The fact that Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has thrown in the towel early clearly shows that he realizes that his presence in this political race is irrelevant at the present moment.
As a fan that has been keeping up with the political games, I would say that at this point the official GOP candidate is going to need as much time as possible to prepare for the more important faceoff.
In other words, Santorum won’t necessarily be missed, but it is safe to say that his forfeit was, to many, very much appreciated.
According to CBS News, Santorum forfeited the race so that he could utilize his time praying over his daughter Bella, 18, who suffers from a genetic condition called trisomy 18, also known as Edwards syndrome. Santorum’s daughter had been sick over the weekend, and this is when he had “supposedly” made his decision to depart from the race.
It’s merely an excuse for a graceful exit on Santorum’s behalf. It’s the perfect justification for a quitter to quit, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
Santorum knew that he was no match for Mitt Romney, and by him leaving the race the way that he did makes for saving face. He has managed to recover his image and just in enough time for 2016’s presidential elections.
Political consumers favor the more popular candidate, Romney. The other Republican candidates don’t stand a chance against Romney or President Barack Obama.
I don’t feel that any of the Republican party’s candidates are good. However, Romney just happened to be the best of the worst.
When considering the campaigns, Romney seems to be the candidate who has been working at making a name for himself longer than the other candidates.
According to a CBS News political analysis, Romney was able to leverage his organizational and financial advantage over Santorum to build up a delegate lead and keep his rival from victories in states like Ohio and Michigan. Santorum was never able to shake the perception that he could not beat President Obama in the fall, with GOP primary voters overwhelmingly citing Romney as the most electable candidate in exit poll after exit poll.
Matthew G. Jarvis, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science at Cal State Fullerton, would agree with the statement that of all the candidates, Romney has been campaigning the longest and is considered to be the hardest working amongst the others.
“Running for president is a long slog. Mitt Romney has been running for president since 2005 to 2006,” said Jarvis.
“When he flamed out in 2008, he picked his withdrawal to set up 2012. He’s been running for president since before he stopped running the last time. It’s a long haul and so you have to line up endorsements and get (financial backing way ahead of time).”
This is exactly the same approach that Santorum is taking by leaving the race early. Santorum is now focused on getting his name out there so that he can be recognized later on down the line when it is time for the next Republican primary election.
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