Rick Santorum Drops Out Of Presidential Race

In a news conference today Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum announced he was suspending his campaign, effectively ending it.

Santorum was widely seen as the conservative “alternative” to Massachusetts millionaire Mitt Romney, who is now effectively the Republican nominee.

Santorum successfully countered a multi-million dollar onslaught from Romney in several states, beating or equaling Romney’s well funded campaign in what was seen as a rejection of the “establishment” candidate by the Republican base.