What to know about Santorum

5 things to know about Rick Santorum
Meg Heckman
January 4, 2012

 Even though GOP candidate Rick Santorum was a governor of Pennsylvania and a member of the house of representatives, not many local people seem to know much about his time in office and him as a person. This is especially daunting because of his high amount of votes in Iowa. It is expected that he will also do well in New Hampshire but this will be tough because he is not as established in the Granite State as he was in Iowa after campaigning there for so long. Many people don't know that following his stint in politics, he worked as a lawyer and even did a small amount of work for Fox News from time to time. It may also help him in New Hampshire to have a campaign director who is a native and can help him relate to the voters before January 10th. Santorum is also more openly conservative than Mitt Romney on social issues, which Romney chooses not to speak about, and fiscal issues for the country. He also had a tough time getting recognized on Google because of a decade old comment where he likened gay marriage to bestiality and incest. If he could reach the national level this could hurt him because President Obama has recently supported gay marriage and this would help him with that demographic. The Heckman spoke optimistically about Santorum's future in New Hampshire as his schedule develops to include more speeches in big public venues.