Santorum: Electability shouldn't be issue for Iowa precinct caucusgoers

Rick Santorum wants to cross electability off the list of negatives voters may hold against him.

The former senator from Pennsylvania has logged more time in Iowa than any other candidate, having visited all 99 counties. Sometimes those events have drawn crowds you can count on one hand. But in recent weeks, as Iowans start ramping up for the Jan. 3 caucuses, Santorum's events have started to attract larger and larger crowds. He drew more than 65 people twice Tuesday evening, first to Scratch bakery in downtown Cedar Falls and then to the Waterloo Center for the Arts.

In both stops, he tried to convince voters that they can vote for a staunch conservative like himself and not have to settle for a moderate Republican to beat Barack Obama in a general election. He challenged voters to think for themselves and get out to caucus for the candidate who represents them.

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