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'''Richard John "Rick" Santorum''' (Winchester, [[Virginia]], May 10, 1958) is an [[America]]n politician who served as [[United States]] [[Senator]] for [[Pennsylvania]] from January 1995 to January 2007, and ran unsuccessfully for the [[Republican]] nomination for president in 2012. Santorum repeatedly campaigned for [[liberal]] Republicans, was elected to the position of Senate Republican Conference Chairman in 2000, and had a lifetime [[ACU]] [[conservative]] voting rating of about 88 out of 100.<ref>http://ratings.conservative.org/people/S000059</ref>  Santorum campaigned hard for Arlen Specter against the more [[conservative]] primary opponent [[Pat Toomey]] in Pennsylvania, which enabled Specter to narrowly win.  Then Specter voted for taxpayer-funded [[abortion]] and was the 60th vote that made ObamaCare law nationwide.  Specter even switched to become a [[Democrat]] after Santorum helped elect him.
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'''Richard John "Rick" Santorum''' (Winchester, [[Virginia]], May 10, 1958) is an [[America]]n politician who served as [[United States]] [[Senator]] for [[Pennsylvania]] from January 1995 to January 2007, and ran unsuccessfully for the [[Republican]] nomination for president in 2012. Santorum repeatedly campaigned for [[liberal]] Republicans, was elected to the position of Senate Republican Conference Chairman in 2000, and had a lifetime [[ACU]] [[conservative]] voting rating of about 88 out of 100.<ref>http://ratings.conservative.org/people/S000059</ref>  Santorum campaigned hard for Arlen Specter against the more [[conservative]] primary opponent [[Pat Toomey]] in Pennsylvania, which enabled Specter to narrowly win.  Then Specter voted for taxpayer-funded [[abortion]] and was the 60th vote that made [[ObamaCare]] law nationwide.  Specter even switched to become a [[Democrat]] after Santorum helped elect him.
    
After garnering the support of conservatives nationwide for his presidential bid, Santorum then reverted to his prior habit of endorsing liberal Republicans.  He double-crossed conservative leaders by endorsing the [[RINO]], pro-[[Planned Parenthood]] [[Jon Bruning]] for the Republican nomination for [[U.S. Senate]] in [[Nebraska]] in 2012.<ref>http://atr.rollcall.com/nebraska-rick-santorum-backs-jon-bruning-for-senate/</ref>  Leading [[conservatives]], including [[Rand Paul]], [[Jim DeMint]] and [[Club for Growth]], have instead unanimously endorsed [[pro-life]] [[Don Stenberg]] in that race.  Santorum's candidate, Jon Bruning, then lost in a stinging upset defeat to a third candidate in the race.
 
After garnering the support of conservatives nationwide for his presidential bid, Santorum then reverted to his prior habit of endorsing liberal Republicans.  He double-crossed conservative leaders by endorsing the [[RINO]], pro-[[Planned Parenthood]] [[Jon Bruning]] for the Republican nomination for [[U.S. Senate]] in [[Nebraska]] in 2012.<ref>http://atr.rollcall.com/nebraska-rick-santorum-backs-jon-bruning-for-senate/</ref>  Leading [[conservatives]], including [[Rand Paul]], [[Jim DeMint]] and [[Club for Growth]], have instead unanimously endorsed [[pro-life]] [[Don Stenberg]] in that race.  Santorum's candidate, Jon Bruning, then lost in a stinging upset defeat to a third candidate in the race.
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