Santorum often called himself the most conservative senator from the Northeast, and I think he was. But the desire for a winner is too strong for most.
RE: Santorum often called himself the most conservative senator from the Northeast, and I think he was.
He supported Arlen Specter over Pat Toomey.
The dearly departed Specter was an opportunist who switched from being Democrat to Republican and then in his final years in the Senate, became Democrat again.
Go figure that.