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Rick Santorum To Enter Race Today
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum will officially announce his campaign for the 2016 Republican nomination this afternoon. Santorum won the 2012 Iowa Caucuses and was the runner-up to Mitt Romney. The Washington Times provides more information on Santorum’s 2016 campaign announcement:
Rick Santorum expected to join crowded GOP 2016 field
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is expected Wednesday to dive into the 2016 GOP presidential race, where he will hope to prove that his second-place finish from four years ago was more ... Read More >>
Rick Santorum calls Fox News debate rules ‘arbitrary’ and unfair to voters
Rick Santorum hopes that Fox News officials will come to their senses and find a fairer, smarter way to pick participants for the first Republican debate of the 2016 presidential campaign.
Read More >>Santorum, Huckabee share common ideas, different messages at Family Leader forum
Republican presidential hopefuls Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee share many common ideas.
But their messages at The Family Leadership Summit on Monday night in Cedar Falls were a study in contrasts.
Read More >>‘Underdog’ Rick Santorum says he’ll announce intentions May 27
Rick Santorum will announce whether he will make a run for president later this month at an event in his hometown of Butler, Pennsylvania, on May 27.
“Look, it was a great campaign last time,” he told Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren on Wednesday night, referencing his 34-vote victory in the 2012 Iowa Republican caucus. “We were clearly the underdog and we are starting out as looking at this race and we would be in the same position. And so we are very comfortable there.”
Read More >>Crowded primary field creates dilemma for GOP leaders
The rapid growth of the GOP presidential field is causing major headaches for party bosses ahead of a primary debate season that begins this summer.
The dilemma for Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman, is stark: If the declared field grows to 18 or 20 candidates, as now looks plausible, how can those numbers be winnowed in a way that seems fair and reasonable rather than arbitrary and undemocratic?
Read More >>A New Rick Santorum for 2016?
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum rose to become Mitt Romney’s primary rival in 2012 largely based on his focus on social issues. As National Journal reports, it looks like a 2016 campaign by Santorum would attempt to expand beyond that message.
Santorum, Reincarnated
Rick Santorum is in the mood to criticize Republicans. Standing behind a lectern, without a prepared speech, the suit-clad candidate delivers a riff about the GOP’s inability to connect with working-class voters. Promises of tax cuts and balanced budgets ... Read More >>