Rick Santorum- The Republican Party is Wrong on the Economy
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Date: December 17, 2014 09:08AM
According to former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, the Republican Party’s outdated rhetoric on economic issues is one of the reasons it has been losing presidential elections.
Santorum, who ran for president in 2012 and is considering a 2016 bid, was asked by the National Journal if any of the other prospective GOP candidates were effective in reaching out to blue-collar voters.
"I see a lot of the same Republican rhetoric out of pretty much everybody," said Santorum, who served two terms in the House and two in the Senate before losing his bid for a third term in 2006. "I think it’s stale; I don’t think it’s effective."
Santorum said Republicans have been losing presidential elections in part because they have failed to present an economic message "focused on those who are hurting in America."
Santorum added that "instead of trying to play special interest politics, we need to focus on a broad swath of Americans who are feeling disenchanted with both political parties."