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Rick Santorum is the latest Republican hopeful to make his unofficial candidacy official: he announced in Somerset, Pennsylvania this morning that he's running for president. Santorum's is one of several candidacies that, from the outside, don't appear to make much sense. He lost his 2006 Senate reelection race by 17 points in the purple state of Pennsylvania. But Santorum is not yet running in the general election (and probably won't be). Read More

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum formally entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination Monday, staking out ground as an ardent fiscal conservative who would overhaul both Social Security and Medicare to bring the budget into balance. Announcing his bid in Somerset, Pa., where his Italian-immigrant grandfather settled in 1927, Mr. Santorum used some of the harshest language of the presidential campaign to date to accuse President Barack Obama of wrecking the economy, centralizing power in Washington and robbing Americans of their freedom. Read More

Former Sen. Rick Santorum formally kicked off his 2012 presidential campaign in Somerset, Pennsylvania Monday, saying the birth of the Tea Party helped him understand that the "anxiety and concern that [he has] for the future of this country" is shared by Americans across the country. "They understand that something is wrong," the Pennsylvania Republican argued, suggesting President Obama has failed in steering the economy and has devalued "our moral currency." Read More

Former Bush and McCain strategist Mark McKinnon once called Rick Santorum “dangerous.” But as the former senator announces his 2012 presidential bid, McKinnon says there are a few things to admire about Santorum. Read More