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Santorum’s South Carolina Surge: Announces More Endorsements, Campaign Schedule for Weekend

Posted on | January 14, 2012 | 12 Comments

Lots of news today for the Rick Santorum campaign, including three endorsements by South Carolina GOP leaders, Stephen Brown, Bill Connor, and Patrick Haddon. Brown had previously endorsed Michele Bachmann, and Haddon switched his endorsement from Rick Perry to Santorum.

The Santorum campaign also announced endorsements by Maggie Gallagher of the National Organization for Marriage and by pro-life activist Abby Johnson. The campaign released Senator Santorum’s schedule for the three-day weekend, which includes a noon candidate forum with Mike Huckabee today in Charleston, a Sunday “Faith & Freedom” prayer breakfast in Myrtle Beach, and Monday night’s Fox News debate, also in Myrtle Beach:

Saturday, January 14:

8:30am ET: Senator Santorum hosts a “Faith, Family and Freedom” Town Hall in Greenville, SC.
Location: Tommy’s Country Ham House
214 Rutherford Street
Greenville, SC

12:00pm ET: Senator Santorum will participate the “Huckabee Forum: South Carolina Undecided” in Charleston, SC.
Location: College of Charleston
Sottile Theatre
44 George Street
Charleston, SC

3:30pm ET: Senator Santorum will hold a volunteer rally at the Rick Santorum for President South Carolina Headquarters in Mt. Pleasant, SC.
Location: Rick Santorum for President South Carolina Headquarters
311 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard
Suite 141
Mt. Pleasant, SC

5:00pm ET: Senator Santorum will address the congregation at the Cathedral of Praise in Charleston, SC.
Location: Cathedral of Praise
3790 Ashley Phosphate Road
Charleston, SC

Sunday, January 15:

9:30am ET: Senator Santorum will address the Faith & Freedom/South Carolina Republican Party prayer breakfast in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Location: Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Grand Ball Room
2101 North Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, SC

3:00pm ET: Senator Santorum will hold a “Faith, Family and Freedom” Town Hall in Florence, SC.
Location: Percy & Willies
2401 David H. McCloud Boulevard
Florence, SC

Monday, January 16:

9:30am ET: Senator Santorum will appear on the Laura Ingraham Nationally Syndicated Radio Show.

3:05pm ET: Senator Santorum will address the South Carolina Tea Party Convention in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Location: Springmaid Beach Resort
3200 South Ocean Boulevard
Myrtle Beach, SC

4:15pm ET: Senator Santorum will address the Faith & Freedom Coalition in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Location: Myrtle Beach Convention Center
2101 North Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, SC

9:00pm ET: Senator Santorum will participate in the FOX News Republican Presidential Debate in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Location: Myrtle Beach Convention Center
2101 North Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, SC

11:00pm ET: Senator Santorum will appear on “Hannity” on FOX News.

Category: Election 2012, Rick Santorum, South Carolina

Comments

12 Responses to “Santorum’s South Carolina Surge: Announces More Endorsements, Campaign Schedule for Weekend”

  1. ThePaganTemple
    January 14th, 2012 @ 8:12 am

    Santorum isn’t surging, Newt is. Newt’s in second place in ALL the polls, while Santorum is either tied with Paul for third place or slightly behind Paul depending on the polls. I think the RCP average for Santorum and Paul are they are both at sixteen percent. Newt is in the twenties, within striking distance of Romney also in the twenties.

    Now RSM aren’t you glad you have somebody like me to come along and correct your mistakes?

  2. Alberto (Best Social Program)
    January 14th, 2012 @ 8:26 am

    Gonna be a great media day for Rick on Monday!

    Hey, PaganTemple:
    Newt may have risen a few points over the last few days, but the endorsements, news, and large crowds are all focusing on Santorum.

  3. Rbirchtree
    January 14th, 2012 @ 8:56 am

    My good governor, Perry, is out.

  4. ThePaganTemple
    January 14th, 2012 @ 9:28 am

    All I know is whichever one gets the most votes (and hopefully wins) in South Carolina, I hope the other one drops out the very day after. Perry could prove he has a shred of decency by also dropping out. But by then he might not have a choice anyway.

  5. Ladd Ehlinger Jr.
    January 14th, 2012 @ 9:49 am

    At least Rick ain’t aping the Occupy Wallstreet crowd.

  6. ThePaganTemple
    January 14th, 2012 @ 11:02 am

    Oh please. Now you’re falling for this RNC shit too? If Romney can’t take the heat he needs to get the hell out. The minute an attack on the practices of one company becomes an attack on capitalism we’re all in trouble, because Democrats will play that game all day long, and win with it. Mitt and Bain are already the personifications of Wall Street.

    Maybe you can answer a question for me, since nobody else seems to want to have a go at it. And that is-

    Why in the hell should we trust Romney to slash regulations to the extent they need to be slashed when his company profited in large measure from the current regulatory regime? Some of those companies Romney “saved” were put in dire straits to begin with because of the regulations they all say they want to reform. As far as I know, that might have been a significant problem with all of those companies. But in any event, it damn sure didn’t help any of them.

    Now if I can figure this out, why can’t Santorum? For that matter, why doesn’t Newt point it out? Do you think maybe it should have at least crossed their minds? I doubt any of their sincerity when it comes to reducing government. Its just more of the same shit Republicans have been talking since Goldwater. Even Reagan didn’t reduce government, at least not to any significant extent. Why should we believe now would be any different?

    But at least we don’t have to anoint a man who along with his company benefited directly from this mess. If that means Santorum, I’m fine with that. And if that means Newt I’m also fine with that. But one of them needs to get the fuck off the stage after South Carolina.

  7. Doug Ross
    January 14th, 2012 @ 11:55 am

    I like the sound of “President Santorum.”

    I really, really like that.

  8. ThePaganTemple
    January 14th, 2012 @ 12:01 pm

    Let’s just hope we both like it after a couple of years are gone by.

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  11. Ladd Ehlinger Jr.
    January 14th, 2012 @ 9:16 pm

    ”
    Why in the hell should we trust Romney to slash regulations to the extent…”

    I don’t trust any of them, period, least of them Romney. 

    But someone like Newt should know better than to propagate the anti-capitalist meme. He should be working against it. And not sit on the couch with Nancy-pants. And not advocate a mandated health-insurance system. And…

    You get the drift.

    Of all the things to attack Romney on, that’s the worst thing he could have done.

  12. ThePaganTemple
    January 14th, 2012 @ 9:48 pm

    Well, my first choice candidate didn’t get in the race, and my second choice dropped out after Iowa, so really, I’m just looking for reasons to like somebody enough to give enough of a damn to support them. It’s not an easy task.

    But for all the reasons I said, I seriously question the willingness of Mitt Romney to reduce government and slash regulations.

    And I realize that, for all the reasons you said, Newt is a seriously flawed candidate.

    But let’s face it, the man does have a track record of accomplishments that holds out some promise.