Santorum calls on NH conservatives to unite following late Iowa surge

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Santorum calls on NH conservatives to unite following late Iowa surge

Rick Santorum.
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Calling on conservatives to unite and support him in next week’s New Hampshire primary, Republican contender Rick Santorum said he would be “the most conservative President since Ronald Reagan” if elected.

Mitt Romney narrowly defeated Santorum in yesterday’s Iowa caucus vote, 30,015 (24.6 per cent) to 30,008 (24.5 per cent).

However, the surge to Santorum must encourage conservatives.

In a fundraising letter today, Santorum reminds Republicans that the Washington Post said, “Rick Santorum was a tea-party kind of guy before the tea-party even existed.”

“As a conservative US Senator from the swing state of Pennsylvania, I led the overhaul of welfare that moved millions from welfare to work. I authored the bill banning partial-birth abortion, and I passed legislation that protected America from Iran’s growing nuclear threat,” Santorum wrote.

“I will be the most conservative President since Ronald Reagan. I am not going to Washington to blend in and hope people like me. I am running to dismantle the Obama Agenda and lead – like Reagan did.

“We shocked the world last night in Iowa. We did it with a coalition of conservatives, Tea Party members, and values voters who recognised that my successful conservative record gives the GOP the best chance to defeat Barack Obama.

“The next test is New Hampshire … a state Mitt Romney has campaigned in for over four years. This is why I need your immediate support. I’m counting on conservatives around America to respond to this call for help. If we are divided in New Hampshire, we will lose this opportunity to keep the momentum.

“No more sitting on the sidelines. Now is the time to act or get stuck with a bland, boring, career politician who will lose to Barack Obama. Tomorrow will be too late.

“If you want a President who will stand up for conservative values, who is consistent on the issues, and who has a record to back it up, then I need you to join my campaign,” Santorum said.

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