Santorum out of GOP race.

[FaithInChrist]

Santorum suspends GOP campaign




Apr 10, 3:48 PM EDT


Santorum suspends GOP presidential campaign

By MARC LEVY
Associated Press


GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Bowing to the inevitable after an improbably resilient run for the White House, Rick Santorum quit the presidential race on Tuesday, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination.

"We made a decision over the weekend, that while this presidential race for us is over, for me, and we will suspend our campaign today, we are not done fighting," he said.

Santorum, appearing with his family, told supporters that the battle to defeat President Barack Obama would go on but he pointedly made no mention or endorsement of Romney, whom he had derided as an unworthy standard-bearer for the GOP.

The former Pennsylvania senator stressed that he'd taken his presidential bid farther than anyone expected, calling his campaign "as improbable as any race that you will ever see for president."

"Against all odds," he said, "we won 11 states, millions of voters, millions of votes."

[nillapoet]

I thought he dropped out because one of his daughters was having medical problems.