Rick Santorum Drops Presidential Bid, Endorses Marco Rubio

CNN.com:

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, throwing his support behind Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. 

Satorum made the announcement Wednesday night on Fox News' "On the Record," saying he spoke with Rubio "for more than hour" Tuesday before making up his mind.

Santorum won the 2012 Iowa caucuses and ended that race with the second-most number of delegates to eventual GOP nominee Mitt Romney. But he was unable to capture any momentum this year despite extensive barnstorming efforts in Iowa.

He is the third Republican presidential candidate to drop out after Monday's caucuses. Mike Huckabee ended his campaign that night, and Rand Paul suspended his campaign Wednesday morning.

Santorum said that he and his family decided the best way to achieve his campaign's goals was to get out of the race. 

"We decided that I think we could be better advocates for that in supporting someone who shared those values and is in a better position to do well in this race," Santorum told Greta Van Susteren, saying he was looking for a candidate that believed in helping struggling Americans, placed importance on traditional family units and who had the experience and understanding to take on ISIS. 

I've always liked Santorum, but he's never going to be President. Better to try another run in Congress or even a governor bid if he wants to make a difference for social conservatives.

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