"While the other candidates tried to focus on economic issues, Santorum continually pivoted to social issues and talked of “family and faith.” This is not the rhetoric that will appeal to most or even many Republican voters, but it is designed to appeal to a distinct group of social conservative Iowa GOP caucusgoers. He’s not trying to compete with Mitt Romney as the frontrunner or Herman Cain as the flavor of the month, but simply with Michele Bachmann to be the candidate of social conservatives in Iowa."Isn't it a sad state of affairs when people believe that Republicans do not accept appeals to "family and faith" and social issues. It seems to me that the Republican Party was founded upon a social issue: the abolition of slavery.
Why could it not be that Santorum was not "appealing" to anyone, but that he was merely answering the question honestly. In fact, that is why I like Santorum....that he seems focused on the truth.
Article: "Rick Santorum won last night's debate by effectively making his case to Iowa voters"
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