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Rick Santorum: “I'm asking you to not settle for someone who -- as your nominee, who might be able to win the election, but the election…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 2012
I'm asking you to not settle for someone who -- as your nominee, who might be able to win the election, but the election would be a Pyrrhic victory. In other words, we wouldn't have a candidate who is going to be elected president who will do what's necessary of what America needs.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Rick Santorum urges voters not to choose a candidate who can merely win but one who will effectively address America's needs.

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