Santorum backers flock to Houston

Houston Chronicle:
About the time President Barack Obama was swooping out of storm-tossed skies into the Bayou City to raise a bit of cash last Friday evening at Minute Maid Park, a group of conservative leaders were convening a few blocks away to help fuel Rick Santorum’s campaign and Super PAC.
According to Jonathan Martin of Politico, more than 200 conservatives from around the country gathered at the Houston Omni for a Friday evening reception and then met with the former Pennsylvania senator Saturday morning to plot strategy. They also pledged to raise at least $1.78 million for the candidate and his Super PAC.
Martin noted that many of those who came to Houston had been at the January gathering of conservatives at Paul Pressler’s Washington County ranch, where Santorum was designated as the chosen one — the conservative alternative to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
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I am not convinced he can win in November.  He has trouble staying on message and sometimes his message has nothing to do with what is most important to voters.  His stump speeches are boring, but so are Romney's.  But at least Romney talks about the economy and energy which are the two most important issues for voters this year.

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