The story of the day is that Rick Santorum is open to running for president in 2016. You heard it here last. Sorry about that.
Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum says he is “open” to another run for president in 2016. Santorum was asked about a possible presidential campaign Monday at THE WEEKLY STANDARD.
“I’m open to it, yeah,” Santorum replied. “I think there’s a fight right now as to what the soul of the Republican party’s going to be and the conservative movement, and we have something to say about that. I think from our battle, we’re not going to leave the field.”
In 2012, Santorum won nearly 4 million votes and 11 GOP primary contests—the same number of states, he pointed out, Ronald Reagan won in his failed 1976 presidential bid. The nomination eventually went to Mitt Romney, whom Santorum argued did not focus on what he considered the “main issue” of the race: The role of government in the lives of Americans.
This may sound weird, but I had no earthly idea if he was open to running or not, was not going to speculate about it, and was not surprised to hear that he’s open to it. On some things you really do just have to “Let go and let God” and this is definitely one of those things for me. I’m glad to hear this news, but in my mind, it’s not fun to ride a roller coaster. It’s best to take things in stride.
