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Rick Santorum, who many consider a lightweight in the looming heavyweight bout for the White House, took jabs at both the GOP’s leading contender and the Democrat’s reigning “champ” in Washington, D.C., during a campaign stop in Hannibal on Friday.
In regard to fellow Republican, Mitt Romney, Santorum questioned how Romney can appeal to moderates when a number of his stances on issues are identical to Santorum’s, a conservative.
“How can he appeal to moderates if he’s running as a conservative?” asked the former congressman from Pennsylvania.
Santorum also refuted assertions that Romney would make a better GOP nominee because his campaign has more money and is better organized. He pointed out that Romney’s war chest and organization pale in comparison to President Obama’s.
He also brought up Romney’s recent comment about a lack of concern for the “very poor” as long as they have a “safety net” of federal programs. Santorum said that he’s concerned about all Americans.
While Santorum threw jabs in Romney’s direction, he reserved his best punches for the president, whom he said has caused “great damage to the country.” Santorum told the approximately 300 people gathered at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center that Obama’s game plan during the first four years of his presidency has been to “divide and conquer.”
The candidate’s approach to reviving the economy begins at the family level.
“You can’t have a strong economy unless you have strong families,” said Santorum. “If you think families aren’t important to the economy, you don’t understand the economy.”
November’s general election will be the “most important election in our lifetime,” according to Santorum. However, Santorum called Tuesday’s presidential primary in Missouri an important GOP showdown, even though it will have no bearing on who receives the state’s delegates.
“Right here in Missouri you have Rick Santorum versus Mitt Romney and we’ll see how people will vote. What we have found is that I am the only conservative alternative in this race to both (Newt) Gingrich and Romney,” he said.
Rick Santorum, who many consider a lightweight in the looming heavyweight bout for the White House, took jabs at both the GOP’s leading contender and the Democrat’s reigning “champ” in Washington, D.C., during a campaign stop in Hannibal on Friday.
In regard to fellow Republican, Mitt Romney, Santorum questioned how Romney can appeal to moderates when a number of his stances on issues are identical to Santorum’s, a conservative.
“How can he appeal to moderates if he’s running as a conservative?” asked the former congressman from Pennsylvania.
Santorum also refuted assertions that Romney would make a better GOP nominee because his campaign has more money and is better organized. He pointed out that Romney’s war chest and organization pale in comparison to President Obama’s.
He also brought up Romney’s recent comment about a lack of concern for the “very poor” as long as they have a “safety net” of federal programs. Santorum said that he’s concerned about all Americans.
While Santorum threw jabs in Romney’s direction, he reserved his best punches for the president, whom he said has caused “great damage to the country.” Santorum told the approximately 300 people gathered at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center that Obama’s game plan during the first four years of his presidency has been to “divide and conquer.”
The candidate’s approach to reviving the economy begins at the family level.
“You can’t have a strong economy unless you have strong families,” said Santorum. “If you think families aren’t important to the economy, you don’t understand the economy.”
November’s general election will be the “most important election in our lifetime,” according to Santorum. However, Santorum called Tuesday’s presidential primary in Missouri an important GOP showdown, even though it will have no bearing on who receives the state’s delegates.
“Right here in Missouri you have Rick Santorum versus Mitt Romney and we’ll see how people will vote. What we have found is that I am the only conservative alternative in this race to both (Newt) Gingrich and Romney,” he said.
