Conservative Leaders Endorse Rick Santorum for President

"Last week some 150 conservative leaders gathered at Nancy and Paul Pressler's ranch in Texas to discuss the Republican presidential campaign. There was an overwhelming 75 percent consensus to support Rick Santorum for President. "The group of conservative leaders named today includes Dr. James Dobson, Gary Bauer, Joseph Farah, Foster Friess, Elaine Donnelly, and many others representing all four segments of the new conservative coalition who are coalescing behind Rick Santorum's candidacy. "I'm pleased that, so quickly after Rick Perry suspended his campaign, I was able to announce the first bloc of conservative leaders who have come forward to endorse Rick Santorum. "This list of endorsers demonstrates that Rick Santorum is the best candidate to bring together social conservatives, national defense conservatives, economic conservatives, and the newly energized constitutional conservatives of the Tea Party.

"Rick Santorum is the only reliable conservative left in the race. He has a long involvement in the conservative movement, and he has demonstrated his commitment to hiring conservatives on his Senate staff and in his campaign. On the issues of vital importance to conservatives, such as the right to life, the pro-family agenda, national security, and fighting the growth of government, he has walked with us even when the path was hard. "If conservatives want a conservative, not just another establishment Republican, nominated in Tampa and elected in November, it is time for us to start concentrating on consolidating that winning four-part coalition behind one candidate. The candidate who best appeals to all four segments of the winning 2010 coalition, with the fewest negatives, is Rick Santorum. "This is an encouraging sign that movement conservatives are finding their natural home in the Santorum campaign and are in fact coalescing behind Rick's candidacy."

"Conservatives are the largest ideological bloc in the American electorate. In this election cycle, a number of candidates with legitimate claims to conservative support have considered or sought the Republican nomination for President, but this has left the conservative vote divided, empowering those who do not share our views and values. To defeat Barack Obama, now is the time for conservatives to rally behind the most electable conservative candidate, and we believe that candidate is former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. "In recognition of Rick Santorum's character, judgment, and especially his commitment to institute an administration that will govern according to conservative principles, we the undersigned endorse former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum for President of the United States and pledge to advance his candidacy." Signatories: (Listing of organizations is for identification purposes only.) Cathie Adams President, Texas Eagle Forum Gary Bauer President, American Values Brian Burch President, CatholicVote.org Candidate Fund Tim Busch Businessman, philanthropist, and attorney Ken Campbell California Conservative Leader Peggy Dau Special Liaison Representative, Voice of the Martyrs Penna Dexter Radio Host and Commentator James Dobson Family Talk Elaine Donnelly Center for Military Readiness Tim Echols Georgia Public Service Commission Kirk Elliott Philanthropia, founder and chairman William J. Estrada Director, Generation Joshua Joseph Farah Editor and Chief Executive Officer, WND.com and WND Books Robert Fischer President, Fischer Furniture, Inc Richard Ford President, Heritage Alliance Foster Friess Friess Associates Maggie Gallagher Institute for Marriage and Public Policy Michael Geer Family Policy Leader, Harrisburg, PA Ellen Grigsby Director of Institutional Partnerships, Open Doors USA Rebecca Hagelin President, Rebecca Hagelin Communications and Marketing, LLC Patrick and Toya Hall Vice President, Guadalupe Radio Network Jason Jones Producer of the film "Bella" Tim LeFever Chairman of the Board, Capitol Resource Institute Brad Mattes Executive Director, Life Issues Institute William J. Murray Chairman, Religious Freedom Coalition Richard Neill Texas Conservative Leader Preston Noell III President, Tradition, Family, Property, Inc. Pam Olsen President, Florida Prayer Network Paul and Nancy Pressler Justice, Texas Court of Appeals (ret) Penny Pullen Illinois State Representative 1977-1993 State President, Eagle Forum of Illinois Jill Stanek Pro-life activist and blogger John Stemberger Florida Family Action Stacy Taylor Texas Conservative Leader Richard A. Viguerie Chairman, ConservativeHQ.com

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