Rick Santorum is betting his presidential campaign can turn things
around in May, when there’s a batch of Southern primaries.
The former Pennsylvania senator told “Fox News Sunday” that he has no
intention of backing down against Republican front-runner Mitt Romney.
“This race isn’t even at half time yet, we haven’t even selected half
of the delegates yet,” Santorum said. “Gov. Romney isn’t even halfway
to the magic number. We look at the calendar and we feel very, very
good about where we’re going.”
Romney is just shy of winning half of the 1,144 delegates needed to
lock down the nomination. And comparing his campaign to the University
of Kansas’ comeback Saturday to clinch a spot in the NCAA basketball
championship game, Santorum said he wasn’t going to “pack it in.”
Despite being outspent by the former Massachusetts governor, Santorum
said his campaign will continue to thrive in states with more
conservative voters, who support his message that a more moderate
candidate such as Romney can’t beat President Barack Obama on the
general election.
“The map in May looks good for us — Texas and Arkansas and West
Virginia and North Carolina and Indiana, Kentucky,” Santorum said. “We
have great states, where we are ahead in every poll in all of those
states and if you listen to the folk in the country, stay in there, we
need a conservative.”