Politics & Government
Rick Santorum Suspends Presidential Campaign
The Pennsylvania Republican took a break from campaigning for several days to tend to his ailing daughter, Bella. The combination of his daughter's sickness and recent poll numbers showing him possibly losing his home state prompted him to drop out.
In a surprise decision Tuesday, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) announced he is suspending his presidential campaign, all but putting an end to the Republican primary, per a report from Huffington Post Politics.
"We made a decision to get into this race at our kitchen table, against all the odds, and we made a decision over the weekend that while this presidential race is over for me, and we will suspend our campaign effective today, we are not done fighting," Santorum said during an address in Gettysburg, PA.
During his 14-minute speech, Santorum notably did not endorse Mitt Romney, according to the Huff Post Politics article.
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