- Title: USA: Late surging Rick Santorum makes last day push for support in Iowa
- Date: 3rd January 2012
- Summary: POLK CITY, IOWA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 2, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CROWD IN COFFEE SHOP WAITING FOR RICK SANTORUM SANTORUM WALKING IN TO VENUE, SHAKING HANDS VARIOUS OF SANTORUM AT RALLY (SOUNDBITE) (English) RICK SANTORUM, FORMER SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA, SAYING: "I would just say this, we've raised more money in the last few days than we've raised in the last few months. Going from 0 to 60 in the polls, if you will, will help to resources a lot. I think you've seen other candidates who've had the opportunity to get a little national attention and that resources have followed." VOTERS LISTENING CLOSE UP OF SANTORUM SANTORUM SPEAKING VOTERS LISTENING SANTORUM TALKING TO POTENTIAL SUPPORTER WHO SAYS SHE WILL VOTE FOR HIM SANTORUM POSING FOR PHOTOS (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOYCE LARSON, IOWAN, SAYING: "I just thought he was wonderful. He's well rounded, pro-life and the Christian part is not the only thing that he's talking about, which we've heard a lot of. But he also is great on our government, on foreign policy. I liked what he had to say about balancing the budget and I just think we would be a really great person to have in the White House." RICK SANTORUM GETTING IN TO CAR OUTSIDE COFFEE SHOP, SURROUNDED BY MEDIA
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- Story Text: Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santroum, who has enjoyed a burst of support after spending months as an also-ran candidate, met with an enthuiastic group of Iowans at coffee shop in Polk City, Iowa on Monday (January 2) Santorum has had a recent surge in the polls and is now statistically tied with Mitt Romney and Ron Paul.
The Republican hopeful has run his campaign in Iowa and other early contest states with a relatively small staff and modest funds. Many in Iowa and beyond are wondering if Santorum has the money to stay competitive against Mitt Romney and others after Iowa. Santorum, however, was confident when asked about the issue.
"I would just say this, we've raised more money in the last few days than we've raised in the last few months. Going from 0 to 60 in the polls, if you will, will help those resources a lot," said Santorum. "I think you've seen other candidates who've had the opportunity to get a little national attention and that resources have followed."
Santorum's latest surge is fueled in part by evangelical Christians who are less enamored with other socially conservative candidates Michelle Bachman and Rick Perry.
"I just thought he was wonderful," said Iowan Joyce Larson who attended the Santorum event. "He's well rounded, pro-life and the Christian part is not the only thing that he's talking about, which we've heard a lot of. But he also is great on our government, on foreign policy. I liked what he had to say about balancing the budget and I just think we would be a really great person to have in the White House."
The Iowa's caucuses will provide momentum for at least three candidates and maybe four, sending them on to the next contests in New Hampshire on January 10 and South Carolina on January 21. .
Iowan Republican caucus-goers will make their decision on Tuesday January 3, in the first of the state-by-state contests to choose a party presidential nominee. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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