Rick Santorum struggles to defend his record in heated AZ debate
Felicia Sonmez
Washington Post
February 23, 2012
After weathering a media firestorm this past week over a series of provocative comments he made regarding President Obama’s religion, prenatal testing and other issues, former senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) had entered Wednesday night’s presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz., aiming to portray himself as the “authentic” candidate and only consistent conservative in the race.
Instead, he fell fall short of that goal.
Santorum, who has been riding a surge of momentum in the polls, found himself struggling to defend his record in Congress as his presidential rivals blasted him on earmarking, contraception and the No Child Left Behind law at the CNN debate, the last showdown before next month’s Super Tuesday contests.
… (Ron) Paul, who has begun airing sharp attack ads against Santorum, kept his sights trained on the former Pennsylvania senator Wednesday night, reprising his charge that Santorum is “a fake” and arguing that he has previously supported Planned Parenthood.
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