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Rick Santorum

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Rick Santorum is a former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, serving from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his conservative positions on social issues, including opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage. During his tenure, Santorum was involved in various legislative efforts, including those related to healthcare and education reform. He gained national prominence during his 2012 presidential campaign, where he focused on issues such as economic growth and family values.

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Jan 25, 2012

Five times the rate it's gone up. Why? Because people are ready to pay a cheaper fine and then be able to sign up for insurance which are now guaranteed under Romney care than pay high-cost insurance which is what's happened as a result of…

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Jan 25, 2012

You really are no different from Barack Obama. It's a mandate.

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Jan 22, 2012

I don't want to see Rick Santorum be president because I would like to see people in trouble in this country getting out of it.

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Jan 19, 2012

There is only one place to go right now and that's Mitt Romney.

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Jan 18, 2012

That just leads to timidity on his part and uncertainty and a lack of clear contrast between what we need in a presidential candidate.

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Jan 18, 2012

The president of the United States can't cut one penny out of the social welfare system. He wants to cut a trillion dollars out of our military and hit our veterans, and that's disgusting.

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Jan 18, 2012

When he was governor of Massachusetts, he put forth Romneycare, which was not a bottom-up free market system. It was a government-run health care system that was the basis of Obamacare, and it has been an abject failure.

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Jan 18, 2012

We have a whole laundry list of things that Governor Romney has taken one position on in one race and another position in another race.

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Jan 18, 2012

Grandiosity has never been a problem with Newt Gingrich. He -- he handles it very, very well.

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Jan 5, 2012

Rick Santorum opposes same-sex marriage. He favors a constitutional ban on abortion.

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