'Underdog' Santorum says he'll announce intentions May 27

Rick Santorum will announce whether he will make a run for president later this month at an event in his hometown of Butler, Pennsylvania, on May 27.

“Look, it was a great campaign last time,” he told Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren on Wednesday night, referencing his 34-vote victory in the 2012 Iowa Republican caucus. “We were clearly the underdog and we are starting out as looking at this race and we would be in the same position. And so we are very comfortable there.”


Santorum said he is looking at a venue in the town approximately 35 miles north of Pittsburgh “to sort of talk about what it was like growing up there and where America needs to go in the future.”

The former Pennsylvania senator made his 2012 announcement in Somerset, Pennsylvania — an hour and a half east of Pittsburgh and near where his grandfather worked as a coal miner.

Santorum also touched upon the social issues he might tackle if he announces a presidential run.

“Talking about what we can do to help strengthen that family structure is going to be certainly a part of the campaign,” he said.

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