Juana Summers (Politico) with video:
Rick Santorum clashed Monday evening with protesters in this normally Democratic-friendly part of the state as he became the first Republican presidential contender to visit Washington state this cycle.Howie P.S.; Here's the coverage from SeattlePI.com by Joel Connelly:
Filling the front row at the Washington State History Museum where Santorum spoke, a group of Occupy protesters disrupted the event, forcing Santorum to engage them. Occupy Tacoma, the local branch of the Occupy Wall Street movement, is camped out right next to the museum, and advertised Santorum’s visit on its web site. MORE...
The Santorum rally, at the Washington State History Museum, was the state's the most raucous political event since conservative talk radio activists provided a loud bump in the 1994 Hillary Clinton health care caravan.The Seattle Times headlines the story on their front page: "Santorum praises gay-marriage foes in state." The AP story has this headline: "Santorum calls Occupy protesters 'radical element'."
KIRO7 headlines their story with video (01:17): "Santorum, visiting Olympia, calls for constitutional ban on same-sex marriage." Their story ended with this quote:
“People can be nice but still encourage people to hate one another, so they are still haters,” said Patty Imani, a protester.KOMO4 News has "Santorum visits Olympia, says gay marriage signing not last word" with video (01:47). KPCQ takes a different angle:"At least two protesters arrested at Santorum rally in Tacoma" with video (02:16). Chuck Todd (MSNBC) says his campaign "has alot of work to do" to play on the national stage, with video (02:29)(scroll down).
H/t to Shanna.
