Rick Santorum and MItt Romney will likely meet in early May to discuss a Santorum endorsement, top Santorum adviser John Brabender told CNN Tuesday.
Brabender said it will not be “a meeting to endorse [but] a meeting to talk about the endorsement and other matters.” Brabender emphasized that Santorum wants to help defeat President Obama, and is not asking for anything in return for his help.
“I can assure you there will be no quid pro quo as far as Rick Santorum being on the short list [for vice president], no discussion of any talks of Romney helping us with any debt we have, and I doubt there will be any discussion about [Santorum’s role] at the convention,” Brabender said.
What Santorum does want, Brabender said, are “assurances conservatism will be strongly represented in the nominee” and that Romney will work to “make sure that agenda is heard and represented on the ticket.”
The Romney campaign did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
