January 15, 2012

On January 15, Chris Wallace spoke to Senator Rick Santorum about his presidential aspirations.  Santorum had just received the endorsement of a super majority of Conservative Christian Leaderships, and while he had lost the New Hampshire primary, he had tied for first in the Iowa primary. 

Santorum began by explaining that he got this endorsement because, in his view, he is the only candidate who is conservative across the board--spanning moral issues, economic issues, cultural issues and foreign policy issues. 

He then used his appearance to attack Governor Romney. He claimed that many conservatives have concerns about Romney's record on the economy, and especially about Romney's healthcare plan in Massachussets, which Santorum felt was too close to President Obama's healthcare reform. 

Wallace pointed out two votes in which Santorum voted in favor of big labor, a taboo among conservatives.  Santorum countered that those were the only two times in his entire career where he voted for big labor and then continued to tout himself as the most consistent conservative among the candidates.