Today, Rick Santorum ended his campaign for president. Santorum with his family surrounding him mentioned his daughter Isabella's recent stint in the hospital over the weekend. Santorum said that Bella is recovering and thanked everyone for their thoughts and prayers. He also mentioned that he and his family prayed about this difficult time and decided now was the time.
In true Santorum fashion, this speech announcing the end of his campaign might be his greatest moment. During his statement Santorum seemed humbled and a even grateful. Santorum mentioned his family and relayed the stories of the thousands of people that he met on the campaign trail.
"It was a love affair for me going from state to state and seeing the differences but seeing the wonderful, wonderful people of this country who care deeply about where this country is going in the future, who care deeply about those who are out there paddling alone who are feeling left behind and in some respects are feeling hopeless and want to do something," he said.
Santorum also mentioned the importance of his message and the issues that drove him to run for president in the first place. He mentioned the importance of guiding the nation back to it's founding principles, the need to control an ever expanding federal government, and getting the economy back on track. He also vowed to keep up the fight.
The political pundits could have never predicted the rise of Santorum in this race. In the beginning Santorum wasn't even relevant until his big win in Iowa. At the time Santorum came out of no where and shook things up. Santorum ending up winning 11 states and greatly exceeded expectations. Conservatives have to give Santorum his do here. He ran a great campaign with limited resources. He did an outstanding job laying out and relaying a true conservative message to voters.
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