Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum was smiling for a meet and greet at the Crady’s restaurant in Conway, South Carolina, January 15, 2012.
FLORENCE, South Carolina (Reuters)-Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum leading Mitt Romney took aim on Sunday because he was trying to build support from Evangelical leaders and end of a narrow contest South Carolina it is important for the two-man race. “
Santorum, former senator of Pennsylvania, said conservative voters should not let concerns about the faltering economy or defeated Democratic President Barack Obama bugging their beliefs.
“America is a moral, not economic company,” he said at a seafood restaurant in Florence, South Carolina.
Romney has built his campaign on his experience in business and criticism of Obama’s handling of the economy but rival attacked his moderate as Governor of Massachusetts and his post as head of company, private-equity.