Staff photo by Doug Strickland
Candidate for the GOP presidential nomination and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum leaves a news conference with media Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Cumulus Media in Chattanooga, Tenn. Sen. Santorum later spoke at the Hamilton County GOP’s Lincoln Day dinner at the Chattanoogan Hotel.Rick Santorum was in Chattanooga on Wednesday.
He must have heard we’re the best town ever.
He was in our neck of the woods to raise money for the Hamilton County GOP. He was also around to make sure the fine folks in our state remember his face.
After all, he carried Tennessee in the primary leading to the 2012 presidential election. It was one of 11 states he won to finish second to Mitt Romney, who finished second to Barack Obama. Yep, being the first runner-up to the first runner-up is of little consolation.
These days, Santorum is at it again. His is one of the many – likely soon to be more than a dozen – names in the Republican mix for a chance to swing at Hillary Clinton in 2016.