Rick Santorum’s bitter political blood feud with Mitt Romney that dragged on through the primaries officially ended Saturday with the former Pennsylvania Senator coming out swinging on behalf of his former opponent.
The former presidential candidate set aside the primary hatchet telling a crowd in Greensburg, Pa. just outside of Pittsburgh that voters need to put their trust in Romney.
He famously knocked Romney during the primary as the worst candidate to run against Obama on the issue of health care, but he took a slightly different tune Saturday, telling CNN that Romney is far better on the issue than President Obama.
Claiming that “republic is at stake” if Obama is re-elected, Santorum said that Romney must win.
“One man is who we have to put our trust in to go out and fight that battle, and win that battle. And we must rally behind and do everything we possibly can to support Gov. Mitt Romney so he’s the next president of the United States,” Santorum said. “And we must rally behind and do everything we possibly can to support Gov. Mitt Romney so he’s the next president of the United States.”
Santorum emphasized Pennsylvania’s importance as one of a handful of swing states that could determine the November election.
“Pennsylvania is where it’s at…If Pennsylvania goes Republican, Mitt Romney will be the next president of the United States,” Santorum said.
If Romney were to beat Obama in Pennsylvania in November, he would be the first Republican to do so since George H.W. Bush did in 1988.
