Newt admits that Santorum is splitting the conservative vote. Mentions all the endorsements. A not so subtle message to Rick.
Santorum has other things on his mind right now, and our prayers remain with Bella, Rick and his family. But that does not alter the fact that he should have gotten out of the race after SC.
It is significant that even though he won the most recent Florida debate, Santorum’s poll numbers did not move more than a point or two. He has to know that by staying in the race, he only helps Romney.
Even if he can’t bring himself to endorse Newt, unlike Rick Perry, Santorum could still have suspended his campaign with no endorsement, like Michele Bachmann did. Ultimately, both Bachmann and Perry, by getting out, advanced the cause of conservatism.