Santorum blew it here when he defended the indefensible Specter and snubbed Toomey. Most only recently became aware of his questionable religious tendencies, and I do not believe that they even come into play for him. Its his tendency to go with the establishment over common sense.
I’m in PA too, and I was extremely critical of Santorum over the Spectre issue. But between Santorum and Newt, I think Santorum’s credentials as a social conservative are much better. Neither man is “perfect” but I can support either one for President.
Yes, if had instead endorsed the even more liberal Dede Scozzafava and snubbed Doug Hoffman, I suppose it would be a-okay with the Neuticles on FR. After all, they have no problem with Newt endorses RINOs far worse than Specter.