Santorum suspends campaign, says he’s not done fighting

    Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum told a group of reporters Tuesday that he is suspending his campaign, but will keep “fighting.”

    According to the Associated Press, Santorum told reporters “we are not done fighting” during his Tuesday press conference from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he announced he was dropping out of the race.

    Santorum faced an uphill battle against GOP front-runner Mitt Romney.

    The former Senator canceled campaign events scheduled for Tuesday morning after his three-year-old daughter, Bella, was released from a Virginia hospital Monday night. Santorum’s daughter suffers from Trisomy 18, a rare genetic condition.

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    According to his website, Santorum was scheduled to meet with James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family Tuesday night.

    You can read more about Santorum’s annoucement on “The two-way” from NPR.

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