Rick Santorum Blasts GOP Rivals for Turning Down Trump Moderated GOP Debate; Headed for Golden Opportunity Showdown with Gingrich

GOP Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum just may get a golden opportunity on December 27 thanks to most of his rivals being afraid to show up for the Donald Trump moderated NewsMax GOP Presidential Debate. Only Santorum and GOP Frontrunner Newt Gingrich have accepted the invitation to the debate. Santorum is blasting his rivals for turning it down, but he has to b thrilled at the prospect of getting half the time in that debate just one week ahead of the Iowa Caucuses. It will also be a chance for him to take Gingrich head-on:

POLITICO: Rick Santorum’s set up for a one-on-one date with the Republican frontrunner in Iowa a week before the caucuses, and he’s milking it for all he can.

The former Pennsylvania senator is the only candidate other than Newt Gingrich to accept the invitation to the Donald Trump-moderated Dec. 27 debate. The details of the event, sponsored by NewsMax and ION Television, haven’t been released, but what’s sure is that Santorum’s primed to get up to half the airtime. . . . Santorum didn’t meet with Trump during his campaign, unlike Gingrich, Perry, Romney and Bachmann. In a statement to POLITICO late Thursday, Santorum blasted the latter three for doing that without accepting the debate.

“Many of my opponents jockeyed to be the first to fly up to New York and use Donald Trump for a photo op and no doubt try and secure an endorsement. But when Donald wants to moderate a debate – they refuse to attend. That’s what’s so wrong with politics today – hypocrisy,” Santorum said. . . .

“There’s no doubt that any of us are better than Barack Obama – however, we can’t afford to put up a person who can’t clearly articulate a vision or has a glass jaw or an unprincipled past. Donald Trump knows business and knows global markets – and we all know he’ll be able to bring in a broad audience. And let’s be honest, at least Donald Trump will have more in common with the candidates than with vast majority of past moderators,” he said. . . . . Read More