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Santorum Says Anyone But McCain
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Mar 01, 2007 08:30pm |
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| News Date | Friday, March 2, 2007 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former Sen. Rick Santorum has drawn at least one conclusion about the Republican presidential primary field: Anybody but John McCain.
The Pennsylvania Republican, who signed a contract Thursday as a Fox News contributor, said that he has spoken with every GOP candidate except the senator from Arizona but that it’s still too early for him to endorse.
“The only one I wouldn’t support is McCain,” Santorum said during an interview in his office at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, where he is a senior fellow.
“I don’t agree with him on hardly any issues,’’ Santorum said. “I don’t think he has the temperament and leadership ability to move the country in the right direction.”
Responding, McCain spokesman Danny Diaz said McCain was a “well-known and respected conservative.”
Santorum lost his Senate seat last fall in a landslide to Democrat Bob Casey, but remains a prominent voice in the conservative movement – a voting bloc in search of a presidential candidate.
Santorum's critical appraisal of McCain contradicts a seemingly cordial relationship, at least in the last year. McCain had headlined a fundraiser for Santorum, and they co-authored an ethics overhaul proposal.
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