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Daughter Sick, Santorum Leaves Trail for a Day

Romney drops negative ad against ex-senator

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 9, 2012 11:08 AM CDT

(Newser) – Rick Santorum is off the campaign trail today to be with his 3-year-old daughter, who was hospitalized last week. His campaign says Isabella, who has the rare genetic condition Trisomy 18, is getting better and could leave the Virginia facility today, the AP notes. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney's campaign has ditched a negative ad against the former senator that was set to air in Pennsylvania. Romney's team made the move "out of deference to Sen. Santorum's decision to suspend his campaign for personal family reasons"—though Santorum hasn't actually suspended the campaign. He'll be back on the trail tomorrow, CNN reports.

Rick Santorum holds his youngest child, Isabella, before announcing he is running for the Republican nomination June 6, 2011.
Rick Santorum holds his youngest child, Isabella, before announcing he is running for the Republican nomination June 6, 2011.   (Getty Images)
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TommyA.Felix
Apr 14, 2012 1:32 AM CDT
Anyone else think he is using a handicapped child to get votes?! besides the fact that the government keeps throwing away Ron Pauls votes. it's going to get ugly
chutzpah217
Apr 9, 2012 1:35 PM CDT
I totally believe Santorum is a dick but I do feel for him from a parent's perspective . . . How horrible for a parent to sit w/a sick child and to know there's nothing you can do!
Buckshot
Apr 9, 2012 12:32 PM CDT
The Santorums are really stupid, after all she's a Nurse she should know late in life pregnancies produce a number of birth defects like this one. Looks like the king of anti birth control could use some himself, what a piece of shit and this dumb ass what's us to vote for him?.
 

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