Who is endorsing the GOP presidential candidates
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Speaking of Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator doesn’t have many endorsements to speak of — yet — and the vast majority of what he does have comes from either conservative Christians or Iowans.
Jim Bob Duggar: Star of the Reality TV series "19 Kids and Counting" brought 12 of his children with him from Arkansas to be one of Santorum’s top surrogates during the Iowa caucuses. Endorsed Mike Huckabee in 2008.
Bob Vander Plaats: President and CEO of The Family Leader, a conservative organization focused on social issues.
Chuck Hurley: President of Iowa Family Policy Center. The endorsements from Vander Plaats and Hurley were seen as endorsements from evangelical Christians, which became key in Iowa. Santorum's support there skyrocketed after these two endorsements on Dec. 20. He went from consistently polling at 3 to 6 percent in Iowa to nearly taking first place in the Iowa Caucus two weeks later.
Rupert Murdoch: The Australian media tycoon recently started posting on a Twitter account; he made waves on Jan. 2 when he tweeted, "Can’t resist this tweet, but all Iowans think about Rick Santorum. Only candidate with genuine big vision for country."
Brad Thor: Novelist and author of spy thrillers like "The Last Patriot" and "Path of the Assassin."
Jim Bob Duggar: Star of the Reality TV series "19 Kids and Counting" brought 12 of his children with him from Arkansas to be one of Santorum’s top surrogates during the Iowa caucuses. Endorsed Mike Huckabee in 2008.
Bob Vander Plaats: President and CEO of The Family Leader, a conservative organization focused on social issues.
Chuck Hurley: President of Iowa Family Policy Center. The endorsements from Vander Plaats and Hurley were seen as endorsements from evangelical Christians, which became key in Iowa. Santorum's support there skyrocketed after these two endorsements on Dec. 20. He went from consistently polling at 3 to 6 percent in Iowa to nearly taking first place in the Iowa Caucus two weeks later.
Rupert Murdoch: The Australian media tycoon recently started posting on a Twitter account; he made waves on Jan. 2 when he tweeted, "Can’t resist this tweet, but all Iowans think about Rick Santorum. Only candidate with genuine big vision for country."
Brad Thor: Novelist and author of spy thrillers like "The Last Patriot" and "Path of the Assassin."
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Rick Santorum definitely has the Iowa evangelicals endorsing him with his list of Vander Plaat and Hurley who lambast Romney and his background and beliefs.
Tom Ridge was not Sec. of Health and Human Services. It was Homeland Security. They must hace been thinking of Thompson, who preceded Mike Leavitt.
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Mitt Romney won the Iowa vote by 8 votes. Even the Deseret news called it a 'virtual tie.'
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The more I see Pagan's, the more joy I have just to think how mad he will be when Mitt win the elections one by one, hahaha!
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