WASHINGTON – Former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum urged his supporters to back fellow Republican Mitt Romney's campaign Monday in a late-night email that ignored that Santorum once calling Romney the "worst Republican in the country" during their bitter contest.

Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania and a newly minted celebrity among conservatives, said that the one-time rivals would unite to deny President Barack Obama's re-election. But in a nod that the wounds had not yet healed, he reminded his supporters of the deep differences between the two and that misgivings had not yet abated.

"The primary campaign certainly made it clear that Gov. Romney and I have some differences. But there are many significant areas in which we agree," Santorum wrote, citing common ground in economic, social and foreign policy.

He added: "Above all else, we both agree that President Obama must be defeated. The task will not be easy. It will require all hands on deck if our nominee is to be victorious. Gov. Romney will be that nominee and he has my endorsement and support to win this the most critical election of our lifetime."

It was a sharp turnabout from what he had to say about Romney in Wisconsin: "Pick any other Republican in the country. He is the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama."

Romney visited Santorum for more than an hour on Friday at the Pittsburgh office of Santorum's longtime strategist. The session covered many of Santorum's concerns about Romney's campaign, especially the sincerity of his vow to repeal Democrats' national health care law that was modeled on one Romney signed into law as Massachusetts governor. Those worries, it seems, were assuaged during their private session that ended without Santorum's public backing.

"And while I had concerns about Gov. Romney making a case as a candidate about fighting against Obamacare, I have no doubt if elected he will work with a Republican Congress to repeal it and replace it with a bottom up, patient, not government, driven system," Santorum said in an email that allowed him to bypass a public event with the two standing arm in arm.

Santorum also urged Romney's campaign to incorporate some of Santorum's former aides and advisers to ensure conservatives are represented. That too seems to have begun. Santorum's former campaign manager has signed on with Romney to help his outreach to conservatives, a voting bloc that was skeptical of Romney's changed positions on bedrock issues such as abortion rights.

"You can be sure that I will work with the governor to help him in this task to ensure he has a strong team that will support him in his conservative policy initiatives," Santorum said.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/07/santorum-endorses-former-rival-romney-as-gop-presidential-candidate/#ixzz1uForYjdL



Senator Santorum and his over 200 deligates to Romney now!

One butt ****er endorsing another!

Anyways.

It is no suprise since he has NO priciples and instead of standing up for those who voted for him, screwed them, and "took one for the team"....which is the GOP and not the supporters!

His former supporters are PI$$ED! They are now flocking to the RP sites in droves since yesterday, and have a lot to say about this move!

So much for any chance he may have had in 2016!

Only a Ron Paul supported would call one or two supporters coming in droves...........

Is that really how it works? Can the delegates not choose who they support? I mean they are people not property. He can't just give them can he?

another stake in the heart of RP..

He can "release" them and recommend, he can't obligate them.

Only a "turncoat" would go to Robme, like the insane one. Doesn't mean his supporters are willing to give up their moral values just because he is willing to put a price on his.

Even your beloved Faux noise is catching on.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=us1nzgEhP74
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qaMvhcckFiQ

MSNBC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8WJ52iU60zA

I feel sorry for Rob Pablo. This is his last chance at mediocrity. He will be missed.

In the first round they can't they either vote for the candidate that won the state or they abstain and the majority of the states have rules set in place where if the delegate abstains he is replaced by an alternate to make sure the candidate who won the state gets the delegates promised.

I sure as hell wont miss him. He is the most worthless Congressman having only had ONE of his bills passed the entire time in Washington. (BTW that is the same record David Duke had when he was a lawmaker!)

You have only one valid point in these forums after almost 12,000 comments.....that Obozo must go!.... So I guess you can claim participation in that same statistic

Oh snap, most of the alternates are RP supporters too! Oh when will the madness end!!!!

Once again a Ron Paul supporter that says something that is not true or accurate.

They must not be telling you that on Faux huh?

Well, they never were one for telling the news, only creating it.

The fact is.... and it's recorded EVERYWHERE, the RP supporters are SWEEPING the caucuses....almost ALL delegates AND alternates are RP supporters....

Haven't you been watching even your beloved Faux lately? They spin it to the negative of course about how RP supporters are trying to sabatoge the GOP effort, and they aren't that far off.... in truth, we are TAKING OVER the GOP, one state at a time, they are losing their precious state and national seats, and power, and they don't like it!

Even Faux can't sell Robme to the REAL voting people! His rallies have more press then voters, and they STILL can't make it happen at the caucuses because he has no REAL support!

Obozo MUST go! But 4 more of Obozo is better than 8 of Robme, which is like 5 terms of Bush! Robme is just Obozo 2.0....and Faux can't sell him!

You really need to come into the sunlight once in a while

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W_HdZ1CSWYk