Former Iowa Republican Party Chairman Steve Grubbs, who helmed Herman Cain’s campaign in the nation’s first voting state, said that Santorum’s future in the GOP will be enhanced if he goes into the convention as a vital player but warned that he must be careful to avoid perceptions that he is “hanging on for his own ego.”
“I think it’s important that it does not appear that he’s making it personal,” Grubbs said. “At the convention, he has to show a unified front. That’s pretty difficult if it draws to a bitter end, so being more positive and issue-oriented will improve his stature.”
Neutral Republicans are concerned that Santorum is diminishing Romney’s chances of beating President Obama in the fall, a concern that has grown given Santorum’s combative posture after winning Saturday’s Louisiana primary.
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