Most americans are socially conservative. This election will show this to be true. Running a real conservative will get more, not fewer votes. Running away from the position will destroy the party.
I agree that most Americans are socially conservative, like Mitt Romney, but most Americans also want the federal government out of their life for the most part. They don't want to replace Obama's Big Government with Santorum's Big Government.
Agreed with the last line,
The people who are behind Santorum. need to realize that he is just a lighter skinned Italian version of Obama on alot of economic & fiscal issues.