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90 National Conservative Leaders Meet with Rick Santorum

"Four weeks ago, a large group of national conservative leaders met in Texas and came to the consensus that we should back Rick Santorum's campaign for President," noted Viguerie.

"With relatively few resources, but lots of grassroots conservative support, Rick went on to win the Republican contests in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado," observed Viguerie. "Today's meeting will build more grassroots conservative momentum behind Rick's campaign."

"Rick Santorum is the only reliable conservative left in the race. Whatever others may say, no other candidate can be counted on to populate his administration with conservatives the way Santorum can be. No other candidate can be depended upon to govern as a conservative the way Santorum can be," said Viguerie.

Santorum's unscripted remarks at the luncheon focused on his commitment to the conservative agenda, the importance of the conservative movement in winning the 2012 election, and the important role conservatives will play in a Santorum administration.

"Conservative principles are the things that win elections," said Santorum, who also noted, "Conservatives aren't merely a wing of the Republican Party--they are the Republican Party."

Santorum's biggest applause came when, in a not-so-subtle reference to Mitt Romney, he promised the conservative leaders that, if elected, he "would not walk away from the conservative message. It is who I am. I do what I do from the heart, not because some consultant or focus group tells me this is what to do or what to say."

"Rick Santorum is no stranger to the conservative movement. We know Rick Santorum. He walks with us, eats with us, and prays with us. He has celebrated our victories and mourned our losses," concluded Viguerie.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Richard A. Viguerie pioneered political direct mail and has been called "one of the creators of the modern conservative movement" (The Nation) and one of the "conservatives of the century"(Washington Times). He is the author of Conservatives Betrayed: How George W. Bush and Other Big Government Republicans Hijacked the Conservative Cause.

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SOURCE ConservativeHQ.com