Rick Santorum, former Pennsylvania senator and Republican presidential hopeful, spoke for an hour on foreign policy, Iran and radical Islam at Beth Jacob Congregation in Beverly Hills on Aug. 27 to a small but overwhelmingly sympathetic audience.
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, both likely Republican presidential candidates, will join a conservative Christian tour to Israel this fall.
Sheldon Adelson, who with wife Miri, has given more than $15 million to the Newt Gingrich Super PAC Winning Our Future, said Monday he believes Gingrich is “at the end of his line” regarding the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Republican presidential candidate and former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) accepted a paid speaking engagement from a Messianic Judaism group.
It feels like spring, but there\’s little love in the air for Mitt Romney. The GOP frontrunner expected to have his party\’s nomination sewn up by now so he could focus on sending Barack Obama back to Chicago. But too many Republicans just can\’t find it in their hearts to embrace the former Massachusetts governor and are still hoping someone will come along who can make them fall in love.
Religion should take election years off. As soon as the presidential campaigns get under way, religion should just go to Cancun and wait them out. Otherwise, inevitably, it gets used.
Super Tuesday Republican primaries were a race between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, Republicans selected a Jewish veteran for Ohio\’s senate run, and Dennis Kucinich lost his bid for reelection.
Mitt Romney failed to land a knockout blow against rival Rick Santorum on \”Super Tuesday,\” raising the prospect of a drawn-out battle for the Republican presidential nomination between the party\’s establishment and its grassroots conservatives.
Romney misses getting the big sweep he\’d hoped for, Ohio is still up in the air.
In advance of Super Tuesday, JTA takes a look at the stances of the four Republican presidential candidates on some issues of Jewish interest. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order.
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