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"No. Santorum will no doubt continue to have elements of his campaign at work soliciting and trying to raise funds to pay off his debts. That can only be done while he has a campaign registered with the FEC. The public aspects of his campaign, speaking appearances, campaign stops etc. will suspend, but the campaign is not over. "

Ok I get it. I guess I don't understand the meaning of "campaign". In this context I thought that meant Rick Santorum was running for political office but I guess it really means soliciting funds and paying off debts. He is no longer running for president but he is still campaigning in suspended mode.....

Is George Bush still campainging? Is World War Two over or is it just suspended? I'm just curious....

Send Ricky more moolah, since he’s so honest, and only suspended the campaign. Don’t want him to go back to his roots at a steel mill, do you? By the way, I’m still waiting for the campaigns suspended 4 years ago, because the candidates were so “honest” to end.

"Ok I get it. I guess I don't understand the meaning of "campaign"."

That's obvious.

"In this context I thought that meant Rick Santorum was running for political office but I guess it really means soliciting funds and paying off debts."

Raising funds is part of a campaign. The FEC is very explicit about that, and the rules for doing so. That's the game in which Santorum is in at present, and consequently those are the rules and therefore the language by which he must abide. A "Suspended" campaign is placed in a certain legal status, which is different than an undeclared campaign or a campaign that has been concluded. It's no different than a person's dirver's license status which may be: 1) unlicensed, 2) learner's permit 3) fully licensed 4) restricted 5) suspended 6) revoked 7) expired.

If one has a revoked license but tells somebody their license is expired, they are being dishonest. You are the one that self-righteously demanded Rick be honest and forthright, and all Rick did was state the exact legal status into which he was placing his campaign. If he had stated he was going to wrap up and conclude his campaign he would have been lying.

"Is George Bush still campainging?"

I believe his campaign operations have been officially closed, but it's not uncommon for campaigns to solicit funds long after a race has been decided. IIRC, Hillary's campaign in 2008 remained active well into 2009 simply to raise funds to retire her campaign's debts. In order to do so, she would have been required to have kept her campaign in a "suspended" status during that timeframe with the FEC.

"Is World War Two over or is it just suspended? I'm just curious...."

Being that the axis powers formally (and legally) tendered their unconditional surrenders, it's over.