Rick Santorum isn't hinting whether he'll eventually endorse Republican presidential front-runner and all-but-certain nominee Mitt Romney.
But he says he'll say soon how he'll continue to press for conservatism in politics. Santorum and his wife, Karen, thanked supporters during a half-hour conference call last night.
Santorum insisted that money woes were only a small piece of the story behind his decision last week to drop out of the race before the April 24 primary in his home state of Pennsylvania.
He didn't name names, but said efforts to win backing from other conservatives in the race failed, as did an effort to persuade Texas' Republicans to award delegates on a winner-takes-all basis. That left him without a clear path to victory.
He also said that his 3-year-old daughter's hospitalization had heaped stress and strain on the family. Bella Santorum suffers from a rare genetic condition called Trisomy 18. She was hospitalized with pneumonia on April 6 as her father began a brief Easter holiday break from campaigning.
NBC News reported Santorum expects to reveal his plans over the next few weeks that may include backing strong conservative Congressional candidates across the nation. Both the former candidate and his wife said they want to continue pushing a conservative ‘faith and family’ agenda on the national stage and, along with the delegates pledged to him, want to play a role setting the party platform at the Republican National Convention in Tampa in August.
The Pa. primary is set for April 24, the same day as the Delaware Presidential primary and primaries in New York, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
