Rick Santorum asks CPAC conservatives to 'honor' their true values

Rick Santorum downplayed organization and fund-raising in his speech Friday at CPAC. Instead, Santorum appealed to CPAC conservatives's principles.

Rick Santorum didn?t ask a packed ballroom at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) for their vote, exactly. He called for their honor.

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?I am asking for your honor. To put your honor on the line. Honor is a term that?s not used very often in America anymore. But it?s exactly what?s at stake,? the former Pennsylvania Senator and GOP presidential candidate said Friday morning.

?Please, walk out of this gathering and choose the candidate that you believe is the right person to lead this country not just to victory but to the changes that are necessary for that victory to be won, that you can say ?I have done my duty and I have kept my honor.??

The message jived with Mr. Santorum?s broader appeal to some 10,000 activists, volunteers, students, and conservative media members assembled at CPAC, the annual conservative confab in northwest Washington, D.C.

Honor, in Santorum?s case, means a long-standing fidelity to traditional social conservative positions.

?Let?s just take a look at that in the Republican field. Who has the boldest contrast [with President Obama]? Who has the record they can run on?? Santorum said.

Foster Friess, the mutual-fund millionaire who has poured money into a pro-Santorum "super PAC," said in his introduction of Santorum that nominating a true-blooded conservative is the only way forward for the Republican party.

?I?m supporting Santorum not only because he has the best chance of winning, but maybe the only chance of winning,? Mr. Friess said. ?Why don?t we learn? We cannot continue to support these experienced, wonderful ,war horses, these [political] veterans? It didn?t work with Bob Dole. It didn?t work with John McCain.?

Without saying the name of his presidential rival Mitt Romney, Santorum then launched into the second half of his appeal: Concerns about his electability are severely misplaced. Santorum ticked down a list of contrasts he says that he has with the former governor of Massachusetts, including healthcare policy, social concerns, and energy.

He even took a shot at Romney?s sizable fund-raising and organizational advantages.

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