Post archive for ‘US Politics’
Posted by About.com US Politics on April 11th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Rick Santorum quit his long-shot campaign for president this week after a short break from the trail to take care of his ill daughter Bella Santorum, who has a rare genetic disorder.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on April 10th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Rick Santorum's daughter Bella was released from the hospital Monday night and the Republican presidential hopeful was expected to resume campaigning in Pennsylvania following a brief hiatus.
In a prepared statement released to the media, campaign spokesman Hogan Gidley said: "The Santorums are truly overwhelmed by the prayers and support they've received and wanted to attach a picture of their daughter Bella so everyone could see their precious gift from God."
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Posted by About.com US Politics on April 9th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Republican front-runner Mitt Romney abruptly pulled a negative television ad against Rick Santorum off the air in the former U.S. senator's home state of Pennsylvania. The move came just two weeks before the Keystone State's primary, which is crucial for Santorum.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on April 8th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has canceled several campaign appearances early this week so that he can spend time with his ill daughter, who was unexpectedly hospitalized on Friday.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on April 3rd, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
A little-noticed rule change by the Republican National Committee in 2010 forced some states to award their delegates on a proportional basis rather than winner-take-all. It's being blamed by some for drawing out the 2012 Republican presidential primary.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on April 2nd, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum doesn't think much of a recent public-opinion poll showing him just barely winning his former home state of Pennsylvania.
"We feel very good about Pennsylvania. We're going to do exceptionally well there," Santorum told Fox News Sunday. He went on to allege the nonpartisan academic institute behind the survey "draws numbers out of a hat sometimes," a preposterous claim that drew fire from the veteran pollster.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on March 30th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Pennsylvanians have seen the Real Rick. And they don't like him much.
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has big problems in Pennsylvania, a state he represented in the House and Senate for 16 years. He's now locked in a dead heat with Mitt Romney with less than a month to the state's April 24 primary after seeing his double-digit lead vanish into this air.
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Posted by About.com US Politics on March 27th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
We now know the Secret Service code names for Republican presidential hopefuls Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney. Santorum is known as "Petrus" to his protectors. And Romney is called "Javelin."
But does anyone have a firm grasp on the cost to taxpayers of Secret Service protection for the presidential candidates?
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Posted by About.com US Politics on March 26th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Jeb Bush endorsed Mitt Romney. Sarah Palin kinda-sorta backed her pal Newt Gingrich. James Dobson threw his support behind Rick Santorum.
Sure, presidential election endorsements from influential political figures are prized by candidates. But do they make a lick of difference to voters?
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Posted by About.com US Politics on March 20th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has once again found himself defending his past. The topic this time is his endorsement of Arlen Specter's fleeting presidential campaign in the mid-1990s, and the U.S. senator's re-election campaign in 2004.
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