Rick Santorum says that fellow Republican presidential hopefuls -- former Utah governor Jon Huntsman and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney -- are “weak,” according to a
report by The State Column.

The former Pennsylvania U.S. senator is also critical of Romney and Huntsman’s decision to skip Iowa and compete in New Hampshire.
“I think it’s a big mistake for any candidate to bypass Iowa. It shows weakness, not strength,” notes Santorum. “If you can’t compete in the heartland of America for heartland Republican voters, you’re going to have a hard time not just winning the Republican primary.”
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