the GOP. But there is another aspect to this. In taking the economy "off the table" to some extent as an issue, it potentially changes the dynamic of the GOP Primary race.

Romney has presented himself as the Best Candidate to Beat Obama Because I am a Master of Business.

And that's a reasonable message when the campaign is "Its the Economy STUPID!!"

But when the economy starts to not be the issue. Now the question becomes whether or not the GOP Primary voter things that OTHER VALUES are more important. Things like:

• Consistent opposition to ALL bailouts including wall street
• Traditional Family Values (read anti-choice stance)
• "normal" Christian values (despite what the wierd Biker as a Mormon billboards purport, "mormons" are not considered Normal Christians)

So it seems that the Dow hiting 13,000 is Good for Santorum and not so much for Romney....

 

[BitterPill]

I'm sure Romney owns a lot more stock than Santorum, so I'm going to say Romney.

 

[Corruptbuddha]

Number one, the economy isn't even CLOSE to being 'off the table'. There's still a LONG way to go until November.

 

[Bugsy McGurk]

Hey, I shamed you into posting it yourself.

 

[anti.reptile]

The Dow could be 15000 by November and it won't make a damn bit of difference with unemployment in the 8+ range. Considering how those numbers underestimate true unemployment it will still be the economy . Housing remains in the tank. The deficit has ballooned under HIS watch and moochers didnt get the "Obama money" they thought and will stay home this time around.

 

[degsme]

i'm sure romney owns a lot more stock than santorum, so i'm going to say romney.

lol!!!

 

[degsme]

Number one, the economy isn't even CLOSE to being 'off the table'. There's still a LONG way to go until November.

Well its improving and the majority of the public gives Obama the credit for it. And yeah we have 8 mos of growth ahead of us. Predictions are for Sub 8% unemployment by then.

The economy is off the table absent a major crisis.

 

[degsme]

The Dow could be 15000 by November and it won't make a damn bit of difference with unemployment in the 8+ range.

Predictions are for it to be below 8% at current growth rates.

Deficit isn't part of the economy that people care about

Housing is a problem but its cleaning up.

Again, this makes Romney's position on Some Bailouts weaker than Santorums "No Bailouts

 

[Bugsy McGurk]

Depends....

The 13,000 Dow is better for Santorum politically since the whole basis for Romney's campaign is economics, and we're crusing along quite nicely on that front.

But as to money, the 13,000 Dow is no doubt better for Willard as his Cayman Island accounts will no doubt swell.