Rick Santorum was interviewed tonight on the results of the Florida primary — at a campaign appearance in Nevada, where he has been campaigning after he abandoned the Florida campaign last week.
Dana Bash asked Santorum why he had left Florida.
“Because we realized in a winner-take-all race like Florida, where millions of dollars were going to be spent, we were not in a position to compete on a financial basis at this point,” said Santorum. “We had a great financial — fundraising month. We raised almost four-and-a-half million in the month of January, and our fundraising numbers are incredibly strong today.
“People are starting to realize now, and they’re seeing the results here in Florida, that you know Newt Gingrich had his chance, had his shot. He had a big boost and a win out of South Carolina — and couldn’t hold it, couldn’t deliver in Florida. I think they’re gonna be looking for a different conservative as an alternative to Mitt Romney now.”
